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Southwest Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bolivar, Missouri. The surrounding location of Bolivar is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

$26,623 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
96% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Southwest Baptist University?

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Contact details for Southwest Baptist University are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1600 University Ave, Bolivar, MO 65613-2596
Phone: 800-526-5859
Website: www.sbuniv.edu

How Do I Get Into Southwest Baptist University?

You can apply to Southwest Baptist University online at: www.sbuniv.edu/admissions/apply.php

Admission Requirements for Southwest Baptist University

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Considered but not required
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Recommended
Recommendations Recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Southwest Baptist University?

96% Acceptance Rate
63% Of Accepted Are Women
9% Submit SAT Scores
Southwest Baptist University has the high acceptance rate of 96%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 98%, and the acceptance rate for women is 95%.

Average Test Scores

About 9% of students accepted to Southwest Baptist University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 600. Math scores were between 520 and 610.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Southwest Baptist University  ( 480 to 600 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Southwest Baptist University  ( 520 to 610 )
200
800
Southwest Baptist University received ACT scores from 69% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 26. Math scores were between 17 and 25. Composite scores were between 18 and 25.

ACT English Scores for Southwest Baptist University  ( 17 to 26 )
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ACT Math Scores for Southwest Baptist University  ( 17 to 25 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Southwest Baptist University  ( 18 to 25 )
1
36

Can I Afford Southwest Baptist University?

$26,623 Net Price
64% Take Out Loans
2.5% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Southwest Baptist University is $26,623. 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 Southwest Baptist University, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $6,873 a year. That adds up to $27,492 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Southwest Baptist University is 2.5%. 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.

Southwest Baptist University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,352 Full-Time Undergraduates
61% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,101 undergraduate students at Southwest Baptist University, with 1,352 being full-time and 749 being part-time.

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There are also 608 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,352 full-time undergraduates at Southwest Baptist University, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southwest Baptist University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 11
Black or African American 66
Hispanic or Latino 50
White 976
International Students 34
Other Races/Ethnicities 215

Geographic Diversity

Missouri students aren't the only ones who study at Southwest Baptist University. At this time, 15 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 27 countries are represented at Southwest Baptist University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, United Kingdom, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Southwest Baptist University

324 Took All Classes Online
1,181 Took At Least One Class Online
-5.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 1,181 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Southwest Baptist University has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of Southwest Baptist University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Southwest Baptist University was -5.0%. This is the #1,717 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Southwest Baptist University 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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