Campbellsville University

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#5424 / #1424
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
#459
Most Desirable School
Private university in Kentucky

Campbellsville University at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#1424
Acceptance rate (fall 2024)
80%
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$29,618
Graduation rate
34%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
2,840

Reviewed by , Vice President and Academic Editor. Influence ranks come from our InfluenceRanking™ methodology; other figures come from federal data, with the year shown under each section. Report an error

Campbellsville University Featured Rankings

About Campbellsville University

According to Wikipedia, Campbellsville University is a private Christian university in Campbellsville, Kentucky. It was founded as Russell Creek Academy and enrolls more than 12,000 students. The university offers associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees.

Campbellsville University's Online Degrees

Undergraduate Certificate in Digital/Social Media
  • Required Credits: 18
  • Completion Time: 1 year
  • Format: Fully online
Graduate Certificate in Accounting
  • Required Credits: 27
  • Format: Fully online
MML in Management And Leadership
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
MA in Sport Management
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
MBA in Accounting
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
MBA in Business Administration
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
MBA in Church Management
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
MBA in Hr Management
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
MBA in International Business
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
MBA in Marketing
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Business Administration
  • Required Credits: 62
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Business Administration
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in General Business
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Computer Science
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: 1-2 years
  • Format: Fully online
MBA in Information Technology
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Justice Studies
Degree Concentrations
  • Leadership In Social Justice
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Justice Studies-Criminology
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Criminal Justice
  • Required Credits: 62
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Criminal Justice
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
Post Master's Certificate in Director Of Pupil Personnel Certification
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Format: Fully online
Graduate Certificate in Gifted And Talented Education Endorsement
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Completion Time: 1 year
  • Format: Fully online
Graduate Certificate in School Counseling
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Completion Time: 1 year
  • Format: Fully online
Graduate Certificate in Supervisor Of Instruction Certification
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Completion Time: 6 months - 1 year
  • Format: Fully online
Graduate Certificate in Esl Endorsement
  • Required Credits: 15
  • Format: Fully online
Graduate Certificate in Director Of Special Education
  • Required Credits: 18
  • Completion Time: 1 year
  • Format: Fully online
Post Master's Certificate in Moderate And Severe Disabilities P-12
  • Required Credits: 21
  • Format: Fully online
MA in Educational Administration
Degree Concentrations
  • Supervisor Of Instruction P-12
  • Principal P-12
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: 18 months
  • Format: Fully online
MM in Music Education
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
MA in School Improvement
Degree Concentrations
  • Rank 1
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
MA in Special Education
Degree Concentrations
  • Teacher Leader
  • Initial Certification
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
MA in Education
Degree Concentrations
  • Teacher Leader
  • School Guidance Counseling P-12
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
MA in Teaching
Degree Concentrations
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Health And Physical Education
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Education
  • Required Credits: 65
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
MA in Teaching (5-9)
  • Required Credits: 30-36
  • Completion Time: 12-18 months
  • Format: Fully online
MA in Teaching (8012)
  • Required Credits: 30-36
  • Completion Time: 1-2 years
  • Format: Fully online
MA in Tesol
  • Required Credits: 36-39
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
Graduate Certificate in English Studies
  • Required Credits: 18
  • Completion Time: 1 year
  • Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Christian Ministry Overview
  • Required Credits: 27
  • Completion Time: 1 year
  • Format: Fully online
MTh in Theology
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Mass Communication
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
MSW in Social Work
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Christian Studies
  • Required Credits: 62
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
AS in General Studies
  • Required Credits: 64
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
MDiv in Divinity
  • Required Credits: 75
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Leadership And Missions
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Liberal Arts And Science
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Pastoral Ministries
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Social Work
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
MBA in Healthcare Management
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
MSN in Nursing Bsn To Msn
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Format: Fully online
MSN in Health System Leadership
  • Required Credits: 38
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
MSN in Nursing
Degree Concentrations
  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Required Credits: 45
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
BSN in Nursing- Rn To Bsn
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
Graduate Certificate in Environmental Education Endorsement
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Completion Time: 1 year
  • Format: Fully online

Campbellsville University Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Annual ApplicationsAcceptanceRetention RateGraduation Rate
1,01580%65%34%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Campbellsville University Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$29,618
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$16,816
30K - 48K$17,488
48K - 75K$15,519
75K - 110K$16,549
110K+$22,514

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Campbellsville University Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Campbellsville University students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $44,606 a year, and 91% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Campbellsville University's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-GradsGraduates
15,6158,7636,852

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Campbellsville University?

