Bolivar, Missouri · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Town
Overview
Located in Bolivar, Missouri, Southwest Baptist University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a town setting. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,199, made up of 1,710 undergraduates and 489 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Southern Baptist.
Southwest Baptist University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 71 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Education, General, and Physical Therapy/Therapist. It awarded 603 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
65% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.
Key figures
2,199
Students enrolled
65%
First-year retention
603
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
71
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 71
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
65%
First-year retention, part-time students
15%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
233
Associate degrees
161
Master's degrees
146
Doctoral degrees (research)
7
Professional doctorates
56
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
2,199
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,710
Graduate students, fall 2024
489
Full-time, fall 2024
65%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,619
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,036
Graduate students, 2024-25
583
Full-time, 2024-25
57%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
62%
Men
38%
White
64%
Hispanic or Latino
1%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
23%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs with a fully online option
13
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
23%
Students taking some online courses
34%
Campus and services
Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Southern Baptist
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Great Lakes Valley Conference
President
Dr. Richard J. Melson
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization