Southwestern Adventist University
Keene, Texas · Website
$52,946
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$52,946
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Southwestern Adventist University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Keene, Texas with 570 undergraduates and 6 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $22,778 a year (tuition and fees $25,380). It admits 78% of applicants and 52% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $52,946 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,998 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$22,778
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$25,380
US median $11,837
Admission rate
78%
US median 78%
Completion rate
52%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,998
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$52,946
Rank 1,247 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
- $22,778
- Tuition and fees
- $25,380
- Cost of attendance
- $35,592
- Students with a need-based grant
- 42%
- Students with federal loans
- 53%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $16,725
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $21,462
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $15,441
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $27,439
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $31,475
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 $19,916 in 2015-16 to $25,380 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
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1,031
- SAT reading, middle
- 525
- SAT math, middle
- 490
- ACT, middle
- 21
- Undergraduates
- 570
- Graduate students
- 6
- Part-time students
- 7.0%
- Women
- 56%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 52%
- Retention rate
- 73%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 38
- Endowment
- $26.5M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, 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 1,247 of 5,094 US colleges and 67 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $22,778 | $18,447 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $25,380 | $9,940 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 78% | 84% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 52% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 73% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,998 | $10,667 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $43,643 | $32,765 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $52,946 | $38,474 | $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. 52% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 65% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
38 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 NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 71 | $27,000 | $76,795 | $88,324 | $88,910 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,535 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,562 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | $27,000 | $33,999 | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Education, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,125 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyOnlineMaster's | Master's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,184 |
| Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,366 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Keene and Texas on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Texas
- Homes: Homes for sale in Texas
Questions and answers
How much does Southwestern Adventist University cost?
$22,778 a year is the average net price at Southwestern Adventist University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $25,380, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $35,592. Families earning under $30,000 pay $16,725 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Southwestern Adventist University?
78% of applicants are admitted to Southwestern Adventist University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,031 and the middle ACT score is 21. The median admission rate of colleges in Texas is 84%.
How much do Southwestern Adventist University graduates earn?
$52,946 a year is the median pay of former Southwestern Adventist University students who work, 10 years after they started ($43,643 after 6 years). That ranks 1,247 of 5,094 US colleges and 67 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $76,795.
How much student debt do Southwestern Adventist University graduates have?
$26,998 is the median federal student loan debt of Southwestern Adventist University graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 53% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Southwestern Adventist University?
52% of first-time, full-time students at Southwestern Adventist University finish within 6 years. 73% 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 Southwestern Adventist University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (71 bachelor's graduates), Theological and Ministerial Studies (9 bachelor's graduates), Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (7 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 38 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.