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Methodist University

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Private university in Fayetteville, North Carolina, US

Methodist University is a private university in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States, that is affiliated with the North Carolina Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. The university offers more than 80 undergraduate and graduate degree programs, including doctoral-level options, on campus and online.2 It employed 130 people in 2020.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1956Founded1
  • Industryhigher education1
  • HeadquartersFayetteville, United States1
  • Websitewww.methodist.edu
  • Legal formNonprofit Corporation3
  • LEI549300PPAEHH87L7J1783
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressC/O Stanley T. Wearden, 28311 Fayetteville, United States3
  • Registered withCorporations Division (Department of the Secretary of State), 00945253

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Methodist college nc postcard 1961
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons6

Methodist University is a private university in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States, that is affiliated with the North Carolina Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.2

The story

Originally known as Methodist College, the state of North Carolina chartered the school on November 1, 1956. On its 50th anniversary, the board of trustees voted unanimously to change the name from Methodist College to Methodist University. The university has had five presidents in its history:

L. Stacy Weaver (1957–1973)

Richard Pearce (1973–1983)

M. Elton Hendricks (1983–2010)

Ben E. Hancock, Jr. (2011–2018)

Stanley T. Wearden (2019–Current)

From Wikipedia’s article on Methodist University, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Products and brands

College of Business, Technology & Professional Studies

The College of Business, Technology & Professional Studies offers five separate divisions that offer a variety of majors, minors, and certificates:

Reeves School of Business: Accounting, Business Administration, Business Analytics, Financial Economics, Management, Marketing, Sport Management, Health Care Administration, PGA Golf Management, Professional Tennis Management, Economics, Finance, Human Resource Management, International Business, Entrepreneurship and Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Computer Science & Computer Information Technology: Computer Information Technology and Computer Science

Engineering & Environmental Studies Division: Engineering, Environmental & Occupational Management, and Environmental Sustainability

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Teacher Education Program: Art Education (K-12), Elementary Education (K-6), English Education (9–12), General Science Education (9–12), History with Social Studies Licensure (9–12), Middle Grades Education (6–9), Music Education (K-12), Physical Education & Health Education (K-12), School Social Work, Special Education: General Curriculum (K-12), Academically & Intellectually Gifted (K-12), Teaching English as a Second Language (K-12), Educational Studies, and Education

Mathematics & Data Science

College of Health Sciences & Human Services

Set up a differently than the other two colleges, seven departments (Health Care Administration, Kinesiology, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, and Social Work) live within the College of Health Sciences & Human Services:

Undergraduate majors: Advanced Paramedicine, Exercise & Sport Science, Fitness, Wellness & Coaching, Health Care Administration, Kinesiology, Nursing, RN-to-BSN, Occupational Therapy, Physical Education & Health Education, Social Work, Social Work with licensure in School Work

Undergraduate minors: Community Health Education, Exercise & Sport Science, Gerontology, Health Care Administration, Health Care Information Management, Psychosocial Aspects of Sport & Coaching, and Social Work

Undergraduate Certificate Programs: Community Health Education, Health Care Administration, and Psychosocial Aspects of Sport & Coaching

Graduate degree programs: Doctor of Nursing Practice, Doctor of Occupational Therapy, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Master of Health Administration, Master of Medical Science in Physician Assistant Studies, and Master of Nursing

Graduate Certificate Programs: Health Care Administration and Nursing Education

From Wikipedia’s article on Methodist University, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Employees over time

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Timeline

  1. 1956Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$5.2M 2020–2020
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2020: $5.2M in all. PPP loans $5.2M.$0$2M$4M$6M2020 · PPP loans: $5.2M2020
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2020$5.2M$5.2M

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA7. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Jun 5, 2020$5.2M PPP loan (first draw) from North State Bank7To THE METHODIST UNIVERSITY, INC, Fayetteville NC; $5.2M forgiven Jun 16, 2021

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