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Southern Adventist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Collegedale, Tennessee. The suburban atmosphere of Collegedale makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

$27,092 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
74% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Southern Adventist University?

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Contact details for Southern Adventist are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 4881 Taylor Cir, Collegedale, TN 37315-0370
Phone: 423-236-2000
Website: www.southern.edu

How Do I Get Into Southern Adventist?

You can apply to Southern Adventist online at: www.southern.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Southern Adventist

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Considered but not required
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Recommended
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Southern Adventist?

74% Acceptance Rate
59% Of Accepted Are Women
The acceptance rate at Southern Adventist University is 74%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 72%, and the acceptance rate for women is 77%.

Can I Afford Southern Adventist University?

$27,092 Net Price
44% Take Out Loans
1.2% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Southern Adventist is $27,092. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Southern Adventist, approximately 44% of students took out student loans averaging $7,730 a year. That adds up to $30,920 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Southern Adventist is 1.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Southern Adventist University Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,100 Full-Time Undergraduates
55% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,400 undergraduate students at Southern Adventist, with 2,100 being full-time and 300 being part-time.

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There are also 319 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,100 full-time undergraduates at Southern Adventist, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southern Adventist University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 282
Black or African American 129
Hispanic or Latino 574
White 822
International Students 131
Other Races/Ethnicities 162

Geographic Diversity

Tennessee students aren't the only ones who study at Southern Adventist University. At this time, 39 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 48 countries are represented at Southern Adventist. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, Canada, and Bermuda.

Online Learning at Southern Adventist University

137 Took All Classes Online
1,168 Took At Least One Class Online
-0.6% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 1,168 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Southern Adventist has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of Southern Adventist

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Southern Adventist University was -0.6%. This is the #1,649 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Southern Adventist regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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