Southwest Baptist University

Southwest Baptist University is a private nonprofit college in Bolivar, MO. Its average net price is $21,174 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$25,555
$30,001 to $48,000$20,245
$48,001 to $75,000$19,388
$75,001 to $110,000$19,278
$110,001 and up$18,697
$31,500Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$31,500Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$21,174Average Net Price
$10,000Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,000Books and Supplies
$2,634Other Expenses
8.0%Students on Pell Grants
58.0%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

68.4%Acceptance Rate
430 to 610SAT Reading, Middle Half
380 to 600SAT Math, Middle Half
17 to 26ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$44,450
8 years after entry$47,378
10 years after entry$50,155
42.9%Graduation Rate
64.8%Retention Rate
$19,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Bolivar, MOLocation
Distant townSetting
1,341Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

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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
Applied Mathematics$66,131 National median for this major n=2,571Not published
Bible/Biblical Studies$38,041 National median for this major n=2,023Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652Not published
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
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$69,014 National median for this major n=5,201Not 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 Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not 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
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other$33,804 National median for this major n=594Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
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, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not 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=100,431$21,939 Small program - rough guide n=44
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Registered Nursing$67,922 Small program - rough guide n=91$25,200 Small program - rough guide n=62
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Religious Education$36,920 National median for this major n=720Not published
Religious Music and Worship$35,829 National median for this major n=364Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Security Science and Technology$46,655 National median for this major n=2,893Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635Not 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=38,400$20,632 Small program - rough guide n=57
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$37,215 Small program - rough guide n=30Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=51
Theological and Ministerial Studies$36,786 National median for this major n=1,754Not published

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