Basic Information
Type
Private
Geographical Reach
Regional
Religious Affiliation
Seventh-day Adventist
Population
3,500,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
95 (20%)
Sunshine Hours
2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation
283 (91% 🏖️)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
596
Men / Women
43% / 57%
Athletes
17.0%
Racial/Ethnic
Hispanic
49%
White
17%
Black
13%
Asian
7%
International
6%
Mixed
4%
Native American
2%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2013 Men: 43.6% 43.6%
2014 Men: 43.6% 43.6%
2015 Men: 46.9% 46.9%
2016 Men: 43.7% 43.7%
2017 Men: 44.2% 44.2%
2018 Men: 37.5% 37.5%
2019 Men: 41.1% 41.1%
2020 Men: 46.8% 46.8%
2021 Men: 42.4% 42.4%
2022 Men: 45.4% 45.4%
2023 Men: 37.1% 37.1%
2024 Men: 47.2% 47.2%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2012 Native: 2.6% 2.6%
2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Native: 2.7% 2.7%
2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Native: 2.9% 2.9%
2017 Native: 3.1% 3.1%
2018 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2019 Native: 1.2% 1.2%
2020 Native: 2.4% 2.4%
2021 Native: 2.6% 2.6%
2022 Native: 3.7% 3.7%
2023 Native: 6.2% 6.2%
2024 Native: 2.3% 2.3%
2011 Asian: 11.8% 11.8%
2012 Asian: 9.8% 9.8%
2013 Asian: 3.9% 3.9%
2014 Asian: 2.7% 2.7%
2015 Asian: 2.5% 2.5%
2016 Asian: 7.2% 7.2%
2017 Asian: 7.9% 7.9%
2018 Asian: 5.1% 5.1%
2019 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2020 Asian: 3.7% 3.7%
2021 Asian: 1.3% 1.3%
2022 Asian: 5.2% 5.2%
2023 Asian: 2.3% 2.3%
2024 Asian: 10.2% 10.2%
2011 Black: 8.1% 8.1%
2012 Black: 9.2% 9.2%
2013 Black: 11.8% 11.8%
2014 Black: 7.1% 7.1%
2015 Black: 15.1% 15.1%
2016 Black: 16.5% 16.5%
2017 Black: 14.2% 14.2%
2018 Black: 10.2% 10.2%
2019 Black: 8.4% 8.4%
2020 Black: 14.6% 14.6%
2021 Black: 11.7% 11.7%
2022 Black: 9.7% 9.7%
2023 Black: 17.8% 17.8%
2024 Black: 7.0% 7.0%
2011 Hispanic: 32.4% 32.4%
2012 Hispanic: 31.4% 31.4%
2013 Hispanic: 36.3% 36.3%
2014 Hispanic: 41.1% 41.1%
2015 Hispanic: 29.4% 29.4%
2016 Hispanic: 33.1% 33.1%
2017 Hispanic: 44.9% 44.9%
2018 Hispanic: 44.1% 44.1%
2019 Hispanic: 48.8% 48.8%
2020 Hispanic: 42.7% 42.7%
2021 Hispanic: 54.5% 54.5%
2022 Hispanic: 42.5% 42.5%
2023 Hispanic: 44.2% 44.2%
2024 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2011 White: 37.5% 37.5%
2012 White: 32.7% 32.7%
2013 White: 36.3% 36.3%
2014 White: 33.9% 33.9%
2015 White: 39.5% 39.5%
2016 White: 28.8% 28.8%
2017 White: 22.8% 22.8%
2018 White: 16.1% 16.1%
2019 White: 22.3% 22.3%
2020 White: 20.7% 20.7%
2021 White: 13.6% 13.6%
2022 White: 21.6% 21.6%
2023 White: 17.8% 17.8%
2024 White: 18.0% 18.0%
2011 International: 5.1% 5.1%
2012 International: 10.5% 10.5%
2013 International: 5.9% 5.9%
2014 International: 6.2% 6.2%
2015 International: 7.6% 7.6%
2016 International: 4.3% 4.3%
2017 International: 5.5% 5.5%
2018 International: 15.3% 15.3%
2019 International: 14.5% 14.5%
2020 International: 11.6% 11.6%
2021 International: 14.9% 14.9%
2022 International: 11.2% 11.2%
2023 International: 7.8% 7.8%
2024 International: 2.3% 2.3%
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
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 1.3% 1.3%
2021 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2022 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2023 Native: 1.0% 1.0%
2024 Native: 1.4% 1.4%
2025 Native: 1.8% 1.8%
2020 Asian: 4.4% 4.4%
2021 Asian: 5.6% 5.6%
2022 Asian: 7.4% 7.4%
2023 Asian: 5.9% 5.9%
