{{Short description|Christian university in Virginia Beach, Virginia, US}} {{Distinguish|Regent College|Regent's University London|Regis University}} {{Use American English|date = April 2019}} {{Use mdy dates|date = April 2019}} {{Infobox university |name = Regent University |former_name = |image = Regent university seal color.png |image_size = 150 |established = {{start date and age|1977}}<ref name="Regent">{{cite web|url=http://www.regent.edu/about_us/quick_facts.cfm |title=Regent University - Regent Facts |publisher=Regent.edu |date=2015-10-19 |access-date=2015-11-13}}</ref> |type = Private university |religious_affiliation = Interdenominational <br /> Evangelical |motto = Christian Leadership to Change the World |chancellor= |president= |city = Virginia Beach |state = Virginia |country = U.S. |students= 10,657 (fall 2024)<ref>{{cite web |title=Fast Facts |url=https://www.regent.edu/about-regent/regent-facts/?_gl=1*18oo91w*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTg4ODI3NjI2Ny4xNzY2NjM5MTEy*_ga_6WZ9KRCLRP*czE3NjY2MzkxMTIkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjY2MzkxMTIkajYwJGwwJGgw#general-facts/faculty-student-stats/student-enrollment-profile |publisher=Regent University}}</ref> |undergrad= 4,716 |postgrad= 4,635 |sports_nickname = Royals <ref name="Regent"/> |doctoral= |other =1,306 (non-degree seeking, first professional)<ref name="Regent" /> |faculty= 138 (Full-time) and 48 (Part-time)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Regent+University&s=all&id=231651|title = College Navigator - Regent University}}</ref> |administrative_staff= 402<ref name="Regent"/> | sporting_affiliations = {{hlist|NCAA Division III – C2C<br />NCCAA<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenccaa.org/sports/2016/6/29/Regent_University.aspx?id=540&|title=REGENT UNIVERSITY - The National Christian College Athletic Association|website=www.thenccaa.org|access-date=19 December 2017}}</ref>}} | mascot = Rex the Royal |campus = Suburban |endowment= $69,500,000 in 2020 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://datausa.io/profile/university/regent-university#operations|title=Data USA Regent University Operations|website=www.datausa.io|access-date=1 February 2023}}</ref> |former_names = |colors={{color box|#002f6c}} {{color box|#069948}} Blue, green |website={{URL|https://www.regent.edu/| regent.edu}} |logo = Regent_University.svg | logo_size = 200 }}
'''Regent University''' is a private Christian university in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States. Founded by Pat Robertson in 1977 as Christian Broadcasting Network University, its name was changed to Regent University in 1990. Regent offers on-campus programs as well as distance education. Regent offers associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in over 70 courses of study. The university is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
==History== left|thumb|Robertson Hall, home to the School of Law and Robertson School of Government Plans for the university, originally named Christian Broadcasting Network University, were begun in 1977 by Pat Robertson; Robertson remained Chancellor until his death in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.regent.edu/news/he-served-god-and-his-generation-regent-university-mourns-the-loss-of-founder-chancellor-ceo-dr-m-g-pat-robertson/|title='He served God and his generation': Regent University Mourns the Loss of Founder, Chancellor & CEO Dr. M.G. 'Pat' Robertson|first=Rakeisha|last=Benn|date=June 8, 2023|access-date=September 9, 2025|website=Regent University}}</ref> In 1990, the name was changed to Regent University.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.regent.edu/about_us/overview/history.cfm |title=Regent University - History |publisher=Regent University |access-date=2012-07-23}}</ref> The university's motto is "Christian Leadership to Change the World."<ref name="Regent2">{{cite web |title=Regent University Facts |url=http://www.regent.edu/about_us/quick_facts.cfm |access-date=2008-06-30 |publisher=Regent University}}</ref>
The first class, consisting of seventy-seven students, began in fall of 1978 when the school leased classroom space in Chesapeake, Virginia.<ref name="AM1195" /> In 1980, the first graduating class held its commencement; the school of education opened that Fall. That year, the university took residence for the first time on its current campus in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school proceeded to open its schools of business, divinity, government, and law by the mid-1980s. In 1984, Regent University received accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. In 1997, online classes began.<ref name="regent.edu">{{cite web |date=2010-08-01 |title=Regent University - History |url=https://www.regent.edu/about_us/overview/history.cfm#today |access-date=2015-11-13 |publisher=Regent.edu}}</ref>
