Southern Virginia University Overview

Southern Virginia University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Buena Vista, Virginia. Buena Vista is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

What Is Southern Virginia University Known For?

• The bachelor's degree is the highest award offered at SVU.
• In a recent academic period100% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from SVU makes roughly $50,002 a year. This is 23% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Southern Virginia University?

Contact details for SVU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1 University Hill Drive, Buena Vista, VA 24416
Phone:	540-261-8400
Website:	svu.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/southernvirginia
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/SVUedu

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How Do I Get Into SVU?

You can apply to SVU online at: svu.edu/application/

Admission Requirements for SVU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into SVU?

Since SVU has an acceptance rate of 99%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 48% of accepted students are men and 52% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 99%, and the acceptance rate for women is 100%.

Average Test Scores

About 4% of students accepted to SVU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 450 and 620. Math scores were between 450 and 630.

SVU received ACT scores from 23% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 24. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

Can I Afford Southern Virginia University?

The overall average net price of SVU is $23,149. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At SVU, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $8,256 a year. That adds up to $33,024 over four years for those students.

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Southern Virginia University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,140 undergraduate students at SVU, with 1,016 being full-time and 124 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,016 full-time undergraduates at SVU, 51% are male and 49% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	10
Black or African American	41
Hispanic or Latino	46
White	765
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	142

Geographic Diversity

Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Southern Virginia University. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 4 countries are represented at SVU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Japan, and Jamaica.

Southern Virginia University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Business/Commerce	44	44
General Psychology	42	42
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	23	23
General Biology	14	14
General English Literature	14	14
Liberal Arts General Studies	14	14
General Visual & Performing Arts	14	14
Music	10	10
Computer Information Systems	9	9
Human Development & Family Studies	9	9
History	7	7
Political Science & Government	5	5
Mathematics	4	4
Romance Languages	3	3
Drama & Theater Arts	3	3
Philosophy	2	2
Classical Languages & Literature	0	0
TOTAL	217	217

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 Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.