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Southern Nazarene University

Bethany, OK · Private · Large suburb · SNU

Private institution in Bethany, OK · 1,459 undergraduates · $54,951 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$17,838882nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$29,6001,328th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$29,6001,229th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$41,9721,258th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,900874th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$54,951794th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$48,255639th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
48.8%1,198th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
91.7%199th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
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Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
1,4591,129th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
45.4%508th highest of 2,122 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

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.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$63,005—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$58,823$58,673
Human Resources Management and ServicesBusinessbachelors$52,492$53,537
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$51,551$48,432
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$38,721$33,266
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$36,560$36,992
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$33,993$38,289
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesFamily & Consumer Sciencesbachelors$32,213$29,685
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$26,353—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors——
Air TransportationTransportationbachelors——
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors——

Campus facts

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.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Southern Nazarene University’s 1,459 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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