In 1995, the university opened a secondary campus in Alexandria, Virginia but sold it soon after. In 2000, Regent began an undergraduate degree-completion curriculum under the auspices of a new program, the Center for Professional Studies. This would later become the school of undergraduate studies, before finally being renamed as the college of arts and sciences in 2012.<ref name="regent.edu" />
==Campus==
===Architecture and setting=== Regent University has a {{convert|70|acre|m2}} campus of historicist neo-Georgian architecture, and is situated in the coastal city of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The university was named in 2015 among the thirty most beautiful college campuses in the South.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bestcollegesonline.org/30-most-beautiful-college-campuses-in-the-south/ |title=30 Most Beautiful College Campuses in the South |publisher=Bestcollegesonline.org |access-date=2015-11-13}}</ref>
===Academic and communal facilities=== The University Library Building houses the university's libraries and Robertson Hall is home to the Schools of Government, Law, and Undergraduate Studies. The Communication & Performing Arts Center, home for the School of Communication & the Arts, is a {{convert|135000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} building with two theatres, a production studio, sound stage, screening theatres, and a backlot. The Student Center is a {{convert|31000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} facility includes a bookstore, student organization offices, dining hall, computer lab, and student lounge. The Administration Building, along with administrative offices, includes the School of Education. The Classroom Building accommodates the schools of Business & Leadership and Psychology & Counseling.<ref name="VirginiaCampus">{{cite web|url=http://www.regent.edu/about_us/campuses/vb.cfm|title=Virginia Beach Campus|publisher=Regent University|access-date=2007-11-29}}</ref> The adjoined Chapel and Divinity Building are the most recent additions to the campus, completed in 2013.<ref name="regent.edu"/>
===The Founders Inn and Spa=== Completed in 1990, The Founders Inn and Spa hotel was originally part of the Christian Broadcasting Network before Regent University assumed ownership. Management was assumed by Hilton Hotel company in 2018. The hotel features neo-Georgian architecture in keeping with the rest of the university campus.<ref>{{cite web|author=Phil Walzer |url=http://hamptonroads.com/2014/10/regent-will-take-over-operation-founders-inn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008053236/http://hamptonroads.com/2014/10/regent-will-take-over-operation-founders-inn |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 8, 2014 |title=Regent will take over operation of Founders Inn | Jobs & Employment | pilotonline.com |publisher=Hamptonroads.com |access-date=2015-11-13}}</ref> The name of the hotel refers to the Founding Fathers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foundersinn.com/hotel-overview/virginia-beach-hotels |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103195732/http://www.foundersinn.com/hotel-overview/virginia-beach-hotels |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 3, 2014 |title=Hotels in Virginia Beach VA | The Founders Inn and Spa – The Hotel | Hotels near Virginia Beach Sportsplex |publisher=Foundersinn.com |access-date=2015-11-13}}</ref>
==Reputation== ===Online programs rankings=== Regent University was ranked in 2015 by ''U.S. News & World Report'' as the 11th best online undergraduate program in the nation,<ref name="colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com">{{cite web|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/regent-university-231651/overall-rankings |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110416014951/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/regent-university-231651/overall-rankings |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 16, 2011 |title=Regent University | Overall Rankings | Best College | US News |publisher=Colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com |access-date=2015-11-13}}</ref> and as the second best by OEDb in 2009.<ref name="regent.edu"/> Regent is ranked 21st, 46th, and 78th, respectively, for its online graduate education programs, online graduate business programs, and online MBA.<ref name="colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com"/> Regent's online MBA faculty was ranked first nationally in 2013 by ''U.S. News & World Report''.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bloomberg.com/bschools/rankings/distance_mba_profiles/regent.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201093244/http://www.bloomberg.com/bschools/rankings/distance_mba_profiles/regent.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=February 1, 2015 | work=Bloomberg | title=School of Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship}}</ref>
