Southern Wesleyan University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Wesleyan Church
Population 250,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,845 (80%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (65%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 599
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 58%
From Region 28%
Athletes 307 (52.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 68%
Black 14%
Hispanic 10%
Mixed 4%
International 2%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%

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
School of Arts and Sciences 118 39% 60% 0% 22% 10% 3% $50,221 1 -1.08 24 94% 11.5%
Computer Science 5 — 80% 60% 0% 40% 0% 0% $91,897 13 -0.97 91 — — — — —
Chemistry 2 +2 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $60,218 8 -1.10 51 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,144 12 -0.88 56 — — — — —
Biology 7 +1 43% 71% 0% 14% 14% 0% $54,397 7 -1.40 35 90% — — — —
Environmental Science 3 +1 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,971 14 -0.96 26 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,983 14 -0.96 26 — — — — —
Exercise Science 11 — 45% 55% 0% 18% 9% 9% $50,704 7 -1.29 25 — — — — —
Nursing — — — — — — — — $75,776 1 -1.64 79 — — — — —
Pre-Medicine 3 +1 100% 33% 0% 33% 0% 0% $57,275 16 -0.77 43 — — — — —
Sport Management 8 — 75% 38% 0% 38% 12% 0% $49,462 8 -1.25 22 92% — — — —
Christian Ministry 12 — 67% 92% 0% 8% 0% 0% $42,488 11 -1.03 9 95% 10.0% — — —
English 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,025 10 -1.02 11 — — — — —
History 4 — 25% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $45,492 5 -1.12 14 — — — — —
Communication Studies 6 — 67% 67% 0% 17% 0% 17% $46,539 5 -1.43 16 — — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 15 — 0% 47% 0% 27% 13% 7% $47,669 15 -0.66 18 91% 13.2% — — —
Human Services 9 — 22% 44% 0% 33% 11% 0% $44,970 10 -0.98 13 96% 10.7% — — —
Psychology 16 — 25% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $45,405 4 -1.47 14 — — — — —
Social Sciences 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $46,319 6 -0.96 15 — — — — —
Music 3 — 0% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $45,948 46 -0.09 15 — — — — —
Criminology 4 +1 25% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $53,502 14 -0.88 33 100% — — — —
Forensic Science and Technology 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,740 10 -1.12 28 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 45 71% 51% 0% 27% 11% 0% $66,633 34 -0.58 65 93% 7.3%
Business Administration 44 — 70% 52% 0% 25% 11% 0% $66,734 29 -0.57 65 93% 7.3% — — —
Digital Marketing 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $62,192 9 -1.20 56 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 21 29% 95% 0% 0% 5% 0% $63,823 22 +1.51 60 100%
Early Childhood Education 3 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,234 95 +1.78 61 100% — — — —
Elementary Education 9 — 11% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,234 95 +1.78 61 100% — — — —
Physical Education 4 — 75% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $62,941 77 +0.64 58 — — — — —
Special Education - Intellectual Disabilities 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,955 90 +1.21 60 — — — — —
Music Education 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,272 99 +1.78 58 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $32,500
ROI Percentile 39th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 69%
4-Year Graduation Rate 50%
6-Year Graduation Rate 52%
Transfer-Out Rate 33%

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 28.8% 53 72% 49% 0% 28% 11% 0% $64,041 10 -0.68 60 93% 7.3%
Social Sciences 26.1% 48 21% 50% 0% 27% 15% 4% $46,211 2 -1.10 15 93% 12.3%
Education 9.8% 18 28% 94% 0% 0% 6% 0% $63,916 93 +1.46 60 100% —
Humanities 9.2% 17 53% 88% 0% 12% 0% 0% $43,285 2 -1.05 10 95% 10.0%
Health Sciences 7.6% 14 57% 50% 0% 21% 7% 7% $52,112 1 -1.18 29 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.8% 7 43% 71% 0% 14% 14% 0% $54,397 6 -1.40 35 90% —
Professional 3.8% 7 29% 57% 0% 14% 14% 0% $52,747 6 -0.99 31 100% —
Arts 3.3% 6 17% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $54,610 64 +0.84 36 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.7% 5 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,976 13 -0.96 26 — —
Computer Science 2.7% 5 80% 60% 0% 40% 0% 0% $91,897 19 -0.97 91 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.2% 4 25% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $61,181 6 -0.99 53 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 9 #340 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 9 #480 — —

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
Track & Field (combined) 75 $329K $329K $0
Baseball 72 $710K $710K $0
Soccer 31 $307K $307K $0
Basketball 28 $380K $380K $0
Total 172 $1.7M $1.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 43 $309K $309K $0
Softball 33 $362K $362K $0
Soccer 29 $306K $306K $0
Lacrosse 21 $285K $285K $0
Volleyball 19 $218K $218K $0
Basketball 17 $346K $346K $0
Total 135 $1.8M $1.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 118 $639K $639K $0
Baseball 72 $710K $710K $0
Soccer 60 $613K $613K $0
Basketball 45 $727K $727K $0
Softball 33 $362K $362K $0
Lacrosse 21 $285K $285K $0
Volleyball 19 $218K $218K $0
Total 307 $4.2M $4.2M $0

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 No
Acceptance Rate 57%
Yield (non-ED) 32%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 57% 57% 57%

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
Submitted Test Scores 20%
SAT Range 1040 – 1210
SAT Math Range 510 – 590
SAT RW Range 530 – 620