By the numbers

Undergraduate Enrollment	795
In-state Tuition (per semester hour, unless noted)	$581
Out-of-state Tuition (per semester hour, unless noted)	N/A
Yearly Room and Board	$5,001-7,000
% of Students on Financial Aid	89
Median ACT	17
% of African American Students	13
% of Asian American Students	6
% of Hispanic Students	24
% of International Students	15
Student/Teacher Ratio	15:1
Number of Full-time Faculty	54
Student Male/Female Ratio	44/56
Greek System?	No
% of Students Who Live on Campus?	86
% of Students Who Graduate in Four Years	25
% Who Graduate Overall	37
% of Freshmen Who Return	68
% Of Alumni Who Give $$ to School	11.5

Southwestern Adventist University

Team Name:

Knights

Address:

100 W. Hillcrest Street
Keene, TX 76059

Web:

swau.edu

Phone:

800-433-2240

Undergraduate Enrollment

795

Points of Distinction

Part of the international education system of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, a Protestant denomination; accepts students of all faiths
Small class size
Friendly social environment

Keene’s striking petrified wood Mizpah Gate welcomes students to Southwestern Adventist University, where approximately 900 undergraduates study the university’s faith-based curriculum. SAU offers students many opportunities to nourish their spirituality. Small Bible study groups provide intimate faith exploration, while the university’s S.O.U.L. Drama Team appeals to extroverts. Southwestern Adventist’s academic menu lists 37 bachelor’s degrees and 20 pre-professional programs. The university’s nursing program continues to expand and attract top candidates. Students majoring in communications receive lots of hands-on training at the university’s FM radio station, recording studio, digital audio production facility, and cable television station.

Physical nourishment is as important as spiritual sustenance, and Southwestern Adventist has the largest vegetarian buffet in the state. (The campus is also surrounded by at least five Taco Bells.) Southwestern Adventist students often belong to one or more of the school’s 17 clubs and organizations. They also congregate at the student center to watch television, play pool, and generally relax outside the classroom. Keene is a small, rural town that values education and is close to a number of state parks and recreational lake areas. Fort Worth’s cultural district is 35 minutes from campus, and Dallas hot spots are less than an hour away.