“Private Christian university in Buies Creek, NC with professional schools in law, medicine, pharmacy, and divinity.”
Campbell University is a private Christian university founded in 1887 by Baptist minister J.A. Campbell and located on an 850-acre main campus in Buies Creek, North Carolina, roughly 33 miles south of Raleigh in the state's Sandhills region. Affiliated with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, Campbell is one of the largest private universities in the state and enrolls more North Carolina undergraduates than any other private institution, combining a rural residential home campus with additional locations in Raleigh, Lillington, Camp Lejeune, and Fort Bragg. The university's culture centers on four pillars — community, calling, opportunity, and exemplary academics — and a mission of preparing students for servant leadership. Campbell is distinctive for the breadth of its professional schools relative to its size of roughly 5,000 students. Its colleges and schools include the College of Arts and Sciences, the Lundy-Fetterman School of Business, the School of Engineering, the School of Education and Human Sciences, the Campbell University Divinity School, the Catherine W. Wood School of Nursing, the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, the Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine on the main campus, and the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law in downtown Raleigh. Campbell pharmacy, osteopathic medicine, and trust and wealth management programs are particularly well established, the business school offers a 4+1 bachelor's-to-MBA pathway, and engineering emphasizes a hands-on, project-based curriculum that integrates the liberal arts. Campus life blends a close Christian community with Division I athletics — the Fighting Camels field 20 varsity teams in the Coastal Athletic Association — and strong ROTC programs; Campbell Army ROTC commissions one of the highest numbers of Army officers of any civilian university. Students also have access to study abroad in more than 50 countries and extensive interprofessional education across the health science disciplines. For international students, Campbell offers an accessible, values-driven environment, direct pipelines into law, pharmacy, medicine, and engineering after graduation, and a welcoming small-town setting within easy reach of the Research Triangle's internships and employers.
Visa, OPT, H-1B alumni outcomes, and acceptance rates by country — sourced from FOIA, USCIS H-1B Hub, and DHS SEVIS.
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Official SourceRolling Admission
Campbell uses rolling admissions; applications accepted until the start of the semester. Apply as early as January 1 of the enrollment year for priority consideration.
The deep admissions playbook beyond the headline acceptance rate — round-by-round breakdowns, nationality data, requirements, and contact paths.
Tuition & Fees (All Students)
$41,600
/yr
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Sticker price (annual, out-of-state): $41,600
Net-cost estimate is US-resident-only — international applicants are typically excluded from need-based aid at most schools and should treat the sticker price as the planning baseline.
