- The Inkwell
- Oklahoma
- Southern Nazarene University
Bethany, OKSuburb: largeZIP 73008Founded 1899
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1899
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.snu.edu
OklahomaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Southern Nazarene University
Southern Nazarene University is a private nonprofit university in Bethany, Oklahoma, with 1,455 undergraduates. It graduates 46% within six years and costs $15,955 a year after aid.
46%graduate
Retention73%
4-year graduation44%
Pell Grant share52%
Federal loans64%
$15,955net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
46%graduate in 6 years
$59,257median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,250median debt
#821 of 1,704 for earnings#556 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,164 of 1,738 for graduation rate
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $44,607tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $32,750
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $32,750
- Average net price
- $15,955national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$15,556
$30,001–48,000$15,803
$48,001–75,000$15,495
$75,001–110,000$16,225
$110,001+$17,112
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college73%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college46%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college52%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 46%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 44%
- First-year retention
- 73%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 63%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,892
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $59,257middle 50%: $40,165–$87,633
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$87,633
Median, Southern Nazarene University$59,257
Lower quarter$40,165
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,455
- Part-time
- 19%
- Women / men
- 55% / 45%
- Average age at entry
- 27.3
- First-generation students
- 38%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 52%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 50%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,779 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,999
- Endowment, end of year
- $50,029,010
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White49%
Hispanic18%
Black13%
Asian1.2%
Two or more races10%
U.S. nonresident2.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native3.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.9%
Unknown1.2%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management34%
Liberal arts & humanities10%
Health professions9.5%
Parks, recreation & fitness7.8%
Family & consumer sciences7.0%
Psychology5.3%
Education4.2%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.2%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Magnolia, AR | $16,015 | 46% | $46,635 |
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| North Carolina Central University Durham, NC | $16,708 | 47% | $46,956 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 206862. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7570171.