Southwestern Adventist University
Keene, TX100 W Hillcrest, Keene, TX 76059
817-645-3921
Southwestern Adventist University is a private, coeducational university located in Keene, Texas. The university is affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It was established in 1892 as Southwestern Union College and later renamed Southwestern Adventist University in 1997. The university offers a variety of undergraduate and graduate programs.
Southwestern Adventist University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate, baccalaureate, and master's degrees. The university is also accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the Association for Biblical Higher Education, and the Texas Education Agency.
The university offers a variety of undergraduate programs including business, education, nursing, and liberal arts. The graduate programs offered include business, education, nursing, and theology.
Southwestern Adventist University has a total enrollment of 1,764 students. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14-to-1. The university has an endowment of $32 million.
The university is located on a 200-acre campus in Keene, Texas. The campus includes a variety of academic and residential buildings. The university also has a variety of athletic facilities including a gymnasium, tennis courts, and a swimming pool.
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 754
Acceptance Rate: 62.30%
Type: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Main Website: https://www.swau.edu/
Financial Aid: https://www.swau.edu/finances/aid/
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $34834
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $34834
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at Southwestern Adventist University is $135734.83. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.
We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at Southwestern Adventist University. For graduates of Southwestern Adventist University, we saw an average early-career income of $49300.00 and mid-career income of $85200.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.