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Southwestern Adventist University

Southwestern Adventist University is based in the town of Keene, TX — a private campus in a small-town setting. The school reports a Seventh Day Adventist affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$17,482

family income
under $30k

$18,600

$30–48k

$21,435

$48–75k

$22,112

$75–110k

$24,537

over $110k

Average net price

$22,7782023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Southwestern Adventist University rose from $13,775 (2008) to $22,778 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$13,775
2009	$17,475
2010	$19,231
2011	$17,883
2012	$18,102
2013	$17,671
2014	$19,125
2015	$19,342
2016	$20,553
2017	$19,334
2018	$20,329
2019	$20,208
2020	$17,231
2021	$19,165
2022	$20,581
2023	$22,778

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$35,5922024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Southwestern Adventist University rose from $23,525 (2009) to $35,592 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$23,525
2010	$24,666
2011	$25,859
2012	$26,291
2013	$27,907
2014	$28,054
2015	$29,490
2016	$29,691
2017	$31,012
2018	$31,071
2019	$32,356
2020	$31,865
2021	$33,292
2022	$34,060
2023	$35,804
2024	$35,592

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$9,510
2001	$10,020
2002	$10,628
2003	$11,156
2004	$11,858
2005	$12,144
2006	$13,296
2007	$14,284
2008	$15,236
2013	$18,640
2014	$19,460
2015	$19,916
2016	$20,276
2017	$20,732
2018	$21,564
2019	$22,188
2020	$22,836
2021	$23,508
2022	$24,060
2023	$24,588

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Southwestern Adventist University reports published tuition of $25,380 in this record. Southwestern Adventist University's $25,380 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Southwestern Adventist University reports 570 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

52.3% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Southwestern Adventist University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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52.3%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Southwestern Adventist University rose from 29.9% (entered 1993) to 52.3% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1993 cohort	29.9%
1994 cohort	30.2%
1995 cohort	32.6%
1996 cohort	35.9%
1997 cohort	30.6%
1998 cohort	35.6%
1999 cohort	33.7%
2000 cohort	55.4%
2001 cohort	43.5%
2002 cohort	60.7%
2003 cohort	37.5%
2004 cohort	44.5%
2005 cohort	45.6%
2006 cohort	29.4%
2007 cohort	38.2%
2008 cohort	40.2%
2009 cohort	44.5%
2010 cohort	46.8%
2011 cohort	37%
2012 cohort	49.1%
2013 cohort	39.8%
2014 cohort	42.7%
2015 cohort	45.5%
2016 cohort	47%
2017 cohort	41.1%
2018 cohort	52.3%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1993–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$11,937	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$11,500	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$13,056	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$14,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$14,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$14,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,097	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$18,050	$6,100
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	—	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$16,500	$7,125
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$16,500	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	—	$9,973
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$24,725	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$23,750	$6,516
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$25,000	$7,250
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,486	$7,951
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$24,793	$8,279
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$25,000	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$26,300	$10,690
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$26,171	$14,750
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$27,000	$15,750
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$27,000	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$26,998	$12,000

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$43,643

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$47,714

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$52,946

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Southwestern Adventist University admitted 594 of 758 applicants in Fall 2024. The 78.4% rate describes that application pool.

78.4%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $24,588 tuition · 2023–24 570 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 910–12001600

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Admissions

Southwestern Adventist University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Southwestern Adventist University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 465–610 and Math was 445–590 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 910–1200 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	465	525	610
SAT Math	445	510	590
ACT Composite	17	19	25

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Southwestern Adventist University received 758 applications and admitted 594 (78.4%), with 123 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

78.4%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	64.2%
Fall 2002	58.2%
Fall 2003	61.7%
Fall 2004	46.6%
Fall 2005	46.6%
Fall 2006	49.1%
Fall 2007	48.4%
Fall 2008	49.5%
Fall 2009	55.8%
Fall 2010	—
Fall 2013	53.9%
Fall 2014	49.6%
Fall 2015	48.5%
Fall 2016	50%
Fall 2017	62.4%
Fall 2018	55.3%
Fall 2019	57.7%
Fall 2020	62.3%
Fall 2021	57.5%
Fall 2022	53.6%
Fall 2023	55.5%
Fall 2024	78.4%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

