Southern Adventist University

4881 Taylor Cir
Collegedale, TN 37315-0370
(423) 236-2000
www.southern.edu
fax:(423) 236-1000
president:Gordon Bietz
2313 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.38 Graduation Rate 0.6
0.52 0.66

STUDENT RATIO
2825

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

 19790 | 19790

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION
2348

CLASS SIZE
23

MEDIAN ACT SCORES
Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
515

SAT MATH

535

SAT READING

525

SAT WRITING

23

ACT COMPOSITE
Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.52
0.66
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
450
515
580
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
470
535
600
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
460
525
590
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
20
23
25
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$26266

Average Monthly Payment

$292

Median Earnings

$38500

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

61%
URL Applyhttps://www.southern.edu/enrollment/admissions/Pages/applynow.aspx
Application Fee25
Percent Admitted (Men)0.4
Percent Admitted (Women)0.38
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment477
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.08
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.11
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.2
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.52
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.03
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0.01
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid0.99
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates7904
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates6000
Applicants Men917
Applicants Women1379
Admissions Total885
Admissions Men367
Admissions Women518
ACT English 25th percentile score20
ACT English 75th percentile score26
ACT Math 25th percentile score18
ACT Math 75th percentile score24
ACT Writing 25th percentile score0
ACT Writing 75th percentile score0
Average SAT Score1050
Median ACT English Score23
Median ACT Math Score21
ACT Median Writing ScoreNot Available
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)59%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)82%
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