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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Southern Baptist
Location Bolivar, MO
Population 80,000
Website http://www.sbuniv.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,800 (75%)
Days Without Precipitation 256 (69%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,103
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 67%
From Region 14%
Athletes 55.3%

Racial/Ethnic

White 73%
Black 6%
Mixed 5%
International 3%
Hispanic 2%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 42.4% 42.4% 2012 Men: 40.7% 40.7% 2013 Men: 44.0% 44.0% 2014 Men: 41.6% 41.6% 2015 Men: 41.4% 41.4% 2016 Men: 44.9% 44.9% 2017 Men: 44.1% 44.1% 2018 Men: 41.5% 41.5% 2019 Men: 38.3% 38.3% 2020 Men: 43.0% 43.0% 2021 Men: 37.6% 37.6% 2022 Men: 45.2% 45.2% 2023 Men: 47.4% 47.4% 2024 Men: 46.8% 46.8%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2012 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2013 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2014 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2015 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2016 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2017 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2018 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2019 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2020 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2024 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2011 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2012 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2013 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2014 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2015 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2016 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2017 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2018 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2020 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2011 Black: 3.6% 3.6% 2012 Black: 5.7% 5.7% 2013 Black: 4.2% 4.2% 2014 Black: 7.8% 7.8% 2015 Black: 6.9% 6.9% 2016 Black: 9.4% 9.4% 2017 Black: 7.2% 7.2% 2018 Black: 8.7% 8.7% 2019 Black: 7.5% 7.5% 2020 Black: 6.4% 6.4% 2021 Black: 7.8% 7.8% 2022 Black: 8.5% 8.5% 2023 Black: 7.5% 7.5% 2024 Black: 5.6% 5.6% 2011 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2012 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3% 2013 Hispanic: 1.7% 1.7% 2014 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6% 2015 Hispanic: 0.9% 0.9% 2016 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2017 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2018 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3% 2019 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5% 2020 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6% 2021 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2022 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8% 2023 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8% 2024 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5% 2011 White: 90.3% 90.3% 2012 White: 86.6% 86.6% 2013 White: 89.9% 89.9% 2014 White: 87.1% 87.1% 2015 White: 88.1% 88.1% 2016 White: 81.4% 81.4% 2017 White: 83.4% 83.4% 2018 White: 83.4% 83.4% 2019 White: 80.3% 80.3% 2020 White: 85.3% 85.3% 2021 White: 82.5% 82.5% 2022 White: 82.2% 82.2% 2023 White: 83.2% 83.2% 2024 White: 83.3% 83.3% 2011 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2012 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2013 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2014 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2015 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2016 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2017 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2018 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2019 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2020 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2022 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2023 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2024 International: 1.2% 1.2%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2022 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2025 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2020 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2021 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2022 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2025 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2020 Black: 5.8% 5.8% 2021 Black: 5.0% 5.0% 2022 Black: 4.9% 4.9% 2023 Black: 5.6% 5.6% 2024 Black: 7.0% 7.0% 2025 Black: 6.3% 6.3% 2020 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2021 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8% 2022 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0% 2023 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9% 2024 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2025 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2020 White: 78.3% 78.3% 2021 White: 74.3% 74.3% 2022 White: 73.5% 73.5% 2023 White: 72.3% 72.3% 2024 White: 74.4% 74.4% 2025 White: 73.0% 73.0% 2020 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2021 International: 2.5% 2.5% 2022 International: 2.6% 2.6% 2023 International: 3.5% 3.5% 2024 International: 2.8% 2.8% 2025 International: 3.3% 3.3%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Southwest Baptist University 233 36% / 64% 4% $54,868 45 96%
Computer Science 6 — 83% / 17% 0% $65,049 69 100%