2024 Asian: 5.8% 5.8%
2025 Asian: 6.7% 6.7%
2020 Black: 13.0% 13.0%
2021 Black: 11.4% 11.4%
2022 Black: 12.5% 12.5%
2023 Black: 11.0% 11.0%
2024 Black: 11.8% 11.8%
2025 Black: 12.8% 12.8%
2020 Hispanic: 46.1% 46.1%
2021 Hispanic: 46.2% 46.2%
2022 Hispanic: 45.8% 45.8%
2023 Hispanic: 49.1% 49.1%
2024 Hispanic: 53.1% 53.1%
2025 Hispanic: 48.7% 48.7%
2020 White: 22.7% 22.7%
2021 White: 23.2% 23.2%
2022 White: 20.9% 20.9%
2023 White: 21.8% 21.8%
2024 White: 19.2% 19.2%
2025 White: 17.4% 17.4%
2020 International: 7.1% 7.1%
2021 International: 6.5% 6.5%
2022 International: 3.2% 3.2%
2023 International: 4.6% 4.6%
2024 International: 4.5% 4.5%
2025 International: 5.7% 5.7%
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
⇅
Southwestern Adventist University
138
44% / 56%
4%
$68,602
79
96%
Computer Science
6 —
83% / 17%
0%
$92,595
95
—
Mathematics
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$67,751
78
—
Biochemistry
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$65,049
74
—
Biology
6 —
17% / 83%
0%
$62,989
71
—
Biomedical Sciences
5 —
20% / 80%
0%
$64,480
73
—
Ecology
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$53,364
50
—
Exercise Science
4 —
50% / 50%
0%
$57,201
59
—
Kinesiology
2 —
100% / 0%
0%
$57,193
59
—
Medical Laboratory Science
— —
—
—
$79,426
88
—
Nursing
43 —
33% / 67%
2%
$89,187
94
95%
Accounting
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$64,452
73
—
Advertising and Public Relations
2 —
0% / 100%
100%
$65,598
75
—
Business Administration
6 —
50% / 50%
0%
$49,187
37
100%
Finance
6 —
83% / 17%
0%
$76,298
86
—
Marketing
8 —
25% / 75%
12%
$60,793
67
—
Operations Management
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$49,187
37
100%
English
5 —
80% / 20%
0%
$50,060
40
—
General Studies
6 —
50% / 50%
0%
$52,471
47
—
History
— —
—
—
$53,330
50
—
International Relations
— —
—
—
$63,453
72
—
Psychology
5 —
40% / 60%
0%
$52,216
46
—
Radio and Television
3 —
100% / 0%
0%
$56,693
58
—
Religious Studies
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$54,045
51
—
School Psychology
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$54,238
52
—
Social Sciences
— —
—
—
$54,878
54
—
Theology
8 —
88% / 12%
12%
$51,878
45
—
Biology Teacher Education
— —
—
—
$56,686
58
—
Elementary Education
9 —
11% / 89%
0%
$50,700
42
—
Digital Media
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$57,307
59
—
Music
— —
—
—
$43,251
20
—
Music Teacher Education
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$53,239
49
—
Criminal Justice
3 —
33% / 67%
0%
$57,626
60
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$27,055
ROI Percentile
79th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
73%
4-Year Graduation Rate
27%
6-Year Graduation Rate
52%
Transfer-Out Rate
22%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 45.6% 45.6%
2012 Graduated: 29.4% 29.4%
2013 Graduated: 38.2% 38.2%
2014 Graduated: 40.2% 40.2%
2015 Graduated: 44.5% 44.5%
2016 Graduated: 46.8% 46.8%
2017 Graduated: 37.0% 37.0%
2018 Graduated: 49.2% 49.2%
2019 Graduated: 39.8% 39.8%
2020 Graduated: 42.7% 42.7%
2021 Graduated: 45.5% 45.5%
2022 Graduated: 47.0% 47.0%
2023 Graduated: 41.1% 41.1%
2024 Graduated: 52.3% 52.3%
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
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 42.9% 42.9%
2012 Men: 22.2% 22.2%
2013 Men: 31.1% 31.1%
2014 Men: 31.5% 31.5%
2015 Men: 48.1% 48.1%
2016 Men: 43.5% 43.5%
2017 Men: 33.3% 33.3%
