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 student loan default rate at SVU is 3%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The bachelor's degree is the highest award offered at SVU.
• For the <nil> academic year, 81% of the faculty were full-time.

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:	www.svu.edu

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	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	Required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into SVU?

With an acceptance rate of 100%, SVU is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 99%, and the acceptance rate for women is 100%.

Average Test Scores

About 9% 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 518 and 623. Math scores were between 500 and 603.

SVU received ACT scores from 52% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 27. Math scores were between 17 and 26. Composite scores were between 17 and 26.

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 54% of students took out student loans averaging $7,006 a year. That adds up to $28,024 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SVU is 3.0%. 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 Virginia University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,170 undergraduate students at SVU, with 1,018 being full-time and 152 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,018 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	12
Black or African American	47
Hispanic or Latino	58
White	782
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	107

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.

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

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