Computer Software and Media Applications 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Computer and Information Science 4 — 100% / 0% 0% $71,376 79 —
Cybersecurity 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Chemistry 3 — 33% / 67% 0% — — —
Mathematics — — — — $86,010 91 95%
Biology 10 — 20% / 80% 0% $67,534 73 91%
Agribusiness 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Exercise Science 32 — 47% / 53% 6% $51,250 35 95%
Nursing 30 — 3% / 97% 0% $77,800 85 96%
Accounting 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $71,121 78 —
Business 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $61,641 62 —
Business Administration 19 — 63% / 37% 11% $59,325 57 100%
Health Administration 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $60,667 60 90%
International Business 3 — 67% / 33% 100% $72,258 80 —
Marketing 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $61,893 63 —
Sports Management 8 — 75% / 25% 38% $51,250 35 95%
Bible/Biblical Studies 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $44,544 16 —
Communication 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $48,680 27 —
English 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $45,560 18 —
English Literature — — — — $46,119 20 —
History 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $47,070 22 —
Organizational Communication 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $57,119 52 —
Political Science — — — — $60,248 59 —
Psychology 16 — 19% / 81% 0% $39,458 8 94%
Public Relations — — — — $57,359 52 —
Social Work 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $46,166 20 —
Spanish — — — — $49,348 29 —
Theology 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $43,972 15 —
Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Elementary Education 23 — 4% / 96% 0% $40,265 9 98%
Mathematics Teacher Education 2 — 50% / 50% 0% — — —
Middle School Education 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $40,265 9 98%
Physical Education 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $44,558 16 96%
Science Teacher Education 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $44,543 16 —
Social Studies Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $44,558 16 96%
Speech Teacher Education — — — — $44,543 16 —
Art Education 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $44,558 16 96%
Graphic Design 5 — 40% / 60% 0% — — —
Music 5 — 40% / 60% 0% — — —
Music Education 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $44,558 16 96%
Sacred Music — — — — $44,852 17 —
Studio Art 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $39,158 8 —
Theatre Arts — — — — $38,240 7 —
Criminal Justice 9 — 78% / 22% 0% $51,582 35 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $32,705
ROI Percentile 45th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 65%
4-Year Graduation Rate 46%
6-Year Graduation Rate 55%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 50.1% 50.1% 2012 Graduated: 53.7% 53.7% 2013 Graduated: 51.9% 51.9% 2014 Graduated: 49.2% 49.2% 2015 Graduated: 49.8% 49.8% 2016 Graduated: 48.0% 48.0% 2017 Graduated: 45.4% 45.4% 2018 Graduated: 48.2% 48.2% 2019 Graduated: 46.5% 46.5% 2020 Graduated: 47.8% 47.8% 2021 Graduated: 51.7% 51.7% 2022 Graduated: 43.1% 43.1% 2023 Graduated: 51.2% 51.2% 2024 Graduated: 55.3% 55.3%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 49.1% 49.1% 2012 Men: 48.2% 48.2% 2013 Men: 37.7% 37.7% 2014 Men: 41.6% 41.6% 2015 Men: 43.9% 43.9% 2016 Men: 46.3% 46.3% 2017 Men: 40.2% 40.2% 2018 Men: 43.9% 43.9% 2019 Men: 44.8% 44.8% 2020 Men: 41.1% 41.1% 2021 Men: 44.0% 44.0% 2022 Men: 37.7% 37.7% 2023 Men: 40.6% 40.6% 2024 Men: 51.7% 51.7% 2011 Women: 51.0% 51.0% 2012 Women: 58.9% 58.9% 2013 Women: 61.8% 61.8% 2014 Women: 55.5% 55.5% 2015 Women: 55.0% 55.0% 2016 Women: 49.6% 49.6% 2017 Women: 49.3% 49.3% 2018 Women: 51.1% 51.1% 2019 Women: 47.8% 47.8% 2020 Women: 52.6% 52.6% 2021 Women: 57.4% 57.4% 2022 Women: 48.0% 48.0% 2023 Women: 59.8% 59.8% 2024 Women: 57.9% 57.9%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black White
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 30.8% 30.8% 2012 Black: 15.4% 15.4% 2013 Black: 5.9% 5.9% 2014 Black: 14.3% 14.3% 2015 Black: 22.6% 22.6% 2016 Black: 12.2% 12.2% 2017 Black: 14.3% 14.3% 2018 Black: 22.2% 22.2% 2019 Black: 20.6% 20.6% 2020 Black: 23.3% 23.3% 2021 Black: 14.7% 14.7% 2022 Black: 13.9% 13.9% 2023 Black: 23.5% 23.5% 2024 Black: 12.5% 12.5% 2011 White: 50.3% 50.3% 2012 White: 56.7% 56.7% 2013 White: 54.1% 54.1% 2014 White: 53.2% 53.2% 2015 White: 53.0% 53.0% 2016 White: 52.8% 52.8% 2017 White: 49.0% 49.0% 2018 White: 51.5% 51.5% 2019 White: 51.2% 51.2% 2020 White: 51.8% 51.8% 2021 White: 56.0% 56.0% 2022 White: 49.0% 49.0% 2023 White: 56.2% 56.2% 2024 White: 57.8% 57.8%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Health Sciences 26.6% 62 26% / 74% 3% $64,097 67 95%
Business & Economics 17.6% 41 56% / 44% 20% $60,159 59 97%
Humanities & Social Sciences 15.9% 37 30% / 70% 0% $43,214 14 94%
Education 15.5% 36 19% / 81% 0% $41,304 11 97%
Arts 9.4% 22 27% / 73% 0% $43,658 15 96%
Computer Science 5.2% 12 92% / 8% 0% $67,580 74 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.3% 10 20% / 80% 0% $67,534 73 91%
Professional 3.9% 9 78% / 22% 0% $51,582 35 —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.3% 3 33% / 67% 0% — — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.4% 1 100% / 0% 0% — — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 11 #315 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 11 #461 — —

