Southern Wesleyan University
Central, South Carolina · Private nonprofit
At a glance
- Admission rate
- 100%
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1040–1210
- Undergraduates
- 747
- Setting
- Suburb: Midsize
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Test policy
Test optional Applicants may choose whether to send a score.
IPEDS (Fall 2024 admissions, reported 2024-25): Test scores not required for admission, but considered if submitted (test optional). Policies change; confirm on the school's admissions website.
Policy source: nces.ed.gov
SAT scores
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1040–1210
- Reading and Writing
- 530–620
- Math
- 510–590
- Average total
- 1140
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 22–28
The middle 50%: a quarter of admitted students who sent scores scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. The total adds up the two sections' ranges, so it's approximate.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Admissions
- Phone
- (864) 644-5000
Cost
- Tuition
- $30,550per year
- Average net price
- $16,041What students who get federal aid pay on average after grants and scholarships, per year.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 52%
- First-year retention
- 69%
- Median earnings 10 years after entry
- $48,710
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Degrees and programs
Degree levels: associate, bachelor, post-baccalaureate certificate, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
Show all 36 programs
- Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs · bachelor
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research · bachelor
- Communication and Media Studies · bachelor
- Computer and Information Sciences, General · bachelor
- Educational Administration and Supervision · master
- Educational/Instructional Media Design · post-baccalaureate certificate, master, graduate certificate
- Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research · doctoral
- Special Education and Teaching · bachelor
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · bachelor, master
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · bachelor
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services · bachelor
- English Language and Literature, General · bachelor
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies · bachelor
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · associate
- Biology, General · bachelor
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology · bachelor
- Mathematics · bachelor
- Applied Mathematics · bachelor
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · bachelor
- Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other · bachelor
- Religion/Religious Studies · bachelor
- Religious Music and Worship · bachelor
- Chemistry · bachelor
- Psychology, General · bachelor
- Security Science and Technology · bachelor
- Human Services, General · bachelor
- Social Sciences, General · bachelor
- Criminology · bachelor
- Music · bachelor
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs · bachelor
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions · master
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · bachelor
- Business Administration, Management and Operations · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Human Resources Management and Services · master
- Marketing · bachelor
- History · bachelor
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study
Sources
Numbers on this page come from these sources, as of the year shown. Schools change policies and deadlines - check the school's own website before you apply.
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data Data released 2026-11-02; admissions, SAT/ACT, enrollment and test policy: Fall 2024 (IPEDS 2024-25); tuition: 2025-26; net price: 2024-25; graduation rate: 150% completion for the Fall 2019 cohort; retention: Fall 2023 cohort; median earnings 10 years after entry: measured 2022-2023 (2024 dollars)
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study Released 2026-10-15; programs (CIP 2020, 4-digit) by credential level as reported to IPEDS completions for award years 2022-23 and 2023-24
- NCES IPEDS Institutional Characteristics - Directory information (HD2024) - phone and admissions URL — as of 2024-25 collection
- NCES College Navigator profile — as of IPEDS
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