Southwestern Adventist University
Private College in Keene, TX. Six-year graduation rate 52%. Median 10-year earnings $52,946.
Ten years after entry, the median Southwestern Adventist University student earns $52,946 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. Six-year completion sits at 52%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Graduates carry a median of $26,998 in debt — in line with the national norm. On economic mobility, 2.3% of students travel from the bottom income quintile to the top.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
An acceptance rate of 78% puts Southwestern Adventist University on the accessible end — a realistic target for a broad range of applicants. With 758 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes. 21% of those admitted enroll, which is unremarkable in either direction. Score ranges below describe the middle half of score submitters among enrolled first-years; students who applied test-optional are not represented in them.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 465–610 | 121 (98%) |
| SAT Math | 445–590 | |
| ACT Composite | 17–25 | 38 (31%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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52% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. First-year retention is 73% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. Transfer-out runs to 22% — common enough at this school that the completion rate is measuring a smaller group than the entering class. At 12:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 631 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $20,466 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. The income table below is the number that matters — $16,725 at $0–30k versus $31,475 at $110k+. Grant aid is widespread — 100% of students receive it, averaging $10,863. Most students borrow — 68% take federal loans to cover the gap.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 150 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $16,725 |
| $30–48k | $21,462 |
| $48–75k | $15,441 |
| $75–110k | $27,439 |
| $110k+ | $31,475 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 427 of these 631 students, totalling $3,107,560 — an average of $7,278 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Johnson County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
Accreditation Probation
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)