===ABA national competition wins and moot court program=== Moot court teams from the Regent University School of Law have placed as quarter-finalists or better in over 100 moot court competitions, winning more than 40 national and regional events.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.regent.edu/acad/schlaw/admissions/awards.cfm |title=Regent Law - Awards and Specialty Competitions |publisher=Regent.edu |access-date=2015-11-13}}</ref> In 2006 and 2007, Regent Law won several national ABA moot court and negotiation competitions succeeding against teams from Harvard and Yale.<ref name="Scandalspotlight"/><ref name="Moyers">{{cite web |date=May 11, 2007 |author= Moyers, Bill |url= https://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/05112007/transcript1.html |title= Bill Moyers Journal Transcript |publisher= PBS |access-date=2007-12-12 |author-link= Bill Moyers}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.abanet.org/lsd/competitions/results/07nc.pdf |title= ABA Law Student Division 2006-07 Negotiation Competition National Competition Results |publisher= American Bar Association |access-date=2007-12-12}}</ref><ref name="RLNA">{{cite web |url= http://www.regent.edu/acad/schlaw/admissions/awards.cfm |title= Regent Law - Competition Championships & Awards |publisher= Regent University |access-date=2010-08-16}}</ref> Regent's moot court program was ranked sixth in the nation in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.regent.edu/news_events/?article_id=1974&view=full_article |title=Regent University News - Regent University School of Law Ranked No. 6 for Best Moot Court Program |publisher=Regent.edu |date=2015-03-12 |access-date=2015-11-13}}</ref>
===Ideology===
In a 1995 Atlantic article, theologian Harvey Cox examined Regent University as part of a broader reflection on the Religious Right in America. Although some had called Regent "the Harvard of the Christian Right," Cox argued that such labels often obscure more than they explain. He described the university not as "a boot camp for rightist cadres," but as "a microcosm of the theological and intellectual turbulence" within a movement often portrayed as ideologically uniform. To illustrate this point, Cox quoted then university president Terry Lindvall, who compared the campus community to a motley and ecumenical group of Chaucerian pilgrims. Each student, he suggested, was on a personal journey to repent, worship, and tell a unique story. Cox used the university to challenge caricatures of religious conservatism and encouraged readers to look past political labels to the deeper human and spiritual convictions shaping institutions like Regent.<ref name="AM1195">{{cite web |date=November 1995 |last= Cox |first= Harvey |author-link= Harvey Cox |url= https://www.theatlantic.com/issues/95nov/warring/warring.htm |title= The Warring Visions of the Religious Right |publisher= The Atlantic Monthly |access-date= 2008-06-23 }}</ref>
In May 2008, Regent University's School of Divinity co-hosted a scholarly colloquium on missiology with the National Council of Churches and the Virginia Council of Churches, both associated with mainline Protestant denominations. The event brought together liberal and conservative theologians to examine Christian mission in the context of the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown settlement. Regent theology professor Amos Yong stated that the university's participation reflected a desire to posture itself as a broadly evangelical institution.<ref>{{cite web |date= 2008-05-22 |last= Vegh |first= Stephen G. |url= http://hamptonroads.com/2008/05/conference-regent-marks-unusual-collaboration |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130125123723/http://hamptonroads.com/2008/05/conference-regent-marks-unusual-collaboration |url-status= dead |archive-date= January 25, 2013 |title= Conference at Regent marks unusual collaboration |publisher= The Virginian-Pilot |access-date= 2008-05-22 }}</ref>
