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Southwestern Adventist University Data & Information Overview

58% Acceptance Rate
7% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Southwestern Adventist University Ranked?

Nursing Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

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Overall Quality

Southwestern Adventist University was not ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Southwestern Adventist University?

58% Acceptance Rate
64% Of Accepted Are Women
43% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

Southwestern Adventist University has an acceptance rate of 58%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for Southwestern Adventist University.

Average Test Scores

About 43% of students accepted to Southwestern Adventist University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 580. Math scores were between 430 and 550.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Southwestern Adventist University  ( 470 to 580 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Southwestern Adventist University  ( 430 to 550 )
200
800
Southwestern Adventist University received ACT scores from 20% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 16 and 25.

ACT Composite Scores for Southwestern Adventist University  ( 16 to 25 )
1
36

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Southwestern Adventist University Faculty

12 to 1 Student to Faculty
41% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Southwestern Adventist University it is much better at 12 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

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 Southwestern Adventist University is 41%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  41 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Southwestern Adventist University

73% Freshmen Retention
32% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 73% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Southwestern Adventist University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  73 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At Southwestern Adventist University this rate is 32%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  32 out of 100
0
100

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Southwestern Adventist University Undergraduate Student Diversity

594 Full-Time Undergraduates
70.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
62.5% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 745 undergraduates at Southwestern Adventist University with 594 being full-time and 151 being part-time.

How Much Does Southwestern Adventist University Cost?

$20,208 Net Price
55% Take Out Loans
$20,924 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Southwestern Adventist University is $20,208. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Southwestern Adventist University

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$17,143 $16,879 $19,688 $24,518 $26,907

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 Southwestern Adventist University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

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 Southwestern Adventist University, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $5,231 a year. That adds up to $20,924 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Southwestern Adventist University is 7.4%. 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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How Much Money Do Southwestern Adventist University Graduates Make?

$47,194 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Southwestern Adventist University make about $47,194 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. That's great news for Southwestern Adventist University students since it is 11% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Southwestern Adventist University

Texas State
594 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Located in Keene, Texas, Southwestern Adventist University is a private not-for-profit institution. Keene is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

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Contact details for Southwestern Adventist University are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 100 W Hillcrest, Keene, TX 76059
Phone: 817-645-3921
Website: www.swau.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/southwestern.adventist.university
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SouthwesternAU

Southwestern Adventist University Majors

31 Majors With Completions
130 Undergraduate Degrees
6 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 31 majors graduated from Southwestern Adventist University. Of these students, 130 received undergraduate degrees and 6 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Nursing 47 $61,412
General Psychology 8 NA
Computer Science 6 NA
Theological & Ministerial Studies 6 NA
Health & Physical Education 6 NA
Teacher Education Grade Specific 6 NA
Marketing 5 NA
Accounting 5 NA
General Biology 5 NA
Liberal Arts General Studies 5 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Southwestern Adventist University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Southwestern Adventist University

7% Take At Least One Class Online
7% Take All Classes Online

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, 56 students took at least one online class at Southwestern Adventist University. This is a decrease from the 64 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 56 56
2019-2020 64 64
2018-2019 45 45
2017-2018 42 41
2016-2017 54 53

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Notes and References

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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