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Southwestern Christian University Data & Information Overview

17% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Southwestern Christian University Ranked?

Human Services Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

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Overall Quality

SCU was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.

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Is It Hard to Get Into SCU?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Southwestern Christian University since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.

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Southwestern Christian University Faculty

11 to 1 Student to Faculty
37% 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 SCU it is much better at 11 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

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Southwestern Christian University is 37%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  37 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Southwestern Christian University

69% Freshmen Retention
12% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

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 Southwestern Christian University is 69%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  69 out of 100
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100

Graduation Rate

When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at SCU is 12%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  12 out of 100
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100

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Southwestern Christian University Undergraduate Student Diversity

409 Full-Time Undergraduates
44.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
44.0% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 458 undergraduates at SCU with 409 being full-time and 49 being part-time.

How Much Does Southwestern Christian University Cost?

$17,655 Net Price
47% Take Out Loans
$27,852 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of SCU is $17,655. 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 SCU

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$14,545 $16,576 $18,539 $18,486 $21,804

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 SCU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At SCU, approximately 47% of students took out student loans averaging $6,963 a year. That adds up to $27,852 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SCU is 17.2%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

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How Much Money Do SCU Graduates Make?

$36,198 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 SCU make about $36,198 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. Unfortunately, this is 15% less that the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. However, graduates in your major field may make more.

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Location of Southwestern Christian University

Oklahoma State
409 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Southwestern Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Bethany, Oklahoma. SCU is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

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Contact details for SCU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 7210 Nw 39Th Expressway, Bethany, OK 73008
Phone: 405-789-7661
Website: www.swcu.edu/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Southwestern-Christian-University/219298071427347#
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/scueagles#

Southwestern Christian University Majors

14 Majors With Completions
68 Undergraduate Degrees
11 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 14 majors graduated from Southwestern Christian University. Of these students, 68 received undergraduate degrees and 11 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
Business Administration & Management 25 $33,633
Health & Physical Education 13 $18,504
Teacher Education Grade Specific 6 NA
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) 5 NA
Human Services 5 $34,568
General Psychology 4 NA
Liberal Arts General Studies 2 NA
General English Literature 1 NA
Teacher Education Subject Specific 1 NA
Sacred Music 1 NA

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

Online Learning at SCU

50% Take At Least One Class Online
4% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2020-2021, 242 students took at least one online class at Southwestern Christian University. This is an increase from the 241 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 242 17
2019-2020 241 44
2018-2019 153 57
2017-2018 268 96
2016-2017 277 127

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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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