Southwestern Christian University
Bethany, Oklahoma · Also known as SCU · Website
$40,391
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$40,391
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Southwestern Christian University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Bethany, Oklahoma with 377 undergraduates and 19 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $20,146 a year (tuition and fees $21,900). 16% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $40,391 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,715 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$20,146
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$21,900
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
16%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,715
About $220 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$40,391
Rank 2,614 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
- $20,146
- Tuition and fees
- $21,900
- Cost of attendance
- $33,305
- Students with a need-based grant
- 47%
- Students with federal loans
- 46%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $18,830
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $16,903
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $18,700
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $22,401
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $26,620
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 $12,830 in 2015-16 to $21,900 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
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 377
- Graduate students
- 19
- Part-time students
- 11%
- Women
- 38%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 16%
- Retention rate
- 58%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 17
- Endowment
- $1.80M
- Other
- Religious affiliation, Open admission
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 2,614 of 5,094 US colleges and 35 of 90 in Oklahoma (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | OK median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $20,146 | $12,429 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $21,900 | $7,921 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 16% | 61% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 58% | 71% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,715 | $15,936 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $34,574 | $34,450 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $40,391 | $37,856 | $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. 37% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 57% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
17 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $19,229 | $30,063 | $46,137 | $54,562 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $32,563 | $38,812 | $49,297 | $68,257 |
| Theology and Religious Vocations, OtherMaster's | Master's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,640 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Human Services, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,597 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Theology and Religious Vocations, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,566 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,125 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,533 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Religious Music and WorshipBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,456 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Bethany and Oklahoma on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Oklahoma
- Homes: Homes for sale in Oklahoma
Questions and answers
How much does Southwestern Christian University cost?
$20,146 a year is the average net price at Southwestern Christian University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $21,900, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $33,305. Families earning under $30,000 pay $18,830 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Southwestern Christian University?
Southwestern Christian University has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Southwestern Christian University graduates earn?
$40,391 a year is the median pay of former Southwestern Christian University students who work, 10 years after they started ($34,574 after 6 years). That ranks 2,614 of 5,094 US colleges and 35 of 90 in Oklahoma. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's) at $38,812.
How much student debt do Southwestern Christian University graduates have?
$20,715 is the median federal student loan debt of Southwestern Christian University graduates, about $220 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 46% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Southwestern Christian University?
16% of first-time, full-time students at Southwestern Christian University finish within 6 years. 58% 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 Christian University?
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (22 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (16 bachelor's graduates), Theology and Religious Vocations, Other (9 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 17 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.