Olivet Nazarene University

About Olivet

Olivet Nazarene University, a denominational university in the Wesleyan tradition, exists to provide a university-level liberal arts “Education with a Christian Purpose.”

Our mission is to provide high-quality academic instruction for the purpose of personal development, career and professional readiness, and the preparation of individuals for lives of service to God and humanity.

“We seek the strongest scholarship and the deepest piety, knowing that they are thoroughly compatible (and) … a Christian environment … where not only knowledge but character is sought.”

(Quotation from the Olivet Nazarene University Catalog, 1915)

Founded: 1907

Location: Bourbonnais, Ill., just 50 minutes south of Chicago’s Loop

Campus: Beautiful, park-like campus including 30 major buildings on 250 acres

Degrees:
Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctorate (2007)

Academic Calendar:
Two-semester calendar, with summer offerings

©2011 Olivet Nazarene University
One University Avenue • Bourbonnais, IL • 60914-2345
Phone: (800) 648-1463 • (815) 939-5011