Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN · Private nonprofit

Website Admissions

At a glance

65.5%

Acceptance rate

1,116

SAT Average

$24,334

Avg net price

2,673

Enrollment

Academic profile

SAT Average1,116

SAT Reading/Writing530–660

SAT Math490–640

ACT Composite19–25

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctoral
All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 115Bachelor’s 441Master’s 95Doctoral 9	115	441	95	9
Associate’s 89Bachelor’s 96Master’s 17Doctoral 9	89	96	17	9
Associate’s 3Bachelor’s 63Master’s 2Doctoral None reported	3	63	2	None reported
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 56Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	0	56	0	None reported
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 37Master’s 18Doctoral None reported	0	37	18	None reported
Associate’s 2Bachelor’s 30Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	2	30	0	None reported
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 24Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	0	24	0	None reported
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 22Master’s 17Doctoral 0	0	22	17	0
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 22Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	0	22	0	None reported
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 16Master’s 4Doctoral None reported	0	16	4	None reported
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 11Master’s 8Doctoral None reported	0	11	8	None reported
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 9Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	0	9	0	None reported
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 9Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	0	9	0	None reported
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 8Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	0	8	0	None reported
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 7Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	0	7	0	None reported
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 5Master’s 29Doctoral None reported	0	5	29	None reported
Associate’s 2Bachelor’s 5Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	2	5	0	None reported
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 5Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	0	5	0	None reported
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 4Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	0	4	0	None reported
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 4Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	0	4	0	None reported
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 4Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	0	4	0	None reported
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 3Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	0	3	0	None reported
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 1Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	0	1	0	None reported
Associate’s 10Bachelor’s 0Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	10	0	0	None reported
Associate’s 6Bachelor’s 0Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	6	0	0	None reported
Associate’s 3Bachelor’s 0Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	3	0	0	None reported
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 0Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	0	0	0	None reported
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 0Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	0	0	0	None reported
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 0Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	0	0	0	None reported
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 0Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	0	0	0	None reported

Degrees awarded

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Freshmen Priority Deadline

Mar 1, 2027

Rolling admission

No deadline

· Apply with the college's application

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $26,000
Required fees: $1,300
Food and housing: $8,900
Books and supplies: $1,100
Other expenses: $5,000
Total: $42,300

Total by year

$35,5102019–2019–20
$36,5502020–2120–21
$36,8002021–2221–22
$37,6002022–2322–23
$39,5002023–2423–24
$42,3002024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $24,334 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation38%

6-year graduation51%

Retention rate82%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$53,723

Median debt$24,500

Campus

Enrollment2,673

Student-faculty ratio16:1

SettingSuburb

HSI

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25