Southern Nazarene University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Church of the Nazarene
Population 1,100,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%)
Sunshine Hours 3,023 (89%)
Days Without Precipitation 280 (87%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,452
Men / Women 45% / 55%
From State 60%
From Region 29%
Athletes 585 (49.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 49%
Hispanic 18%
Black 13%
Mixed 10%
Native American 4%
International 3%
Asian 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Southern Nazarene University 338 46% 51% 1% 15% 17% 2% $65,626 30 -0.29 61 96% 7.4%
Computer Science 8 — 100% 12% 0% 25% 38% 0% $93,399 14 -0.92 91 — — — — —
Network Administration — — — — — — — — $82,058 19 -0.79 83 — — — — —
Network and System Administration/Administrator 6 — 83% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,869 20 -0.75 84 — — — — —
Chemistry 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,864 59 +0.03 72 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,329 39 -0.45 74 — — — — —
Physics — — — — — — — — $79,000 37 -0.33 81 — — — — —
Biochemistry 9 — 22% 44% 0% 11% 11% 0% $71,738 51 +0.02 72 — — — — —
Biology 6 — 17% 17% 0% 0% 33% 17% $67,730 58 +0.15 65 — — — — —
Environmental Biology — — — — — — — — $45,522 7 -1.20 11 — — — — —
Exercise Science 15 — 67% 60% 0% 20% 13% 0% $55,084 23 -0.78 33 94% — — — —
Health and Wellness 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,426 50 -0.07 64 — — — — —
Nursing — — — — — — — — $83,419 13 -0.88 85 100% — — — —
Pre-Occupational Therapy 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $67,192 49 -0.09 64 — — — — —
Pre-Physical Therapy Studies 10 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 20% 0% $68,140 45 -0.14 65 — — — — —
Accounting 8 — 62% 38% 0% 12% 12% 38% $83,703 46 -0.21 85 — — — — —
Business Administration 61 — 44% 52% 3% 10% 20% 2% $84,103 75 +0.34 85 98% 4.7% — — —
Business Management 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $84,103 75 +0.34 85 98% 4.7% — — —
Finance 6 — 83% 67% 0% 17% 0% 0% $85,172 34 -0.48 86 — — — — —
Health Administration 9 — 22% 44% 0% 11% 22% 0% $66,945 66 +0.03 63 — — — — —
Marketing 4 — 75% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $80,968 63 +0.26 82 — — — — —
Organizational Behavior Studies 38 — 50% 53% 0% 24% 13% 0% $80,133 64 +0.30 82 95% — — — —
Sports Management 12 — 83% 33% 0% 17% 17% 17% $55,084 27 -0.65 33 94% — — — —
English 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,544 8 -1.08 9 — — — — —
General Studies 30 — 37% 40% 0% 27% 13% 0% $37,003 0 -1.95 4 100% 13.1% — — —
History 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,306 13 -0.84 17 — — — — —
Pastoral Studies/Counseling 7 — 57% 43% 0% 14% 43% 0% $48,972 38 -0.23 18 — — — — —
Theology 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,559 41 -0.16 19 — — — — —
Youth Ministry — — — — — — — — $48,870 38 -0.24 18 — — — — —
American Politics 7 — 29% 57% 0% 0% 43% 0% $63,033 25 -0.68 55 — — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 25 — 16% 48% 0% 24% 8% 0% $54,590 56 +0.16 32 93% — — — —
Media Studies 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $52,875 18 -0.84 27 — — — — —
Psychology — — — — — — — — $52,698 38 -0.36 27 — — — — —
Psychology 19 — 21% 42% 0% 26% 26% 0% $53,257 14 -0.89 28 — — — — —
Sociology 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,009 22 -0.62 20 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,432 20 -0.72 15 96% — — — —
Elementary Education 5 — 0% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $47,432 20 -0.72 15 96% — — — —
