Southern Nazarene University (Bethany, OK) — Cost, Earnings & Admissions

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price: $17,838884th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees: $29,6001,339th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees: $29,6001,240th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance: $41,9721,267th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt: $21,900881st lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $54,951798th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $48,255640th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year): 48.8%1,210th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention: 91.7%202nd highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate: —
Average SAT: —
Median ACT: —

Campus

Undergraduates: 1,4591,129th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio: 11.0:1619th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share: 45.4%515th highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 184 mi (DFW)

List appearances

This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.

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Applying

RDJun 28

Common App member: Yes
Application fee: Free
Personal essay: Optional / not required
Writing supplement: No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 54 reported programs.

Field	Level	1 yr	2 yr
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science	bachelors	$63,005	—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions	bachelors	$58,823	$58,673
Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$52,492	$53,537
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness	bachelors	$51,551	$48,432
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation	bachelors	$38,721	$33,266
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation	bachelors	$36,560	$36,992
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness	bachelors	$33,993	$38,289
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesFamily & Consumer Sciences	bachelors	$32,213	$29,685
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences	bachelors	$26,353	—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness	bachelors	—	—
Air TransportationTransportation	bachelors	—	—
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions	bachelors	—	—

Campus facts

Religious affiliation: Church of the Nazarenesource
Founded in 1899source
Athletic nickname: "Crimson Storm"source
Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
School colors: #A20B35 and #FFFFFFsource
Motto: ""Character, Culture, Christ""source
Campus size: about 200 acressource
Formerly known as "{{collapsible list|Texas Holiness University (1899–1906)|Beulah Heights Academy and Bible School (1906–1909)|Oklahoma Holiness College (1909–1918)| (1918–1920)|Bethany-Peniel College (1920–1955)|Bethany Nazarene College (1955–1986)}}"source
Athletic conference: Great American Conferencesource
A NCACS]], [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
A Space-grant]] institutionsource

Athletics — 13 sports

NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $4,821,587 (M $3,033,216 · W $1,775,371 · Coed $13,000)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.