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Southwestern Adventist University

Keene, TX · Private · Town (fringe) · SAU

Private institution in Keene, TX · 574 undergraduates · 56% acceptance rate · $52,946 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
$20,5811,130th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$24,5881,210th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$24,5881,048th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$35,8041,115th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,9981,591st lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$52,946910th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$43,643970th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
41.1%1,476th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
70.4%1,214th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
55.5%333rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1031881st highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
21701st highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
5741,633rd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
38.9%757th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 39 mi (DFW)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 32 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$64,162$66,941
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$42,682—
Education, GeneralEducationbachelors$26,896—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors——
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyPsychologybachelors——
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors——
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors——
Computer Sciencebachelors——
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 3 sports

NCCAA Division II · Other

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

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

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Southwestern Adventist University’s 574 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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