- The Inkwell
- Missouri
- Southwest Baptist University
Bolivar, MOTown: distantZIP 65613Founded 1878
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1878
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.sbuniv.edu
MissouriReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Southwest Baptist University
Southwest Baptist University is a private nonprofit university in Bolivar, Missouri, with 1,341 undergraduates. It admits 68% of applicants, graduates 43% within six years and costs $21,174 a year after aid.
43%graduate
Admission rate68%
Retention65%
4-year graduation28%
Pell Grant share8.0%
Federal loans58%
$21,174net price / year
68%admission rate
1088average SAT
43%graduate in 6 years
$50,155median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,500median debt
#1,246 of 1,704 for earnings#962 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,279 of 1,738 for graduation rate#522 of 1,552 for selectivity
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
- $43,607tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $31,500
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $31,500
- Average net price
- $21,174national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$25,555
$30,001–48,000$20,245
$48,001–75,000$19,388
$75,001–110,000$19,278
$110,001+$18,697
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 68%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1088
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 430–610
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 380–600
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 17–26
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college68%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college65%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college43%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college8.0%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 43%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 28%
- First-year retention
- 65%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 43%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,450
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $50,155middle 50%: $33,490–$74,261
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$74,261
Median, Southwest Baptist University$50,155
Lower quarter$33,490
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
- 1,341
- Part-time
- 21%
- Women / men
- 62% / 38%
- Average age at entry
- 23.9
- First-generation students
- 36%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 8.0%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 39%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,072 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,376
- Endowment, end of year
- $31,339,322
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White74%
Hispanic2.2%
Black6.6%
Asian1.1%
Two or more races3.9%
U.S. nonresident1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown10%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions46%
Education12%
Parks, recreation & fitness10%
Business & management7.4%
Psychology4.1%
Liberal arts & humanities3.3%
Visual & performing arts3.0%
Computer & information sciences2.8%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 179326. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7571224.