Southwest Baptist University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Southern Baptist
Population 80,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,800 (75%)
Days Without Precipitation 256 (69%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,103
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 67%
From Region 14%
Athletes 438 (41.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 73%
Black 6%
Mixed 5%
International 3%
Hispanic 2%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Southwest Baptist University 233 36% 71% 1% 3% 2% 4% $59,895 10 -0.63 49 95% 4.1%
Computer Science 6 — 83% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,048 0 -1.75 62 100% — — — —
Computer Software and Media Applications 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $65,688 30 -0.70 63 — — — — —
Computer and Information Science 4 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,288 17 -0.83 84 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,658 12 -1.17 73 — — — — —
Chemistry 3 — 33% 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% $68,347 34 -0.31 68 — — — — —
Mathematics — — — — — — — — $86,007 61 +0.02 87 95% — — — —
Biology 10 — 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,532 56 +0.13 66 91% — — — —
Agribusiness 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,171 21 -0.80 62 — — — — —
Exercise Science 32 — 47% 72% 0% 3% 0% 6% $67,587 76 +0.68 66 96% — — — —
Nursing 30 — 3% 73% 3% 0% 3% 0% $85,293 22 -0.69 87 95% 4.1% — — —
Accounting 4 — 0% 50% 0% 25% 0% 0% $73,308 20 -0.89 76 — — — — —
Business 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,220 26 -0.59 64 — — — — —
Business Administration 19 — 63% 58% 0% 5% 5% 11% $63,799 19 -0.72 59 92% — — — —
Health Administration 4 — 25% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $72,783 78 +0.33 75 100% — — — —
International Business 3 — 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $72,964 41 -0.47 75 — — — — —
Marketing 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,263 16 -0.88 64 — — — — —
Sports Management 8 — 75% 25% 0% 12% 12% 38% $67,587 77 +0.67 66 96% — — — —
Biblical Studies 4 — 75% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,498 24 -0.66 13 — — — — —
English 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,846 7 -1.17 9 — — — — —
English Literature — — — — — — — — $43,353 8 -1.10 10 — — — — —
History 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,839 5 -1.18 12 — — — — —
Spanish — — — — — — — — $44,721 7 -1.19 12 — — — — —
Theology 5 — 20% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,420 19 -0.79 12 — — — — —
Communication 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,483 6 -1.34 17 — — — — —
Organizational Communication 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,316 17 -1.04 50 — — — — —
Political Science — — — — — — — — $60,319 17 -0.88 50 — — — — —
Psychology 16 — 19% 62% 0% 0% 12% 0% $43,659 2 -1.73 10 96% — — — —
Public Relations — — — — — — — — $60,560 18 -1.01 51 — — — — —
Social Work 6 — 17% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,253 13 -0.83 15 — — — — —
Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,354 6 -1.37 10 — — — — —
Elementary Education 23 — 4% 78% 0% 0% 0% 0% $39,328 1 -1.93 6 91% — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,927 4 -1.04 16 100% — — — —
Middle School Education 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $39,328 2 -1.85 6 91% — — — —
Physical Education 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,927 7 -1.33 16 100% — — — —
Science Teacher Education 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,927 4 -1.04 16 100% — — — —
Social Studies Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,927 3 -1.43 16 100% — — — —
Speech Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $46,927 5 -1.20 16 100% — — — —
Art Education 6 — 17% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,927 53 +0.01 16 100% — — — —
Graphic Design 5 — 40% 60% 0% 20% 0% 0% $45,353 8 -1.14 13 — — — — —
Music 5 — 40% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,955 29 -0.51 8 — — — — —
Music Education 4 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,927 50 +0.02 16 100% — — — —
Sacred Music — — — — — — — — $43,988 38 -0.30 11 — — — — —
Studio Art 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,986 28 -0.52 8 — — — — —
Theatre Arts — — — — — — — — $40,668 35 -0.32 7 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 9 — 78% 56% 0% 11% 0% 0% $58,873 48 -0.14 47 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $32,705
ROI Percentile 49th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 65%
4-Year Graduation Rate 46%
6-Year Graduation Rate 55%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 26.6% 62 26% 73% 2% 2% 2% 3% $76,154 46 +0.02 79 95% 4.1%
Business & Economics 17.6% 41 56% 49% 0% 10% 5% 20% $67,192 19 -0.35 66 94% —
Education 15.5% 36 19% 81% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,551 2 -1.70 8 93% —
Social Sciences 10.3% 24 17% 75% 0% 0% 8% 0% $45,161 1 -1.46 13 96% —
Arts 9.4% 22 27% 73% 0% 5% 0% 0% $44,990 20 -0.42 12 100% —
Humanities 5.6% 13 54% 85% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,727 4 -0.87 12 — —
Computer Science 5.2% 12 92% 83% 0% 8% 0% 0% $71,066 2 -1.31 72 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.3% 10 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,532 47 +0.13 66 91% —
Professional 3.9% 9 78% 56% 0% 11% 0% 0% $58,873 23 -0.14 47 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.3% 3 33% 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% $68,347 20 -0.31 68 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.4% 1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,171 73 -0.80 62 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 11 #314 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 11 #460 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 113 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Track & Field (indoor) 47 $193K $193K $9
Track & Field (outdoor) 47 $193K $193K $0
Baseball 46 $522K $522K $0
Soccer 35 $311K $311K $0
Cross Country 22 $193K $193K $0
Basketball 18 $564K $564K $0
Tennis 10 $197K $197K $0
Total 263 $3.9M $3.9M $9
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 40 $440K $440K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 39 $193K $193K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 39 $193K $193K $0
Volleyball 29 $358K $358K $800
Softball 27 $431K $431K $0
Beach Volleyball 18 $84K $84K $0
Other Sports 17 $103K $103K $0
Basketball 15 $538K $538K $0
Cross Country 15 $193K $193K $0
Tennis 7 $171K $171K $0
Total 175 $2.7M $2.7M $800
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 113 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Track & Field (indoor) 86 $387K $387K $9
Track & Field (outdoor) 86 $387K $387K $0
Soccer 75 $752K $752K $0
Baseball 46 $522K $522K $0
Cross Country 37 $387K $387K $0
Basketball 33 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Volleyball 29 $358K $358K $800
Softball 27 $431K $431K $0
Beach Volleyball 18 $84K $84K $0
Other Sports 17 $103K $103K $0
Tennis 17 $369K $369K $0
Total 438 $9.6M $9.6M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 96%
Yield (non-ED) 34%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 96% 96% 96%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 56%
SAT Range 810 – 1210
SAT Math Range 380 – 600
SAT RW Range 430 – 610