===Bush administration hires=== According to Regent University, more than 150 of its graduates were hired by the federal government during the George W. Bush presidency<ref name="Scandalspotlight"/> including dozens in Bush's administration.<ref name="WP120708">{{cite news |date= December 7, 2008 |last= MacGillis |first= Alec |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/06/AR2008120600757.html |title= Academic Elites Fill Obama's Roster |newspaper= The Washington Post |access-date= December 6, 2008 }}</ref> As it was previously rare for alumni to go into government, ''Boston Globe'' journalist Charlie Savage suggested that the appointment of Office of Personnel Management director Kay Coles James, the former dean of Regent's government school, caused this sharp increase in Regent alumni employed in the government.<ref name="Scandalspotlight"/> An article about a Regent graduate who interviewed for a government position and Regent's low school rankings were cited as an example of the Bush administration hiring applicants with strong conservative credentials but weaker academic qualifications and less civil rights law experience than past candidates in the Civil Rights Division.<ref name="Scandalspotlight"/> In addition to Savage, several other commentators made similar assertions.<ref name="Moyers" /><ref>{{cite news |date=April 8, 2007 |author= Lithwick, Dahlia |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/06/AR2007040601799.html |title= Justice's Holy Hires |newspaper= Washington Post |access-date=2007-11-29 |author-link= Dahlia Lithwick}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=April 13, 2007 |author= Krugman, Paul |url= http://select.nytimes.com/2007/04/13/opinion/13krugman.html |title= For God's Sake |work= New York Times |access-date=2007-11-29 |author-link= Paul Krugman}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=April 9, 2007 |author= Cohen, Andrew |url= https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-gutting-of-the-justice-department/ |title= The Gutting Of The Justice Department |publisher= CBS News |access-date=2007-11-29 |author-link= Andrew Cohen (attorney)}}</ref> Savage also noted that the school had improved since its days of "dismal numbers" and that the school has had wins in national moot-court and negotiation competitions.<ref name="Scandalspotlight">{{cite news | url=http://archive.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2007/04/08/scandal_puts_spotlight_on_christian_law_school/ | title=Scandal puts spotlight on Christian law school| publisher=Boston Globe |date=April 8, 2007| first=Charlie | last=Savage | access-date = 2007-04-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abanet.org/lsd/competitions/results/07nc.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071202215614/http://www.abanet.org/lsd/competitions/results/07nc.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 2, 2007|title=ABA Law Student Division, 2006-07 Negotiation Competition Results|access-date=19 December 2017}}</ref> Though a prominent critic of the school, Barry Lynn of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State advised against "underestimat[ing] the quality of a lot of the people that are there."<ref name="Scandalspotlight" />
===Relationship with Donald Trump=== In October 2016, Regent University was the site of an October 2016 rally for presidential candidate Donald Trump.<ref>{{cite web |title=Donald Trump Selects Regent University for Campaign Rally |url=https://www.regent.edu/news/donald-trump-selects-regent-university-campaign-rally/ |website=www.regent.edu |date=October 22, 2016 |publisher=Regent University |access-date=14 September 2021}}</ref> A handful of Regent alumni wrote that Trump's values, however, were "wrong for the university"<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jaschik |first1=Scott |title=Regent Criticized by Some Alumni Over Trump Rally |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2016/10/27/regent-criticized-some-alumni-over-trump-rally |website=www.insidehighered.com |date=October 27, 2016 |publisher=Inside Higher Education |access-date=14 September 2021}}</ref> and expressed concern that hosting the rally would be viewed as an all-but-official endorsement by Regent of his campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Letter to Pat Robertson |url=https://abovethelaw.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2016/10/Regent-Law-Alumni-Open-Letter-Re-Donald-Trump.pdf |date=October 2016 |access-date=June 17, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250618044055/https://abovethelaw.