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.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 96%
Yield (Unbound) 34%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 96% 96% 96%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 88.2% 88.2% 2012 Acceptance: 90.5% 90.5% 2013 Acceptance: 90.2% 90.2% 2014 Acceptance: 61.8% 61.8% 2015 Acceptance: 90.5% 90.5% 2016 Acceptance: 89.7% 89.7% 2017 Acceptance: 73.2% 73.2% 2018 Acceptance: 70.4% 70.4% 2019 Acceptance: 70.9% 70.9% 2020 Acceptance: 73.3% 73.3% 2021 Acceptance: 96.2% 96.2% 2022 Acceptance: 99.5% 99.5% 2023 Acceptance: 99.7% 99.7% 2024 Acceptance: 68.4% 68.4% 2011 Yield: 32.7% 32.7% 2012 Yield: 28.7% 28.7% 2013 Yield: 24.5% 24.5% 2014 Yield: 48.7% 48.7% 2015 Yield: 27.2% 27.2% 2016 Yield: 28.0% 28.0% 2017 Yield: 34.4% 34.4% 2018 Yield: 31.2% 31.2% 2019 Yield: 31.0% 31.0% 2020 Yield: 31.5% 31.5% 2021 Yield: 35.6% 35.6% 2022 Yield: 32.3% 32.3% 2023 Yield: 25.6% 25.6% 2024 Yield: 34.3% 34.3%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,781 1,781 2012 Applicants: 2,079 2,079 2013 Applicants: 2,179 2,179 2014 Applicants: 1,604 1,604 2015 Applicants: 1,857 1,857 2016 Applicants: 1,820 1,820 2017 Applicants: 1,884 1,884 2018 Applicants: 2,064 2,064 2019 Applicants: 2,090 2,090 2020 Applicants: 1,542 1,542 2021 Applicants: 871 871 2022 Applicants: 881 881 2023 Applicants: 1,057 1,057 2024 Applicants: 1,275 1,275 2011 Admitted: 1,571 1,571 2012 Admitted: 1,881 1,881 2013 Admitted: 1,966 1,966 2014 Admitted: 992 992 2015 Admitted: 1,680 1,680 2016 Admitted: 1,632 1,632 2017 Admitted: 1,379 1,379 2018 Admitted: 1,453 1,453 2019 Admitted: 1,481 1,481 2020 Admitted: 1,131 1,131 2021 Admitted: 838 838 2022 Admitted: 877 877 2023 Admitted: 1,054 1,054 2024 Admitted: 872 872 2011 Enrolled: 514 514 2012 Enrolled: 540 540 2013 Enrolled: 482 482 2014 Enrolled: 483 483 2015 Enrolled: 457 457 2016 Enrolled: 457 457 2017 Enrolled: 474 474 2018 Enrolled: 453 453 2019 Enrolled: 459 459 2020 Enrolled: 356 356 2021 Enrolled: 298 298 2022 Enrolled: 283 283 2023 Enrolled: 270 270 2024 Enrolled: 299 299

