Southwestern Christian University
Bethany, OK · Private · Large suburb · SCU
Private institution in Bethany, OK · 351 undergraduates · $40,391 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
- $19,6921,047th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $21,3161,160th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $21,316933rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $32,6251,021st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $20,715725th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $40,3911,592nd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $34,5741,555th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 12.7%1,960th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 50.0%1,722nd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3511,762nd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 41.1%654th 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.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 19 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $38,289 | $36,668 |
| Human Services, GeneralPublic Administration | bachelors | $31,581 | — |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $25,194 | $23,649 |
| Theology and Religious Vocations, OtherTheology | bachelors | $21,052 | — |
| Behavioral SciencesMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
| History | bachelors | — | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesFamily & Consumer Sciences | bachelors | — | $47,260 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Pentecostal Holiness Churchsource
- Founded in 1946source
- Athletic nickname: "Eagles"source
- School colors: #0039A6 and #FFFFFFsource
- Formerly known as "Southwestern Bible College" (1946–1981)source
- Formerly known as "Southwestern College of Christian Ministries" (1981–2001)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
Athletics — 7 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,660,596 (M $839,861 · W $820,735)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Southwestern Christian University’s 351 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In OK
- Randall UniversityMoore, OK · 262 undergrads
- Bacone CollegeMuskogee, OK · 106 undergrads
- Family of Faith Christian UniversityShawnee, OK · 41 undergrads
- Oklahoma Wesleyan UniversityBartlesville, OK · 663 undergrads
- Spartan College of Aeronautics and TechnologyTulsa, OK · 744 undergrads
- University of Science and Arts of OklahomaChickasha, OK · 896 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Valor Christian CollegeCanal Winchester, OH · 352 undergrads
- Stephens CollegeColumbia, MO · 353 undergrads
- Talmudical Seminary Oholei TorahBrooklyn, NY · 353 undergrads
- Alliant International University-San DiegoSan Diego, CA · 355 undergrads
- Pacific Oaks CollegePasadena, CA · 346 undergrads
- College of the AtlanticBar Harbor, ME · 358 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteswcu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 207856)
- Compare colleges in OKRe-score with your weights
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- Compare with Randall UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Southwestern Christian University vs Randall UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 7 EADA programs at this school
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