Southern Nazarene University

Southern Nazarene University is a private nonprofit college in Bethany, OK. Its average net price is $15,955 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$15,556
$30,001 to $48,000$15,803
$48,001 to $75,000$15,495
$75,001 to $110,000$16,225
$110,001 and up$17,112
$32,750Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$32,750Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$15,955Average Net Price
$9,987Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,528Books and Supplies
$4,157Other Expenses
52.5%Students on Pell Grants
63.6%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

Not publishedAcceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$50,892
8 years after entry$53,442
10 years after entry$59,257
46.5%Graduation Rate
72.9%Retention Rate
$22,250Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Bethany, OKLocation
Large suburbSetting
1,455Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$37,052 National median for this major n=3,388Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$57,573 n=108$27,000 n=130
Business and Commerce$54,795 National median for this major n=25,511Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications$59,944 National median for this major n=1,197Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$34,501 National median for this major n=3,700Not published
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Graphic Communications$29,510 National median for this major n=3,935Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$36,985 National median for this major n=2,289Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$44,549 Small program - rough guide n=36$37,837 Small program - rough guide n=44
Human Resources Management and Services$72,585 Small program - rough guide n=63$30,578 Small program - rough guide n=80
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$44,294 Small program - rough guide n=44$26,084 Small program - rough guide n=35
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology$29,880 National median for this major n=416Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries$35,268 National median for this major n=1,162Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physical Sciences, General$49,783 National median for this major n=276Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Registered Nursing$76,042 Small program - rough guide n=46Not published
Religious Education$36,920 National median for this major n=720Not published
Research and Experimental Psychology$38,319 National median for this major n=11,840Not published
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published
Theological and Ministerial Studies$36,786 National median for this major n=1,754Not published

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