Southwestern Adventist University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Keene, Texas. Its campus is in a town setting. Fall 2024 enrollment was 764, made up of 758 undergraduates and 6 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Seventh Day Adventist.
Southwestern Adventist University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 39 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Elementary Education and Teaching, and Theology. It awarded 144 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 13 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
73% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.
Key figures
764
Students enrolled
73%
First-year retention
144
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
39
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 39
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
73%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
138
Master's degrees
6
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
764
Undergraduates, fall 2024
758
Graduate students, fall 2024
6
Full-time, fall 2024
74%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
907
Undergraduates, 2024-25
886
Graduate students, 2024-25
21
Full-time, 2024-25
67%
Size category
Under 1,000 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
57%
Men
43%
White
23%
Hispanic or Latino
44%
Black or African American
12%
Asian
7%
Two or more races
3%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
13
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
30%
Students taking some online courses
4%
Campus and services
Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Seventh Day Adventist
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association
NCCAA
President
Ana Patterson
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
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