Southwestern Adventist University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Seventh-day Adventist
Population 3,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%)
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 283 (91% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 596
Men / Women 43% / 57%
Athletes 87 (16.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 49%
White 17%
Black 13%
Asian 7%
International 6%
Mixed 4%
Native American 2%

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
Southwestern Adventist University 138 44% 19% 4% 16% 45% 4% $69,070 40 -0.43 74 98% 5.4%
Computer Science 6 — 83% 33% 0% 0% 50% 0% $108,556 35 -0.48 98 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $61,732 12 -0.89 61 — — — — —
Biochemistry 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,454 21 -0.54 68 — — — — —
Biology 6 — 17% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $66,100 50 -0.04 69 — — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 5 — 20% 0% 20% 0% 60% 0% $63,570 27 -0.54 65 — — — — —
Ecology 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,990 57 +0.07 50 — — — — —
Exercise Science 4 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $56,575 30 -0.61 49 — — — — —
Kinesiology 2 — 100% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $56,984 33 -0.56 50 — — — — —
Medical Laboratory Science — — — — — — — — $76,414 50 -0.12 82 — — — — —
Nursing 43 — 33% 30% 7% 21% 33% 2% $88,238 39 -0.40 91 97% 4.5% — — —
Accounting 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $59,758 2 -1.76 57 — — — — —
Advertising and Public Relations 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $58,600 4 -1.48 54 — — — — —
Business Administration 6 — 50% 0% 0% 17% 67% 0% $49,187 1 -1.48 29 100% 10.1% — — —
Finance 6 — 83% 17% 0% 17% 67% 0% $64,491 2 -1.19 67 — — — — —
Marketing 8 — 25% 12% 0% 12% 62% 12% $54,078 1 -1.83 42 — — — — —
Operations Management 2 — 50% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $49,187 0 -2.48 29 100% 10.1% — — —
English 5 — 80% 20% 0% 0% 80% 0% $55,008 67 +0.32 45 — — — — —
General Studies 6 — 50% 0% 0% 17% 50% 0% $56,917 58 -0.04 50 — — — — —
History — — — — — — — — $57,599 63 +0.07 52 — — — — —
Religious Studies 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $54,471 77 +0.45 43 — — — — —
Theology 8 — 88% 0% 0% 12% 75% 12% $58,869 88 +0.99 55 — — — — —
International Relations — — — — — — — — $60,702 19 -0.63 59 — — — — —
Psychology 5 — 40% 40% 0% 0% 60% 0% $54,159 48 -0.14 43 — — — — —
Radio and Television 3 — 100% 0% 0% 33% 33% 0% $53,714 21 -0.76 41 — — — — —
School Psychology 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $55,857 60 +0.12 47 — — — — —
Social Sciences — — — — — — — — $56,194 54 -0.06 48 — — — — —
Biology Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $57,138 57 -0.06 50 — — — — —
Elementary Education 9 — 11% 0% 0% 22% 33% 0% $52,983 58 +0.10 39 — — — — —
Digital Media 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $56,255 60 +0.04 48 — — — — —
Music — — — — — — — — $48,736 58 +0.21 28 — — — — —
Music Teacher Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,274 92 +1.02 48 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 3 — 33% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $60,743 59 +0.12 59 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $27,055
ROI Percentile 74th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 27%
6-Year Graduation Rate 52%
Transfer-Out Rate 22%

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 35.5% 49 37% 27% 6% 20% 35% 2% $84,378 75 -0.42 88 97% 4.5%
Business & Economics 18.1% 25 44% 8% 0% 20% 56% 12% $55,601 1 -1.61 46 100% 10.1%
Humanities 14.5% 20 75% 5% 0% 15% 65% 5% $57,098 63 +0.49 50 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 9.4% 13 23% 23% 8% 0% 38% 0% $64,376 34 -0.26 66 — —
Social Sciences 7.2% 10 50% 20% 0% 10% 60% 0% $54,365 31 -0.27 43 — —
Education 6.5% 9 11% 0% 0% 22% 33% 0% $52,983 46 +0.10 39 — —
Computer Science 4.3% 6 83% 33% 0% 0% 50% 0% $108,556 47 -0.48 98 — —
Professional 2.2% 3 33% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $60,743 29 +0.12 59 — —
Arts 1.4% 2 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $56,265 71 +0.53 48 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.7% 1 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $61,732 7 -0.89 61 — —

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 25 $47K $33K $13K
Basketball 15 $62K $43K $18K
Total 40 $110K $77K $32K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 21 $64K $96K -$31K
Volleyball 16 $41K $28K $13K
Basketball 13 $46K $40K $5K
Total 47 $152K $165K -$12K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 46 $112K $130K -$17K
Basketball 28 $108K $84K $24K
Volleyball 16 $41K $28K $13K
Total 87 $303K $291K $12K

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 58%
Yield (non-ED) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 58% 58% 58%

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 100%
SAT Range 910 – 1200
SAT Math Range 440 – 590
SAT RW Range 460 – 610