Malone University is a private, liberal arts college located in Canton, Ohio. The school was founded in 1892 as a Quaker Bible College in Cleveland, Ohio called Cleveland Bible College. While the school is historically affiliated with Quakerism and professes a decidedly Christian foundation, its community reflects diverse backgrounds and students are not required to profess any religious persuasion. It maintains an affiliation with the Eastern Region Yearly Meeting of the Evangelical Friends Church, a North American yearly meeting of the Evangelical Friends International. Along with its traditional undergraduate college, the school also maintains a growing graduate school offering masters in a wide field of professional studies, an online school offering diverse bachelors programs, as well as focused degree completion programs in management and nursing, and a post-degree professional development center offering workshops and certificates. For the last six years U.S. News and World Report has ranked Malone University in their top colleges and universities of the Midwest within their Regional Universities rankings.