Growing the circle of learners Taylor serves is a missional imperative and essential for institutional vitality. This includes increasing the diversity of our student body, expanding graduate offerings, and investing in academic programming in the health sciences, innovation and entrepreneurship, data and computing sciences, and leadership.
Through our residential campus and various digital learning opportunities, we aspire to serve a significantly larger number of future servant-leaders for the global church.
$29.9M
As of February 2025
$70M Goal
New programs in Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies represent a strong commitment to the Health Sciences. These programs aim to meet the growing need for medical professionals and also align with Taylor’s mission of developing servant-leaders. Graduates will be equipped to deliver competent, compassionate healthcare, grounded in a Christ-centered approach.
The healthcare industry faces an unprecedented challenge: a growing demand for services and a shortage of qualified professionals. Projections indicate that over one million nurses will retire by 2030. Rising attrition rates compound this increase due to the stressors of the COVID-19 pandemic and a nearly doubling population of Americans aged 65 and older by 2050. In Indiana alone, there are nearly 4,300 job openings for nurses each year, and the state is projected to need an additional 5,000 nurses by 2031, according to the Indiana Hospital Association.
The School of Nursing is housed in the renovated Nussbaum Center and provides realistic simulations of adult medical-surgical and critical care, along with labor and delivery, newborn care, and pediatric scenarios. Nursing skills labs are equipped with hospital beds, medical manikins, and task trainers, providing hands-on practice in skills like medication administration, intravenous therapy, and catheterization.
As the new home of the PA program, a renovated Randall Center will feature an anatomy lab, classrooms, study areas, and clinical spaces designed for hands-on patient simulations.
Thanks to generous donors like you, the University has secured gifts and pledges to support these impactful initiatives.
Cornwall School of Business & Leadership
A generous donation established the Cornwall School of Business & Leadership, supporting faculty, students, and internships.
Graduate Programs in Education & Leadership
Launched graduate degrees in leadership: one-year MA and online Ph.D. with educational and organizational concentrations.
New Academic Offerings in the Sciences
Funded programs in Mechanical Engineering, Data Science, and Applied and Computational Mathematics.
Expanded Sacred Roots Ministry
Implemented efforts to equip and empower leaders serving in challenging ministry contexts.
Summer Camps for High School Students
Launched summer camps offering high school students academic learning and hands-on experiences.
Renovation of Zondervan Library
Addressed needs for the digital learning age.
Expanded Digital Learning Capabilities
Launched expanded academic programs to serve nontraditional students.
Freedom Ride Tours
Expanded intercultural and historical educational engagements with civil rights trips and experiential learning.
Taylor Awarded Grant to Fund Rural Ministry Initiative
The Rural Ministry Initiative is an extension of the Sacred Roots Project, focused on rural communities in and around Taylor.
Taylor University Receives Initial Accreditation for Nursing Program
The Indiana State Board of Nursing has granted initial accreditation for the University to move forward with its Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program.
$10 Million Gift Establishes Cornwall School of Business and Leadership at Taylor University
Taylor University announced a new $10 million gift from Ken and Virginia Cornwall—their third contribution to the school’s $500 million Life to the Full campaign, one of the largest fundraising initiatives ever for a Christian college.
Taylor University Welcomes Largest Undergraduate Class in 178-Year History
The new cohort of 632 undergraduate students represents a third year of consecutive growth raising total undergraduate enrollment to 2,040 and total students to more than 3,100.
Taylor University Receives Grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. for Education Department
Taylor University has received a grant of $749,261 from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its initiative, Advancing the Science of Reading in Indiana.
Engineering Program Receives $2 Million Grant from Don Wood Foundation
The Don Wood Foundation is dedicated to the advancement of manufacturing, entrepreneurship, and related education focused on strengthening the manufacturing sector in the Midwest. The grant is the largest ever awarded by the foundation to an institution of higher learning.
Taylor University Welcomes Largest Class in 177-Year History
The annual Welcome Weekend festivities commenced with the arrival of 565 freshmen and 41 transfer students, who moved into residence halls on Friday, August 25th.
Freedom Rides Give Students New Perspectives on Race and Faith
These bus trips welcome all students, faculty, and staff to challenge assumptions, make cultural connections, and apply historical knowledge to current issues.
Taylor Awarded Grant to Fund Rural Ministry Initiative
The Rural Ministry Initiative is an extension of the Sacred Roots Project, focused on rural communities in and around Taylor.
Taylor University Receives Initial Accreditation for Nursing Program
The Indiana State Board of Nursing has granted initial accreditation for the University to move forward with its Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program.
$10 Million Gift Establishes Cornwall School of Business and Leadership at Taylor University
Taylor University announced a new $10 million gift from Ken and Virginia Cornwall—their third contribution to the school’s $500 million Life to the Full campaign, one of the largest fundraising initiatives ever for a Christian college.
Taylor University Welcomes Largest Undergraduate Class in 178-Year History
The new cohort of 632 undergraduate students represents a third year of consecutive growth raising total undergraduate enrollment to 2,040 and total students to more than 3,100.
Taylor University Receives Grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. for Education Department
Taylor University has received a grant of $749,261 from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its initiative, Advancing the Science of Reading in Indiana.
Engineering Program Receives $2 Million Grant from Don Wood Foundation
The Don Wood Foundation is dedicated to the advancement of manufacturing, entrepreneurship, and related education focused on strengthening the manufacturing sector in the Midwest. The grant is the largest ever awarded by the foundation to an institution of higher learning.
Taylor University Welcomes Largest Class in 177-Year History
The annual Welcome Weekend festivities commenced with the arrival of 565 freshmen and 41 transfer students, who moved into residence halls on Friday, August 25th.
Freedom Rides Give Students New Perspectives on Race and Faith
These bus trips welcome all students, faculty, and staff to challenge assumptions, make cultural connections, and apply historical knowledge to current issues.