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Southwest Baptist University

Basic Information

Type Private
Location Bolivar, MO
Population 80,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,339
Men / Women 38% / 62%
White 84%
Black 7%
Mixed 3%
Native American 2%
Asian 2%
Hispanic 2%
International 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Health Sciences 28%
Humanities & Social Sciences 24%
Business & Economics 17%
Education 15%
Computer Science & Math 8%
Arts 5%
Life & Natural Sciences 2%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $30,566
Est. Cost of Attendance $40,301
10-Year ROI $111,000
ROI Percentile 28th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,800 (75th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 256 (69th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 55%
Yield (Unbound) 34%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Graduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 68 #238
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Humanities & Social Sciences 11 #460

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 56%
SAT Range 880 – 1140
SAT Math Range 380 – 600
SAT RW Range 430 – 610
ACT Range 17 – 26

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted 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; +1 is one standard deviation above. The emphasized lines at +2 and −2 mark two standard deviations. One chart per macro-category; all charts share a common y-axis.

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Southwest Baptist University 254 39% / 61% 2% $53,536
Computer Science 14 93% / 7% 7%
Computer and Information Science 5 60% / 40% 0%
Mathematics 2 +6 100% / 0% 0% $89,103
Biology 6 50% / 50% 0% $68,553
Exercise Science 33 45% / 55% 0% $52,112
Nursing 37 8% / 92% 0% $73,132
Accounting 7 14% / 86% 0%
Business 4 75% / 25% 0%
Business Administration 18 +2 50% / 50% 6%
Health Administration 4 0% / 100% 0%
International Business 2 +1 50% / 50% 100%
Marketing 1 100% / 0% 0%
Sports Management 8 100% / 0% 0% $52,112
Bible/Biblical Studies
Communication 2 0% / 100% 0%
Criminal Justice 8 +1 50% / 50% 0%
English 3 0% / 100% 0%
English Literature 1 0% / 100% 0%
History 2 +2 100% / 0% 0%
Organizational Communication 2 0% / 100% 0%
Political Science 1 0% / 100% 0%
Psychology 31 +3 32% / 68% 3% $39,871
Public Relations 1 0% / 100% 0%
Social Work 3 0% / 100% 0%
Spanish 1 0% / 100% 0%
Theology 7 71% / 29% 0%
Elementary Education 28 11% / 89% 0% $40,062
Middle School Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $40,062
Physical Education 5 80% / 20% 20%
Science Teacher Education
Social Studies Education 4 100% / 0% 0%
Speech Teacher Education
Art Education 2 0% / 100% 0%
Music Education 5 40% / 60% 0%
Sacred Music 1 100% / 0% 0%
Studio Art 2 0% / 100% 0%
Theatre Arts 2 0% / 100% 0%