910–1200Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	850	1080
Fall 2002	830	1070
Fall 2003	855	1105
Fall 2004	870	1090
Fall 2005	870	1090
Fall 2006	870	1090
Fall 2007	820	1030
Fall 2008	863	1098
Fall 2009	838	1083
Fall 2010	830	1070
Fall 2013	830	1090
Fall 2014	810	1020
Fall 2015	780	1000
Fall 2016	820	1010
Fall 2017	900	1140
Fall 2018	910	1110
Fall 2019	880	1090
Fall 2020	900	1100
Fall 2021	900	1130
Fall 2022	900	1180
Fall 2023	910	1200
Fall 2024	910	1200

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

17–25Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	18	23
Fall 2002	17	23
Fall 2003	19	24
Fall 2007	18	22
Fall 2008	19	24
Fall 2009	16	22
Fall 2010	17	24
Fall 2013	17	22
Fall 2014	16	21
Fall 2015	17	22
Fall 2016	17	23
Fall 2017	18	24
Fall 2018	16	23
Fall 2019	17	22
Fall 2020	17	23
Fall 2021	16	25
Fall 2022	17	24
Fall 2023	17	25
Fall 2024	17	25

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

570Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Southwestern Adventist University fell from 956 (Fall 2002) to 570 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	956
Fall 2003	875
Fall 2004	870
Fall 2005	775
Fall 2006	801
Fall 2007	829
Fall 2008	768
Fall 2009	739
Fall 2010	751
Fall 2011	701
Fall 2012	716
Fall 2013	715
Fall 2014	726
Fall 2015	724
Fall 2016	716
Fall 2017	780
Fall 2018	755
Fall 2019	660
Fall 2020	719
Fall 2021	689
Fall 2022	659
Fall 2023	574
Fall 2024	570

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

73%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Southwestern Adventist University has wandered from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023 — up to 81% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 73%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	77%
Fall 2004 cohort	77%
Fall 2005 cohort	68%
Fall 2006 cohort	63%
Fall 2007 cohort	67%
Fall 2008 cohort	65%
Fall 2009 cohort	66%
Fall 2010 cohort	58%
Fall 2011 cohort	61%
Fall 2012 cohort	72%
Fall 2013 cohort	69%
Fall 2014 cohort	73%
Fall 2015 cohort	72%
Fall 2016 cohort	81%
Fall 2017 cohort	64%
Fall 2018 cohort	68%
Fall 2019 cohort	79%
Fall 2020 cohort	73%
Fall 2021 cohort	79%
Fall 2022 cohort	70%
Fall 2023 cohort	73%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Southwestern Adventist University

Faculty pay at Southwestern Adventist University averages $75,756 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Southwestern Adventist University as a primarily residential campus of 570 undergraduates — and 72.7% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Southwestern Adventist University's SAT section-percentile sums are 910–1200 — their midpoint is near the TX four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Southwestern Adventist University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Southwestern Adventist University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Southwestern Adventist University78.4%

Texas median84.5%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Southwestern Adventist University$25,380

Texas median$13,498

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Southwestern Adventist University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Southwestern Adventist University$52,946

Texas median$54,132

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Southwestern Adventist University, Texas and national reference values
Metric & basis	Southwestern Adventist University	Texas median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	78.4%	84.5%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$25,380	$13,498	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$52,946	$54,132	$53,781

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Southwestern Adventist University report?

Southwestern Adventist University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 910–1200 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Southwestern Adventist University's acceptance rate?

78.4% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 594 admitted from 758 applicants.

How much does Southwestern Adventist University cost?

At Southwestern Adventist University, tuition is $25,380. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Southwestern Adventist University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $52,946. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Texas

Southern Methodist University — 63.3% admitted
The University of Texas at Arlington — 79.9% admitted
The University of Texas at Dallas — 65.1% admitted
Saint Edward's University — 81.4% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Read the date and population definitions.