Northwest Christian University is a private, liberal arts college located in Eugene, Oregon and is historically affiliated with the Christian Church and the Christian churches and churches of Christ. U.S. News & World Report ranked it in the top twenty-five baccalaureate colleges in the western United States in its 2011 rankings. The school was founded as a divinity school in 1895 by Disciple of Christ preacher Eugene C. Sanderson as the Eugene Divinity School. After a series of name changes and a merger, it became known as Northwest Christian University in 2008. On December 8, 2009, Dr.... Joseph Womack was named as Northwest Christian University's 10th president, taking office on June 1, 2010. Womack is the son of NCU's eighth president, Dr. James Womack, who served from 1986 to 2004. Northwest Christian University is located in east Eugene, separated from the larger University of Oregon by the width of a single lane street.
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| Location: | Eugene, Oregon
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| Total enrollment: | 623 |
| Endowment: | $
10,804,677 |