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 56%
SAT Range 810 – 1210
SAT Math Range 380 – 600
SAT RW Range 430 – 610

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 830 830 2012 25th: 850 850 2013 25th: 830 830 2014 25th: 910 910 2015 25th: 830 830 2016 25th: 860 860 2017 25th: 900 900 2018 25th: 990 990 2019 25th: 890 890 2020 25th: 950 950 2021 25th: 1000 1000 2022 25th: 928 928 2023 25th: 960 960 2024 25th: 810 810 2011 75th: 1150 1150 2012 75th: 1080 1080 2013 75th: 1110 1110 2014 75th: 1220 1220 2015 75th: 1060 1060 2016 75th: 1100 1100 2017 75th: 1180 1180 2018 75th: 1213 1213 2019 75th: 1165 1165 2020 75th: 1153 1153 2021 75th: 1210 1210 2022 75th: 1148 1148 2023 75th: 1200 1200 2024 75th: 1210 1210

SAT Math

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 420 420 2012 25th: 430 430 2013 25th: 430 430 2014 25th: 470 470 2015 25th: 420 420 2016 25th: 430 430 2017 25th: 440 440 2018 25th: 490 490 2019 25th: 450 450 2020 25th: 480 480 2021 25th: 520 520 2022 25th: 478 478 2023 25th: 460 460 2024 25th: 380 380 2011 75th: 580 580 2012 75th: 550 550 2013 75th: 560 560 2014 75th: 620 620 2015 75th: 530 530 2016 75th: 550 550 2017 75th: 600 600 2018 75th: 603 603 2019 75th: 565 565 2020 75th: 583 583 2021 75th: 610 610 2022 75th: 585 585 2023 75th: 600 600 2024 75th: 600 600

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 410 410 2012 25th: 420 420 2013 25th: 400 400 2014 25th: 440 440 2015 25th: 410 410 2016 25th: 430 430 2017 25th: 460 460 2018 25th: 500 500 2019 25th: 440 440 2020 25th: 470 470 2021 25th: 480 480 2022 25th: 450 450 2023 25th: 500 500 2024 25th: 430 430 2011 75th: 570 570 2012 75th: 530 530 2013 75th: 550 550 2014 75th: 600 600 2015 75th: 530 530 2016 75th: 550 550 2017 75th: 580 580 2018 75th: 610 610 2019 75th: 600 600 2020 75th: 570 570 2021 75th: 600 600 2022 75th: 563 563 2023 75th: 600 600 2024 75th: 610 610

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0% 2012 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2013 Submitted: 92.0% 92.0% 2014 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2015 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2016 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0% 2017 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0% 2018 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2019 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2020 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2021 Submitted: 78.0% 78.0% 2022 Submitted: 68.0% 68.0% 2023 Submitted: 73.0% 73.0% 2024 Submitted: 56.0% 56.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.