Campbell University

Former names	Buies Creek Academy (1887–1926) Campbell Junior College (1926–1961) Campbell College (1961–1979)
Motto	Ad astra per aspera (Latin)
Motto in English	"To the stars through difficulties"
Type	Private university
Established	January 5, 1887; 139 years ago (January 5, 1887)
Accreditation	SACS
Religious affiliation	Baptist State Convention of North Carolina[1]
Academic affiliation	NAICU
Endowment	$209.3 million (2021)[2]
Budget	$247.8 million[2]
President	William M. Downs
Students	5,000
Location	Buies Creek , North Carolina , United States 35°24′30″N 78°44′22″W / 35.40833°N 78.73944°W / 35.40833; -78.73944
Campus	Fringe town[3], 850 acres (3.4 km2)
Other campuses	Camp Lejeune Fort Bragg & Pope AFB Lillington Raleigh
Colors	Orange and black[4]
Nickname	Fighting Camels
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division I FCS – CAA CAA Football SoCon
Mascot	Gaylord the Camel
Website	campbell.edu

Campbell University is a private Christian university in Buies Creek, North Carolina, United States. Campbell's main campus in Buies Creek is home to its College of Arts & Sciences, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Divinity School, School of Education, Lundy-Fetterman School of Business, and the School of Engineering. Nearby is the Health Sciences Campus, home to the Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine and the Catherine W. Wood School of Nursing. Campbell also operates a Raleigh Campus in downtown Raleigh, which is home to the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law as well as other programs. It maintains additional satellite campuses in Fort Bragg/Pope Air Force Base and at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, and provides online classes through adult and online education. The university's athletic teams are named the Fighting Camels; there are 20 NCAA Division I varsity programs.