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2016/10/Regent-Law-Alumni-Open-Letter-Re-Donald-Trump.pdf |archive-date=June 18, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> Later, Regent alumnus Jay Sekulow served as a defense lawyer for Trump throughout his first presidency.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Davis |first1=Aaron |last2=Boburg |first2=Shawn |title=Trump attorney Jay Sekulow's family has been paid millions from charities they control |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/trump-attorney-jay-sekulows-family-has-been-paid-millions-from-charities-they-control/2017/06/27/6428d988-5852-11e7-ba90-f5875b7d1876_story.html |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=14 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/17/us/politics/jay-sekulow-trump-impeachment.html|title=In Jay Sekulow, Trump Taps Longtime Loyalist for Impeachment Defense|last=Williamson|first=Elizabeth|date=17 January 2020|work=The New York Times|access-date=31 May 2025|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
==Faculty== <!-- DO NOT ADD PEOPLE TO THIS LIST WITHOUT A VERIFIABLE CITATION. Additions without a citation are subject to removal. If a citation link is broken, please replace it with one that works. --> <!-- PLEASE DO NOT ADD NON NOTABLE PEOPLE TO THIS LIST A good rule of thumb is to check whether the person has an article on Wikipedia. If not, consider starting an article on the subject before adding him/her to this list. -->
Regent has 138 full-time and 48 part-time faculty members, five of whom are Fulbright Scholars.<ref name="Regent2" /> Several were previously in politics. Former U.S. Attorney General under the Bush administration, John Ashcroft, was named distinguished professor in 2005 teaching a two-week course each semester in the Robertson School of Government and lecturing on national security law.<ref>{{cite news |date=March 16, 2007 |author= Willing, Richard |url= https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-03-16-ashcroft-teach_x.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070104050112/http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-03-16-ashcroft-teach_x.htm |url-status= dead |archive-date= January 4, 2007 |title= John Ashcroft to teach class at Va. college |publisher= USA Today |access-date=2007-12-12}}</ref> Also named distinguished professor was former chief of naval operations Admiral Vern Clark who teaches courses in leadership and government.<ref>{{cite web |date = February 13, 2006 |url = http://www.regent.edu/news/clark_vern.html |title = Former Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Vern Clark to join Regent University Faculty |publisher = Regent University |access-date = 2007-12-12 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://archive.today/20060415020539/http://www.regent.edu/news/clark_vern.html |archive-date = April 15, 2006 }}</ref> In 2006, former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak was a visiting faculty member for the school of undergraduate studies.<ref>{{cite web |date= Fall 2006 |url= http://www.regent.edu/publications/keynote/pdf/fall06.pdf |title= Leadership in Crisis |publisher= Regent University |access-date= 2007-12-12 |archive-url= https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080413163012/http://www.regent.edu/publications/keynote/pdf/fall06.pdf |archive-date= 2008-04-13 |url-status= dead }}</ref> Herb Titus, founding dean of the law school, was the 1996 vice-presidential candidate of the Constitution Party and a drafter of the Constitutional Restoration Act to permit government officials to acknowledge "God as the sovereign source of law, liberty, or government".<ref>{{Cite news | last = Clarkson | first = Frederick | author-link = Frederick Clarkson | date = Winter 2005 | title = The Rise of Dominionism - Remaking America as a Christian Nation | periodical = The Public Eye Magazine | volume = 19 | issue = 3 | publisher = Political Research Associates | url = http://www.publiceye.org/magazine/v19n3/clarkson_dominionism.html | access-date = 2008-02-03 }}</ref> Former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell began teaching at Robertson School of Government in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.regent.edu/news_events/?article_id=2319&view=full_article|title=Regent University News - Former Virginia Governor Joins Regent University as Distinguished Professor|website=www.regent.edu|access-date=2016-11-15}}</ref> The School of Divinity includes the theologian Graham Twelftree,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.regent.edu/acad/schdiv/faculty_staff/twelftree.shtml |title= Graham H. Twelftree |publisher= Regent University |access-date= 2007-12-12 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080108070238/http://www.regent.edu/acad/schdiv/faculty_staff/twelftree.shtml |archive-date= 2008-01-08 }}</ref> Dean Emeritus H. Vinson Synan, Pentecostal theologian Amos Yong, and church historian Stanley M. Burgess.