Southern Adventist University

Institution Overview

Type of School:
Private

Total Enrollment:
3,000+

Student-Faculty Ratio:
14:1

Average Acceptance Rate:
63.4% (yield rate 40%)

Average Freshman Retention Rate: 77.5%

Graduation Rate:
64%

Application Deadline:
Rolling 2018–2019

2018–2019 Tuition:
$21,100

Undergraduate Degrees

• Allied Health
- Medical Laboratory Science, BS
- Pre-dental Hygiene, AS
- Pre-nutrition and Dietetics, AS
- Pre-physical Therapy, AS
- Pre-speech Language Pathology and Audiology, AS

• Biology
- Biology, BA
- Biology, Biomedical Emphasis, BS
- Biology, Research Emphasis, BS
- Biology, Teaching Licensure, BA

• Business
- Accounting, AS and BBA
- Business Administration, AS and BS
- Business Administration and Public Relations, BS
- Computer Information Systems, BBA
- Finance, BBA
- Long-Term Care Administration, BS
- Management, BBA
- Marketing, BBA
- Personal Selling, AS

• Chemistry
- Chemistry, BA and BS
- Chemistry, Biochemistry Emphasis, BS
- Chemistry, Teaching Licensure, BA

• Computing
- Computer Science, BA and BS
- Computer Systems Administration, BS

• Education and Psychology
- Liberal Arts Education, BA
- Psychology, BA
- Psychology, Clinical Concentration, BS
- Psychology, Family Systems
Concentration, BS
- Psychology, Industrial/Organizational Concentration, BS
- Psychology, Psychobiology Concentration, BS

• English
- English, Literature Concentration, BA
- English, Professional/Writing Concentration, BA
- English, Teaching Licensure, BA
- English, TESOL Concentration, BA

• History and Political Studies
- History, BA
- History, Teaching Licensure, BA
- International Development Studies, BA
- Political Science, BA

• Journalism and Communication
- Communication Studies, BA
- Journalism, BA
- Mass Communication, BS
- Media Technology, AS
- Public Relations, BS
- Public Relations and Business Administration, BS
- Public Relations and Graphic Design, BS

• Mathematics
- Mathematics, BA and BS
- Mathematics, Teaching Licensure, BA

• Modern Languages
- French, BA
- French, Teaching Licensure, BA
- International Studies, French Emphasis, BA
- International Studies, German Emphasis, BA

- International Studies, Italian Emphasis, BA
- International Studies, Spanish Emphasis, BA
- Spanish, BA
- Spanish, Teaching Licensure, BA

• Music
- Music, BS
- Music Education, Teaching Licensure, BMus
- Music, Performance Emphasis, BS
- Music, Theory and Literature Emphasis, BS

• Nursing
- Nursing, AS, BS, and BSN
- Nursing, RN-BS Consortium

• Physical Education, Health, and Wellness
- Corporate/Community Wellness Management, BS
- Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, Teaching Licensure, BS
- Health Science, BS
- Outdoor Emergency Services, BS
- Outdoor Leadership, AS and BS
- Sports Studies, BS
- Vegetarian Culinary Arts, AS

• Physical Therapist Assistant
- Physical Therapist Assitant, AS

• Physics and Engineering
- Biophysics, BS
- Engineering Studies, AS
- Physics, BA and BS
- Physics, Teaching Licensure, BA

• Religion
- Archaeology, BA
- Biblical Studies BA
- Missions, BA
- Pastoral Care, BA
- Religion, AA
- Religious Education, Teaching Licensure, BA
- Religious Studies, BA
- Theology, BA

• Social Work
- Social Work, BSW
- Social Work, Long-Term Care Administration Emphasis, BSW

• Technology
- Auto Service, AT
- Auto Service Management, BT
- Construction Management, AT and BT

• Visual Art and Design
- Animation, BFA
- Art, BA
- Art, Museum Studies Emphasis, BA
- Art, Therapy Emphasis, BA
- Film Production, BA and BFA
- Fine Arts, BFA
- Graphic Design, AS, BA, and BFA

Southern also offers graduate degrees in the following areas of study: Business, Computing, Counseling, Education, Global Community Development, Nursing, Religion, and Social Work.