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Located in Bolivar, Missouri, Southwest Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of Southwest Baptist University is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

Where Is Southwest Baptist University?

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	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	1
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Southwest Baptist University?

With an acceptance rate of 100%, Southwest Baptist University is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 100%, and the acceptance rate for women is 99%.

Average Test Scores

About 7% 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 450 and 563. Math scores were between 478 and 585.

Southwest Baptist University received ACT scores from 61% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 25. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

Can I Afford Southwest Baptist University?

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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. 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.

Southwest Baptist University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,101 undergraduate students at Southwest Baptist University, with 1,352 being full-time and 749 being part-time.

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.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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

In 2022-2023, 1,074 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.

Southwest Baptist University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Education	1	0	0	98	0	99
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	0	41	14	55
Superintendency & Educational System Administration	0	0	32	0	0	32
Elementary Education	0	20	0	0	0	20
Music Education	0	4	0	0	0	4
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	0	4	0	0	0	4
Science Education	0	2	0	0	0	2
Social Science Teacher Education	0	2	0	0	0	2
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	0	2	0	0	0	2
Art Education	0	1	0	0	0	1
Chemistry Education	0	1	0	0	0	1
Speech Teacher Education	0	1	0	0	0	1
Biology Education	0	0	0	0	0	0
English & Language Arts Education	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mathematics Education	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1	37	32	139	14	223

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By JonRidinger under License

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