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.regent.edu/acad/schdiv/faculty_staff/faculty.shtml |title=Faculty Page |access-date=2008-06-24 |publisher=Regent University School of Divinity |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080715102833/http://www.regent.edu/acad/schdiv/faculty_staff/faculty.shtml |archive-date=2008-07-15 }}</ref> The late J. Rodman Williams was professor emeritus.<ref>{{cite web |date= 2008-10-20 |url= http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/467386.aspx |title= Regent Professor of Theology Passes Away |publisher= CBN News |access-date= 2008-10-20 }}</ref> Former US representative Michele Bachmann became dean of the Robertson School of Government in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.regent.edu/news/regent-university-names-michele-bachmann-as-dean-of-the-robertson-school-of-government/|title=Regent University Names Michele Bachmann as Dean of the Robertson School of Government|website=www.regent.edu|access-date=2024-05-08}}</ref>
==Athletics== thumb|150px|Regent athletics monogram Regent University's athletic teams are known as the Royals. The primary logo, known as the cipher, consists of the letter "R" adorned with a crown. The crown comes from the original crown used in the Regent University Crest representing the Lord's sovereignty over all.
The Royals compete as a member of the National Christian Collegiate Athletic Association (NCCAA) in the South Region of the Division I level. Notable Royals include 3x National Champion Marelly Balentina who won the indoor and outdoor NCCAA National Championships for Track and Field in the Women's Javelin and Shotput. Balentina was also Named 2022's VASID women's field athlete of the year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TFRRS {{!}} Marelly Balentina – Track and Field Results & Statistics |url=https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/6994171/Regent/Marelly_Balentina.html |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=www.tfrrs.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-17 |title=Marelly Balentina Named VASID Women's Field Athlete of the Year |url=https://regentroyals.com/news/2022/7/12/womens-track-and-field-marelly-balentina-named-vasid-womens-field-athlete-of-the-year.aspx |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=Regent University |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-18 |title=Balentina's leap of faith landed her with the Regent track team |url=https://www.13newsnow.com/article/sports/balentinas-leap-of-faith-landed-her-with-the-regent-track-team/291-2fe61146-da5a-4ea0-80cc-57d6d6568d6b |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=13newsnow.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
On September 1, 2024, Regent University began its exploratory year in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. Regent's exploratory year will last throughout the 2024–2025 academic year. Upon successful completion, the university will then apply for a three-year provisional membership. On November 19, 2024, the Royals joined the Coast to Coast Athletic Conference (C2C). The university will begin competing in the C2C during the 2025–2026 academic year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-19 |title=Regent University will join Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference as it pursues NCAA membership |url=https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/11/19/regent-university-will-join-cnu-in-the-coast-to-coast-athletic-conference-as-it-pursues-ncaa-membership/ |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=The Virginian-Pilot |language=en-US}}</ref>
Regent competes in ten intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include basketball, baseball (added in 2024–25), cross country, soccer, track & field and volleyball (added in 2024); while women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, track & field and volleyball.<ref>[https://regentroyals.com/index.aspx]</ref>
==Notable alumni== <!-- DO NOT ADD PEOPLE TO THIS LIST WITHOUT A VERIFIABLE CITATION. Additions without a citation are subject to removal. If a citation link is broken, please replace it with one that works. --> <!-- PLEASE DO NOT ADD NON NOTABLE PEOPLE TO THIS LIST A good rule of thumb is to check whether the person has an article on Wikipedia. If not, consider starting an article on the subject before adding him/her to this list. -->
