,·Private (Christian, United Brethren in Christ)·Est. 1897
“A Christ-centered residential university in northeast Indiana, nationally known for animation, nursing, and agribusiness.”
Huntington University is a small private Christian university in Huntington, Indiana, founded in 1897 by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. With roughly 1,200 students on its main residential campus and around 1,700 across all programs (including a satellite campus in Peoria, Arizona and a Fort Wayne ABSN site), Huntington feels much like a Christian liberal arts college: tight-knit, residential, and built around faith integration in every classroom. Bishop Milton Wright (father of Wilbur and Orville Wright) offered the prayer at the institution's founding, and the United Brethren tie still shapes the university's identity, weekly chapel rhythm, and service ethos today. Academically, Huntington is best known for three standout programs that punch far above the school's size. Its Department of Digital Media Arts, opened in 2005, is one of the most respected undergraduate animation and film programs in the Midwest, regularly winning Indiana Filmmakers and student festival awards and equipping students with industry-grade computer, stop-motion, green-screen, sound, and screening facilities. The nursing program (BSN and 13-month Accelerated BSN delivered on Indiana Tech's Fort Wayne campus) is CCNE-accredited and a top draw, and the Haupert Institute for Agricultural Studies offers an Agribusiness major with concentrations spanning animal production, crop science, ag economics, and international agriculture. Student life centers on the residential campus on the shore of Lake Sno-Tip, with required first- and second-year housing, NAIA Crossroads League athletics as the Foresters, and a Christ-centered community where chapel, intramurals, ministry teams, and arts coexist. For the right student, Huntington offers personal mentorship and a close Christian community that larger universities cannot replicate.
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Official SourceRolling Admission
Huntington admits on a rolling basis with no fixed deadline; international applicants are encouraged to apply at least 3-4 months before intended start to allow time for I-20 issuance and visa interview.
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Tuition & Fees (All Students)
$31,870 – $33,877
/yr
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How life on campus actually feels — clubs, sports, traditions, housing realities, and how the school integrates with its city.
Opened in 2005 and now one of HU's largest departments, DMA trains animators, filmmakers, and TV producers in industry-standard facilities (3D labs, stop-motion, sound stage, Foley pit, screening theatre) under award-winning faculty.
CCNE-accredited nursing programs offered as a traditional 4-year BSN on the Huntington campus and a 13-month Accelerated BSN at HU's Fort Wayne site on Indiana Tech's campus. Strong simulation labs and Indiana clinical placements.
HU's Agribusiness program is anchored in northeast Indiana's farming economy and offers nine concentrations from animal and crop production to international agriculture and ag policy.
Foundational to HU's United Brethren identity. Programs prepare students for pastoral ministry, missions, youth ministry, and graduate divinity study, with HU's Graduate School of Christian Thought offering MA-level work.
One of HU's largest social-science clusters, training counselors, social workers, and psychology students with a Christian framework and direct pathways into HU's graduate counseling programs.
AACSB-region business programs spanning accounting, finance, management, marketing, and entrepreneurship, with an MBA available on campus and online.
4 years
One of the Midwest's most decorated undergraduate animation programs. Students animate from semester one across 2D hand-drawn, stop-motion, motion graphics, and 3D pipelines, working in dedicated computer, traditional, stop-motion, and sound facilities. HU students regularly take home top awards at Indiana Filmmakers and regional student festivals.
4 years
CCNE-accredited four-year nursing program with strong NCLEX pass rates, integrated faith-and-care curriculum, and clinical rotations across northeast Indiana hospitals. An Accelerated 13-month BSN pathway is also available at HU's Fort Wayne site for students who already hold a bachelor's degree.
4 years
Housed in the Haupert Institute, this is one of the few faith-based agribusiness programs in the country. Nine concentrations let students specialize in animal production, crop science, ag economics, marketing, entrepreneurship, international ag, or ministry & missions tied to agricultural development.
Where alumni go after graduation — top industries, grad-school continuation, and the qualitative outcomes story.
Sticker price (annual, out-of-state): $31,870
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.
