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Southern Adventist University is a private regional university located in Collegedale, Tennessee. Southern Adventist University is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Southern Adventist University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $48,003 10 years after enrolling, 9th in Tennessee, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Southern Adventist University bachelor students earn 3% less than the national average. Southern Adventist University is ranked 21st in Tennessee.
Southern Adventist University’s median net annual cost of $23,733 and average years to graduate of 4.8 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 4 programs at Southern Adventist University sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Business Administration, Education, Theological Studies - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$23,733
Average years to graduate
4.8
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 3 graduate programs at Southern Adventist University - Social Work, Registered Nursing, Clinical / Counseling Psych - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.8 years. 63% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Southern Adventist University is 6% higher than the state average, and 5% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Southern Adventist University, Pell Grant recipients represent 34% of the measured graduating class, 1% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Southern Adventist University graduates within 4.8 years.
Southern Adventist University is in the top 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Southern Adventist University’s economic mobility score of 10.15 is calculated by adjusting the 5.47 economic score of lower-income students by the 34% pell grant recipients within the student body. Southern Adventist University’s EMS of 10.15 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
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The average Title IV recipient at Southern Adventist University pays $23,733 a year, $12,817 less than the $36,550 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $23,733
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Southern Adventist University, 99% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $23,733 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 44% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,730. This is 10% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$6,616
Pell grants
$5,154
State grants
$5,138
Institutional grants
$9,865
Southern Adventist University's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 74% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,914 applicants, of which 1,424 were admitted and 571 enrolled. Southern Adventist University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
92%
83%
Female
59%
59%
First time
66%
59%
In-state
21%
68%
1st generation
18%
35%
White
41%
52%
Black
8%
14%
Hispanic
25%
15%
Asian
13%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
1%
0.3%
Other
13%
12%