2018 Men: 52.8% 52.8%
2019 Men: 35.6% 35.6%
2020 Men: 28.6% 28.6%
2021 Men: 38.0% 38.0%
2022 Men: 33.9% 33.9%
2023 Men: 37.9% 37.9%
2024 Men: 49.0% 49.0%
2011 Women: 47.5% 47.5%
2012 Women: 35.8% 35.8%
2013 Women: 43.9% 43.9%
2014 Women: 48.3% 48.3%
2015 Women: 41.5% 41.5%
2016 Women: 49.4% 49.4%
2017 Women: 40.0% 40.0%
2018 Women: 46.2% 46.2%
2019 Women: 43.0% 43.0%
2020 Women: 53.2% 53.2%
2021 Women: 51.8% 51.8%
2022 Women: 57.3% 57.3%
2023 Women: 43.7% 43.7%
2024 Women: 54.4% 54.4%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Asian: 81.2% 81.2%
2012 Asian: 33.3% 33.3%
2013 Asian: 50.0% 50.0%
2014 Asian: 66.7% 66.7%
2015 Asian: 33.3% 33.3%
2016 Asian: 40.0% 40.0%
2017 Asian: 70.0% 70.0%
2018 Asian: 33.3% 33.3%
2019 Asian: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Asian: 50.0% 50.0%
2021 Asian: 100.0% 100.0%
2022 Asian: 42.9% 42.9%
2023 Asian: 66.7% 66.7%
2024 Asian: 69.2% 69.2%
2011 Black: 45.5% 45.5%
2012 Black: 28.6% 28.6%
2013 Black: 25.0% 25.0%
2014 Black: 37.5% 37.5%
2015 Black: 38.9% 38.9%
2016 Black: 43.5% 43.5%
2017 Black: 27.8% 27.8%
2018 Black: 58.3% 58.3%
2019 Black: 21.4% 21.4%
2020 Black: 33.3% 33.3%
2021 Black: 38.9% 38.9%
2022 Black: 38.5% 38.5%
2023 Black: 17.4% 17.4%
2024 Black: 33.3% 33.3%
2011 Hispanic: 43.2% 43.2%
2012 Hispanic: 37.5% 37.5%
2013 Hispanic: 43.2% 43.2%
2014 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2015 Hispanic: 51.4% 51.4%
2016 Hispanic: 43.5% 43.5%
2017 Hispanic: 42.1% 42.1%
2018 Hispanic: 51.9% 51.9%
2019 Hispanic: 44.4% 44.4%
2020 Hispanic: 41.4% 41.4%
2021 Hispanic: 45.2% 45.2%
2022 Hispanic: 42.1% 42.1%
2023 Hispanic: 49.1% 49.1%
2024 Hispanic: 54.7% 54.7%
2011 White: 43.1% 43.1%
2012 White: 22.0% 22.0%
2013 White: 27.0% 27.0%
2014 White: 31.6% 31.6%
2015 White: 42.6% 42.6%
2016 White: 60.0% 60.0%
2017 White: 34.5% 34.5%
2018 White: 52.6% 52.6%
2019 White: 32.4% 32.4%
2020 White: 44.1% 44.1%
2021 White: 42.9% 42.9%
2022 White: 62.1% 62.1%
2023 White: 52.2% 52.2%
2024 White: 52.2% 52.2%
2011 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 International: 18.8% 18.8%
2013 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 International: 28.6% 28.6%
2015 International: 22.2% 22.2%
2016 International: 33.3% 33.3%
2017 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 International: 38.9% 38.9%
2019 International: 37.5% 37.5%
2020 International: 52.6% 52.6%
2021 International: 52.2% 52.2%
2022 International: 46.7% 46.7%
2023 International: 50.0% 50.0%
2024 International: 100.0% 100.0%
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
⇅
Health Sciences
35.5%
49
37% / 63%
2%
$85,270
92
95%
Humanities & Social Sciences
21.7%
30
67% / 33%
3%
$52,461
47
—
Business & Economics
18.1%
25
44% / 56%
12%
$61,331
68
100%
Life & Natural Sciences
9.4%
13
23% / 77%
0%
$62,981
71
—
Education
6.5%
9
11% / 89%
0%
$50,700
42
—
Computer Science
4.3%
6
83% / 17%
0%
$92,595
95
—
Professional
2.2%
3
33% / 67%
0%
$57,626
60
—
Arts
1.4%
2
50% / 50%
0%
$55,273
55
—
Physical Sciences & Math
0.7%
1
100% / 0%
0%
$67,751
78
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
No
Acceptance Rate
58%
Yield (Unbound)
20%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
58%
58%
58%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2013 Acceptance: 53.9% 53.9%
2014 Acceptance: 49.6% 49.6%
2015 Acceptance: 48.5% 48.5%
2016 Acceptance: 50.0% 50.0%
2017 Acceptance: 62.4% 62.4%
2018 Acceptance: 55.3% 55.3%
2019 Acceptance: 57.7% 57.7%
2020 Acceptance: 62.3% 62.3%