Campbellsville University is located at 1 University Dr, Campbellsville, KY 42718-2799.

How Safe is Campbellsville University?

Campbellsville University reported 0.4 violent and property offenses on campus per 1,000 students in 2024, fewer than most large partly residential campuses. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Campbellsville University has a violent crime rate of 0.02% and a property crime rate of 0.02%. Campbellsville has a violent crime rate of 0.23% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 1.09%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Campbellsville University Known For?

Campbellsville University is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Campbellsville University's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Campbellsville University's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Social Work
#1653
World Rank
#1654
Historical Rank
#682
USA Rank

Campbellsville University ranks #682 in the U.S. and #1653 worldwide for influence in Social Work.

social-work Degrees
Criminal Justice
#1473
World Rank
#1478
Historical Rank
#785
USA Rank

Campbellsville University ranks #785 in the U.S. and #1473 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Economics
#4703
World Rank
#4708
Historical Rank
#812
USA Rank

Campbellsville University ranks #812 in the U.S. and #4703 worldwide for influence in Economics.

economics Degrees
Religious Studies
#5118
World Rank
#5139
Historical Rank
#1094
USA Rank

Campbellsville University ranks #1094 in the U.S. and #5118 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.

religious-studies-hub Degrees
Literature
#3396
World Rank
#3436
Historical Rank
#1133
USA Rank

Campbellsville University ranks #1133 in the U.S. and #3396 worldwide for influence in Literature.

literature Degrees
Education
#4813
World Rank
#4820
Historical Rank
#1149
USA Rank

Campbellsville University ranks #1149 in the U.S. and #4813 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
History
#3742
World Rank
#3758
Historical Rank
#1170
USA Rank

Campbellsville University ranks #1170 in the U.S. and #3742 worldwide for influence in History.

history Degrees
Business
#4520
World Rank
#4522
Historical Rank
#1225
USA Rank

Campbellsville University ranks #1225 in the U.S. and #4520 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Nursing
#3331
World Rank
#3332
Historical Rank
#1311
USA Rank

Campbellsville University ranks #1311 in the U.S. and #3331 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Political Science
#5875
World Rank
#5883
Historical Rank
#1373
USA Rank

Campbellsville University ranks #1373 in the U.S. and #5875 worldwide for influence in Political Science.

political-science Degrees
Communications
#5183
World Rank
#5199
Historical Rank
#1376
USA Rank

Campbellsville University ranks #1376 in the U.S. and #5183 worldwide for influence in Communications.

communications Degrees
Psychology
#3628
World Rank
#3641
Historical Rank
#1378
USA Rank

Campbellsville University ranks #1378 in the U.S. and #3628 worldwide for influence in Psychology.

psychology Degrees
Biology
#5937
World Rank
#5957
Historical Rank
#1459
USA Rank

Campbellsville University ranks #1459 in the U.S. and #5937 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Law
#4981
World Rank
#4989
Historical Rank
#1482
USA Rank

Campbellsville University ranks #1482 in the U.S. and #4981 worldwide for influence in Law.

Chemistry
#7493
World Rank
#7499
Historical Rank
#2148
USA Rank

Campbellsville University ranks #2148 in the U.S. and #7493 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.

chemistry Degrees
Medical
#8103
World Rank
#8105
Historical Rank
#2319
USA Rank

Campbellsville University ranks #2319 in the U.S. and #8103 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Mathematics
#8389
World Rank
#8410
Historical Rank
#2341
USA Rank

Campbellsville University ranks #2341 in the U.S. and #8389 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.

math Degrees
Computer Science
#9336
World Rank
#9342
Historical Rank
#2435
USA Rank

Campbellsville University ranks #2435 in the U.S. and #9336 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees

Who Are Campbellsville University's Most Influential Alumni?

E. Bruce Heilman
An American university administrator .