Southwest Baptist University
Bolivar, Missouri · Website
$43,112
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$43,112
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Southwest Baptist University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Bolivar, Missouri with 1,341 undergraduates and 489 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $21,677 a year (tuition and fees $30,566). It admits 68% of applicants and 55% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $43,112 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,957 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$21,677
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$30,566
US median $11,837
Admission rate
68%
US median 78%
Completion rate
55%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,957
About $222 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$43,112
Rank 2,218 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $21,677
- Tuition and fees
- $30,566
- Cost of attendance
- $40,301
- Students with a need-based grant
- 36%
- Students with federal loans
- 50%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $21,978
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $17,947
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $19,633
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $22,016
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $23,857
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $21,908 in 2015-16 to $30,566 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1,088
- SAT reading, middle
- 540
- SAT math, middle
- 565
- ACT, middle
- 22
- Undergraduates
- 1,341
- Graduate students
- 489
- Part-time students
- 21%
- Women
- 62%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 55%
- Retention rate
- 65%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 65
- Endowment
- $31.3M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,218 of 5,094 US colleges and 52 of 120 in Missouri (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MO median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $21,677 | $17,598 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $30,566 | $14,822 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 68% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 55% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 65% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,957 | $16,750 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $38,855 | $37,504 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $43,112 | $41,138 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 59% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 68% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
65 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 106 | $18,600 | $59,620 | $71,927 | $80,813 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 71 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Education, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 56 | $13,487 | $45,224 | $50,567 | $65,824 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 51 | $22,308 | $69,273 | $78,525 | $88,910 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $19,550 | $30,837 | $58,770 | $54,562 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $23,000 | $27,348 | $36,697 | $47,382 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $23,512 | $30,870 | $43,058 | $50,706 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 22 | $22,238 | $55,651 | $56,186 | $71,685 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | $62,016 | $107,009 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | $56,182 | $68,257 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 14 | $14,000 | $47,271 | $54,644 | $65,389 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral | Doctoral | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $25,762 | $35,507 | $41,618 | $51,389 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,535 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | $38,801 | Withheld | $58,716 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | $51,304 | Withheld | $103,485 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,125 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | $25,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $51,790 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,378 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Bolivar and Missouri on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in Missouri
Questions and answers
How much does Southwest Baptist University cost?
$21,677 a year is the average net price at Southwest Baptist University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $30,566, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $40,301. Families earning under $30,000 pay $21,978 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Southwest Baptist University?
68% of applicants are admitted to Southwest Baptist University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,088 and the middle ACT score is 22. The median admission rate of colleges in Missouri is 76%.
How much do Southwest Baptist University graduates earn?
$43,112 a year is the median pay of former Southwest Baptist University students who work, 10 years after they started ($38,855 after 6 years). That ranks 2,218 of 5,094 US colleges and 52 of 120 in Missouri. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Education, General (Doctoral) at $75,701.
How much student debt do Southwest Baptist University graduates have?
$20,957 is the median federal student loan debt of Southwest Baptist University graduates, about $222 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 50% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Southwest Baptist University?
55% of first-time, full-time students at Southwest Baptist University finish within 6 years. 65% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Southwest Baptist University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (106 associate's graduates), Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (71 professional graduates), Education, General (56 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 65 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.