English Education — — — — — — — — $54,692 51 -0.11 32 100% — — — —
Health and Physical Education 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $55,084 37 -0.33 33 94% — — — —
Mathematics Education — — — — — — — — $54,692 41 -0.29 32 100% — — — —
Physical Education 5 — 80% 40% 0% 20% 20% 0% $54,692 34 -0.38 32 100% — — — —
Social Studies Education — — — — — — — — $54,692 51 -0.14 32 100% — — — —
Graphic Communications 9 — 33% 67% 0% 11% 0% 0% $50,899 21 -0.71 22 — — — — —
Music 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,223 47 -0.06 13 — — — — —
Music Education 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $54,692 86 +0.85 32 100% — — — —
Music Management 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $47,701 53 +0.10 15 — — — — —
Music Performance 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,261 47 -0.05 13 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 5 — 60% 40% 0% 40% 0% 0% $59,945 54 +0.01 46 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $33,373
ROI Percentile 61th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 48%
6-Year Graduation Rate 50%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 41.4% 140 52% 51% 1% 14% 16% 5% $79,368 51 +0.15 81 96% 4.7%
Social Sciences 16.0% 54 22% 48% 0% 20% 20% 0% $55,067 35 -0.37 33 93% —
Humanities 12.4% 42 45% 48% 0% 21% 17% 0% $40,260 1 -1.52 6 100% 13.1%
Health Sciences 8.6% 29 55% 55% 0% 10% 17% 0% $61,264 5 -0.46 50 94% —
Arts 6.2% 21 43% 67% 0% 5% 10% 0% $49,321 40 -0.22 19 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.4% 15 20% 33% 0% 7% 20% 7% $70,135 62 +0.07 69 — —
Computer Science 4.1% 14 93% 43% 0% 14% 21% 0% $88,886 15 -0.85 89 — —
Education 4.1% 14 36% 50% 0% 14% 14% 0% $50,571 27 -0.57 22 97% —
Professional 1.5% 5 60% 40% 0% 40% 0% 0% $59,945 26 +0.01 46 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.2% 4 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,230 32 -0.09 72 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 33 #123 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 33 #316 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 167 $1.7M $1.7M -$29K
Soccer 51 $509K $544K -$34K
Baseball 47 $604K $604K $249
Track & Field (indoor) 35 $154K $55K $98K
Track & Field (outdoor) 35 $154K $55K $98K
Other Sports 31 $482K $480K $1K
Basketball 30 $847K $791K $56K
Golf 16 $254K $220K $34K
Bowling 9 $188K $187K $421
Cross Country 9 $144K $143K $1K
Equestrian 1 $8K $6K $1K
Total 382 $5.1M $4.8M $229K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Other Sports 36 $457K $475K -$18K
Softball 36 $518K $528K -$9K
Basketball 33 $761K $723K $38K
Soccer 31 $515K $547K -$31K
Track & Field (indoor) 26 $139K $138K $1K
Track & Field (outdoor) 26 $139K $138K $1K
Volleyball 20 $436K $427K $9K
Equestrian 14 $117K $91K $26K
Golf 9 $188K $157K $31K
Cross Country 8 $51K $49K $1K
Bowling 7 $130K $125K $4K
Total 203 $3.5M $3.4M $53K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 167 $1.7M $1.7M -$29K
Soccer 82 $1.0M $1.1M -$66K
Other Sports 67 $939K $956K -$16K
Basketball 63 $1.6M $1.5M $95K
Track & Field (indoor) 61 $293K $193K $99K
Track & Field (outdoor) 61 $293K $193K $99K
Baseball 47 $604K $604K $249
Softball 36 $518K $528K -$9K
Golf 25 $443K $378K $65K
Volleyball 20 $436K $427K $9K
Cross Country 17 $196K $193K $3K
Bowling 16 $318K $313K $5K
Equestrian 15 $126K $97K $28K
Total 585 $11.2M $10.5M $718K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 100%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 100% 100% 100%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional