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.
- Top 21%Acceptance rate
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
- $20,5811,132nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $24,5881,220th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $24,5881,058th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $35,8041,118th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $26,9981,602nd lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,946914th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,643973rd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 41.1%1,490th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 70.4%1,222nd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 55.5%339th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1031883rd highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 21703rd highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 5741,638th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1794th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 38.9%766th highest of 2,140 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.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $64,162 | $66,941 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $42,682 | — |
| Education, GeneralEducation | bachelors | $26,896 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyPsychology | bachelors | — | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
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.
Key links
- Official websiteswau.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 228468)
- Compare colleges in TXRe-score with your weights
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- Showdown: Southwestern Adventist University vs North American UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 3 EADA programs at this school
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