SOUTHWESTERN ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY E-18

PO Box 567
Keene, TX 76059
Tel: (817)645-3921
Free: 800-433-2240
Fax: (817)556-4744
E-mail: bbaldwin@swau.edu
Web Site: http://www.swau.edu/

Description:

Independent Seventh-day Adventist, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1894. Setting: 150-acre rural campus with easy access to Dallas-Fort Worth. Endowment: $7.6 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $3651 per student. Total enrollment: 1,191. 657 applied, 64% were admitted. 13% from top 10% of their high school class, 33% from top quarter, 74% from top half. 1 National Merit Scholar. Full-time: 821 students, 56% women, 44% men. Part-time: 342 students, 70% women, 30% men. Students come from 50 states and territories, 53 other countries, 39% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 15% Hispanic, 14% black, 6% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 13% international, 36% 25 or older, 31% live on campus, 21% transferred in. Retention: 61% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: education; business/marketing; psychology. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at Tarleton State University, Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences, Andrews University. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Option: deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, SAT or ACT. Required for some: essay, 1 recommendation, interview. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: 8/31. Notification: 9/1.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. Comprehensive fee: $17,392 includes full-time tuition ($11,568), mandatory fees ($290), and college room and board ($5534). Room and board charges vary according to board plan. Part-time tuition: $482 per semester hour.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 10 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Association, SIFE, Education/Psychology Club, Theology Club, Nursing Club. Major annual events: Mimosa Memories, Student Appreciation Weekend. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, student patrols. On-campus residence required in freshman year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Chan Shun Centennial Library with 108,481 books, 457 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $439,467. 50 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Population 5,019. Keene is a small community in a rural area. The climate is temperate. The city is reached by bus lines and U.S. Route 67. There is a local Seventh Day Adventist Church. A shopping center is located seven miles distant. Part-time employment is available.