Southwestern Assemblies of God University
Waxahachie, TX · Private · Large suburb · SAGU
Private institution in Waxahachie, TX · 1,366 undergraduates · 84% acceptance rate · $46,238 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 18%Pell Grant share
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
- $19,6551,043rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $18,6101,070th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $18,610751st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $32,7651,028th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $24,7251,207th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,2381,284th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $37,4251,384th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 35.5%1,623rd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 81.3%603rd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 84.2%1,037th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1014921st highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 20798th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,3661,176th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 49.5%387th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 31 mi (DAL)
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 34 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education, GeneralEducation | bachelors | $36,848 | $37,928 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $35,954 | $33,993 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $35,060 | $35,060 |
| Religious EducationTheology | bachelors | $33,993 | $29,685 |
| Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, OtherCommunications Technology | bachelors | $29,685 | — |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology | bachelors | $28,598 | $29,413 |
| Human Services, GeneralPublic Administration | bachelors | $28,236 | — |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesTheology | bachelors | $26,430 | $25,967 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Classical and Ancient StudiesMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyPsychology | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Assemblies of God Churchsource
- Founded in 1927source
- Athletic nickname: "Lions"source
- School colors: #502D7F and #FDBB30source
- Mascot: Judah the Lionsource
- Motto: "Higher Education for a Higher Purpose"source
- Campus size: about 70 acressource
- Formerly known as "Southwestern Assemblies of God College" (1927–1994)source
- Formerly known as "Southwestern Bible School"source
- Formerly known as "Southern Bible Institute"source
- Formerly known as "Southwestern Assemblies of God University" (1994–2024)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
- Notable alum: Jerry Lee Lewissource
Athletics — 7 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,176,323 (M $1,440,379 · W $735,944)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Southwestern Assemblies of God University’s 1,366 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
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Elsewhere
- Drury UniversitySpringfield, MO · 1,367 undergrads
- East Georgia State CollegeSwainsboro, GA · 1,368 undergrads
- Asbury UniversityWilmore, KY · 1,369 undergrads
- Belhaven UniversityJackson, MS · 1,370 undergrads
- Queens University of CharlotteCharlotte, NC · 1,362 undergrads
- University of Maine at Presque IslePresque Isle, ME · 1,362 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitesagu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 228325)
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- Compare with East Texas Baptist UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
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