by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Southern Wesleyan University was awarded 31 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is human services.
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SWU is ranked #1,272 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 44 colleges in South Carolina, SWU is ranked at #16.
The acceptance rate at Southern Wesleyan University is a competitive 57%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.
About 45% of students accepted to SWU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 598. Math scores were between 480 and 570.
The student to faculty ratio at Southern Wesleyan University is about average at 13 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Southern Wesleyan University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Southern Wesleyan University is 72%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At SWU the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 45%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,085 undergraduates at SWU with 774 being full-time and 311 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,580 | $17,366 | $16,599 | $19,502 | $21,634 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of SWU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At SWU, approximately 69% of students took out student loans averaging $6,900 a year. That adds up to $27,600 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at SWU is 7.1%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for SWU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 907 Wesleyan Drive, Central, SC 29630-1020 |
| Phone: | 864-644-5000 |
| Website: | www.swu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/southernwesleyanuniversity.central |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/swu_edu |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 87 | $42,512 |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 24 | NA |
| Human Services | 22 | $27,018 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 16 | $33,561 |
| General Psychology | 14 | NA |
| General Biology | 14 | $30,120 |
| Computer Information Systems | 12 | NA |
| Religious Studies | 12 | NA |
| Criminology | 9 | $33,661 |
| Health & Physical Education | 8 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 1,066 students took at least one online class at Southern Wesleyan University. This is an increase from the 888 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,066 | 550 |
| 2019-2020 | 888 | 570 |
| 2018-2019 | 923 | 628 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,045 | 786 |
| 2016-2017 | 620 | 620 |
Learn more about online learning at Southern Wesleyan University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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