Regent University alumni include:
* {{annotated link|Jennifer Elvgren}}<ref name=TH>{{cite news |last1=Provence |first1=Lisa |title=FACETIME- First page grabber: Award winner writes press releases, too |date=2009-03-19 |url=http://www.readthehook.com/83232/facetime-first-page-grabber-award-winner-writes-press-releases-too |url-status=dead |work=The Hook |issue=811 |access-date=1 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126033451/http://www.readthehook.com/83232/facetime-first-page-grabber-award-winner-writes-press-releases-too |archive-date=2015-11-26}}</ref> * {{annotated link|Tony Hale}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/tony-hale/bio/191047 |url-status=dead |title=Tony Hale: Biography |publisher=TV Guide |access-date=2008-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913092127/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/tony-hale/bio/191047/ |archive-date=2015-09-13}}</ref> * {{annotated link|Todd Hunter (bishop)|Todd Hunter}}<ref>{{cite web |title=About Todd Hunter |url=https://c4so.org/structure-governance/about-todd-hunter/ |website=Diocese of Churches for the Sake of Others |date=March 14, 2014 |access-date=20 December 2022}}</ref> * {{annotated link|Gordon Klingenschmitt}}<ref name="2015 Pneuma">{{cite journal |last1=Wilson |first1=Christopher |year=2015 |title=How to See The Holy Spirit, Angels and Demons: Ignatius of Loyola on the Gift of Discerning of Spirits in Church Ethics |journal=Pneuma |language=en |publisher=Brill Publishers |volume=37 |issue=2 |pages=292–293 |doi=10.1163/15700747-03702008 |issn=0272-0965}}</ref> * {{annotated link|Charles Martin (author)|Charles Martin}}<ref>{{cite web |date= 2008-07-17 |last= Patton |first= Charlie |url= http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/071708/met_304881338.shtml |title= Duval author extends reach in breakthrough |publisher= The Florida Times-Union |access-date= 2008-07-17 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080906180821/http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/071708/met_304881338.shtml |archive-date= 2008-09-06 |url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://charlesmartinbooks.com/about/ |title= About Author Charles Margin |publisher= Charles Martin Books |access-date= 2008-07-17}}</ref> * {{annotated link|Bob McDonnell}}<ref>{{cite news |date= February 27, 2009 |last= Kumar |first= Anita |url= http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2009/02/mcdonnell_calls_on_can.html?wprss=virginiapolitics |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120112200624/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2009/02/mcdonnell_calls_on_can.html?wprss=virginiapolitics |url-status= dead |archive-date= January 12, 2012 |title= McDonnell Asks Rivals to Support Drilling |newspaper= The Washington Post |access-date= March 13, 2009}}</ref> * {{annotated link|Winsome Earle-Sears}}<ref name="biovotesmart">{{cite web | title =Biography of Winsome Sears | work = VoteSmart.org | url = https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/50766/winsome-earle-sears | access-date = September 18, 2021}}</ref> * {{annotated link|Jay Sekulow}}<ref>{{cite web |url= http://aclj.org/jay-sekulow |title= About Jay Sekulow |publisher= American Center for Law and Justice |access-date=2008-01-14}}</ref> * {{annotated link|Jordan Sekulow}}<ref>{{Cite book|isbn = 978-1501125478|title = Rise of ISIS: A Threat We Can't Ignore|last1 = Sekulow|first1 = Jay|date = June 16, 2015| publisher=Simon and Schuster}}{{unreliable source?|date=December 2024}}</ref> * {{annotated link|Brennan Swain}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jmbm.com/brennan-c-swain.html |title=Brennan C. Swain |website=Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP |access-date=31 May 2025}}</ref> * {{annotated link|Jason Upton}}<ref>{{cite web |date=November 5, 2007 |author= Baker, Judy |url= http://www.regent.edu/news_events/?article_id=101&view=full_article |title= National Christian Recording Artist Visits Alma Mater |publisher= Regent University |access-date=2008-01-14}}</ref> * {{annotated link|Antonio Zarro}}<ref>[http://www.reelgood.tv/filminfo.php?film=287BIRDIN] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106152312/http://www.reelgood.tv/filminfo.php?film=287BIRDIN|date=January 6, 2009}}{{unreliable source?|date=December 2024}}</ref>
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