2021 Acceptance: 57.5% 57.5%
2022 Acceptance: 53.6% 53.6%
2023 Acceptance: 55.5% 55.5%
2024 Acceptance: 78.4% 78.4%
2013 Yield: 24.1% 24.1%
2014 Yield: 23.3% 23.3%
2015 Yield: 20.5% 20.5%
2016 Yield: 17.4% 17.4%
2017 Yield: 15.3% 15.3%
2018 Yield: 14.7% 14.7%
2019 Yield: 11.8% 11.8%
2020 Yield: 16.6% 16.6%
2021 Yield: 20.9% 20.9%
2022 Yield: 16.9% 16.9%
2023 Yield: 19.5% 19.5%
2024 Yield: 20.7% 20.7%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2013 Applicants: 1,326 1,326
2014 Applicants: 1,424 1,424
2015 Applicants: 1,476 1,476
2016 Applicants: 1,551 1,551
2017 Applicants: 1,350 1,350
2018 Applicants: 1,576 1,576
2019 Applicants: 1,565 1,565
2020 Applicants: 1,342 1,342
2021 Applicants: 1,099 1,099
2022 Applicants: 1,438 1,438
2023 Applicants: 1,468 1,468
2024 Applicants: 758 758
2013 Admitted: 715 715
2014 Admitted: 707 707
2015 Admitted: 716 716
2016 Admitted: 775 775
2017 Admitted: 842 842
2018 Admitted: 872 872
2019 Admitted: 903 903
2020 Admitted: 836 836
2021 Admitted: 632 632
2022 Admitted: 771 771
2023 Admitted: 815 815
2024 Admitted: 594 594
2013 Enrolled: 172 172
2014 Enrolled: 165 165
2015 Enrolled: 147 147
2016 Enrolled: 135 135
2017 Enrolled: 129 129
2018 Enrolled: 128 128
2019 Enrolled: 107 107
2020 Enrolled: 139 139
2021 Enrolled: 132 132
2022 Enrolled: 130 130
2023 Enrolled: 159 159
2024 Enrolled: 123 123
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
100%
SAT Range
910
–
1200
SAT Math Range
440
–
590
SAT RW Range
460
–
610
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
600
800
1000
1200
1400
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2013 25th: 830 830
2014 25th: 810 810
2015 25th: 780 780
2016 25th: 820 820
2017 25th: 900 900
2018 25th: 910 910
2019 25th: 880 880
2020 25th: 900 900
2021 25th: 900 900
2022 25th: 900 900
2023 25th: 910 910
2024 25th: 910 910
2013 75th: 1090 1090
2014 75th: 1020 1020
2015 75th: 1000 1000
2016 75th: 1010 1010
2017 75th: 1140 1140
2018 75th: 1110 1110
2019 75th: 1090 1090
2020 75th: 1100 1100
2021 75th: 1130 1130
2022 75th: 1180 1180
2023 75th: 1200 1200
2024 75th: 1200 1200
SAT Math
300
400
500
600
700
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2013 25th: 410 410
2014 25th: 400 400
2015 25th: 380 380
2016 25th: 400 400
2017 25th: 450 450
2018 25th: 440 440
2019 25th: 420 420
2020 25th: 420 420
2021 25th: 430 430
2022 25th: 440 440
2023 25th: 445 445
2024 25th: 445 445
2013 75th: 540 540
2014 75th: 510 510
2015 75th: 500 500
2016 75th: 500 500
2017 75th: 530 530
2018 75th: 540 540
2019 75th: 540 540
2020 75th: 530 530
2021 75th: 550 550
2022 75th: 580 580
2023 75th: 590 590
2024 75th: 590 590
SAT Reading & Writing
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2013 25th: 420 420
2014 25th: 410 410
2015 25th: 400 400
2016 25th: 420 420
2017 25th: 450 450
2018 25th: 470 470
2019 25th: 460 460
2020 25th: 480 480
2021 25th: 470 470
2022 25th: 460 460
2023 25th: 465 465
2024 25th: 465 465
2013 75th: 550 550
2014 75th: 510 510
2015 75th: 500 500
2016 75th: 510 510
2017 75th: 610 610
2018 75th: 570 570
2019 75th: 550 550
2020 75th: 570 570
2021 75th: 580 580
2022 75th: 600 600
2023 75th: 610 610
2024 75th: 610 610
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2021 Submitted: 63.0% 63.0%
2022 Submitted: 81.0% 81.0%
2023 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2024 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
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.
