Guide Note

Bethune-Cookman University is a private Methodist-affiliated four year university offering both undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Historically a black university, the school offers ethnically diverse education and is the sixth largest of the 39-member UNCF colleges.

Fast Facts

1. Established: 1904
2. Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
3. President: Trudie Kibbe Reed
4. Faculty: Approx. 182
5. 37 majors offered
6. Nickname: Wildcats
7. Motto: Enter to learn, Depart to serve
8. Current Weather
9. Noted Programs: Education and Nursing

About Bethune-Cookman University

Sitting on what was once a garbage dump called "Hell's Hole", Bethune-Cookman University is now a 70 acre campus central to theaters, museums, beaches. There are 36 buildings on the main campus, and of those, seven are historic. The campus is a microcosm of old meets new within the diversity of a student population sharing their traditions and cultures. With over 13,000 alumni, Bethune-Cookman offers six degree granting schools: Business, Teacher Education, Arts and Humanities, Nursing, Social Sciences, Science, Engineering, and Mathematics.¹