Southwestern Adventist University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Southwestern Adventist University

Southwestern Adventist University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Keene, Texas (town: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 570 students of which 906 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Southwestern Adventist University is categorized as “22” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 78.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,031 and an ACT midpoint of 21. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $22,778, with published in-state tuition of $25,380 and a Pell grant recipient share of 42.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $26,998, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 46.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 72.7%. Graduates earn a median of $52,946 ten years after enrolling, compared with $43,643 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 48100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 61.7% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.