Southern Nazarene University Overview

Southern Nazarene University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethany, Oklahoma. The suburban atmosphere of Bethany makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

What Is Southern Nazarene University Known For?

• Students at SNU have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 1%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The highest award offered at SNU is the doctor's degree.
• In <nil>, 35% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from SNU makes roughly $52,663 a year. This is 29% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• On average, it takes about 4.0 years for students from SNU to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Southern Nazarene University?

Contact details for SNU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	6729 Nw 39Th Expy, Bethany, OK 73008
Phone:	405-789-6400
Website:	www.snu.edu

How Do I Get Into SNU?

You can apply to SNU online at: https://www.snu.edu/apply/

Southern Nazarene University has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Southern Nazarene University?

The overall average net price of SNU is $32,922. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At SNU, approximately 58% of students took out student loans averaging $6,322 a year. That adds up to $25,288 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SNU is 1.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Southern Nazarene University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,486 undergraduate students at SNU, with 1,260 being full-time and 226 being part-time.

There are also 673 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,260 full-time undergraduates at SNU, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southern Nazarene University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	23
Black or African American	185
Hispanic or Latino	221
White	669
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	142

Geographic Diversity

Oklahoma students aren't the only ones who study at Southern Nazarene University. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 22 countries are represented at SNU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Angola, Saudi Arabia, and Spain.

Online Learning at Southern Nazarene University

In 2020-2021, 960 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SNU has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of SNU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Southern Nazarene University was 42.5%. This is the #736 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at SNU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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 Moonraker0022 at English Wikipedia under License

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