Southern Adventist University
Collegedale, Tennessee
Private nonprofitBachelor's to graduateFounded 1892Large suburbSEVP certified
About
Southern Adventist University is a private Seventh-day Adventist university in Collegedale, Tennessee. It is owned and operated by the Southern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. It was founded in 1892 in Graysville, Tennessee, as Graysville Academy and was the first Adventist school in the southern U.S. Due to the need for additional space for expansion the school relocated in 1916 and was renamed Southern Junior College. In 1944, Southern began awarding baccalaureate degrees and was renamed Southern Missionary College. In 1996 the institution started conferring master's degrees and adopted its current name. Southern offers associate, baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees.
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Cost per year
- Tuition and fees (out of state)
- US$28,900
- Estimated total for international students
- US$41,335
International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.
Students
- Undergraduates
- 2,773
- Graduate students
- 300
- International undergraduates
- 8%
- Students per teacher
- 19 to 1
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 66%
- SAT
- Reading and writing 530–660 · Maths 490–640
- ACT
- 19–25
Test scores show the middle 50% of admitted students.
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 56%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- US$58,780
Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.
Programmes (475)
Bachelor's degrees94 subjects
Accounting and Related ServicesAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAllied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesArcheologyBible/Biblical StudiesBiochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherBiology, GeneralBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBusiness/Managerial EconomicsChemistryClinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyClinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCommunication Disorders Sciences and ServicesCommunication and Media StudiesCommunications Technologies/TechniciansCommunications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, OtherComputer EngineeringComputer ProgrammingComputer ScienceComputer Software and Media ApplicationsComputer and Information Sciences and Support Services, OtherComputer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementConstruction ManagementConstruction Trades, OtherCulinary Arts and Related ServicesCurriculum and InstructionData AnalyticsDental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsDesign and Applied ArtsDrafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEconomicsEducation, OtherEducational Administration and SupervisionElectrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringEngineering MechanicsEngineering, GeneralEnglish Language and Literature, GeneralEntrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsEthnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesFilm/Video and Photographic ArtsFinance and Financial Management ServicesFine and Studio ArtsFoods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesGeneral Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsHealth and Medical Administrative ServicesHistoryHuman Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesHuman Resources Management and ServicesIndustrial Production Technologies/TechniciansInternational BusinessInternational Relations and National Security StudiesInternational/Globalization StudiesJournalismLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLinguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesLiteratureManagement Information Systems and ServicesManagement Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMarketingMathematicsMiddle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsMissions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyMulti/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMuseology/Museum StudiesMusicNon-Professional Legal StudiesParks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, OtherPastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesPhysicsPolitical Science and GovernmentPsychology, GeneralPublic HealthPublic Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationRadio, Television, and Digital CommunicationRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingRehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsReligion/Religious StudiesReligious EducationReligious Music and WorshipResearch and Experimental PsychologyRomance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSocial WorkSociologySpecial Education and TeachingSports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasTeaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageTheological and Ministerial StudiesVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansVisual and Performing Arts, General
Master's degrees95 subjects
Accounting and Related ServicesAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAllied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesArcheologyBible/Biblical StudiesBiochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherBiology, GeneralBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBusiness/Managerial EconomicsChemistryClinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyClinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCommunication Disorders Sciences and ServicesCommunication and Media StudiesCommunications Technologies/TechniciansCommunications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, OtherComputer EngineeringComputer ProgrammingComputer ScienceComputer Software and Media ApplicationsComputer and Information Sciences and Support Services, OtherComputer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementConstruction ManagementConstruction Trades, OtherCulinary Arts and Related ServicesCurriculum and InstructionData AnalyticsDental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsDesign and Applied ArtsDrafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEconomicsEducation, OtherEducational Administration and SupervisionElectrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringEngineering MechanicsEngineering, GeneralEnglish Language and Literature, GeneralEntrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsEthnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesFilm/Video and Photographic ArtsFinance and Financial Management ServicesFine and Studio ArtsFoods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesGeneral Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsHealth Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesHealth and Medical Administrative ServicesHistoryHuman Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesHuman Resources Management and ServicesIndustrial Production Technologies/TechniciansInternational BusinessInternational Relations and National Security StudiesInternational/Globalization StudiesJournalismLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLinguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesLiteratureManagement Information Systems and ServicesManagement Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMarketingMathematicsMiddle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsMissions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyMulti/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMuseology/Museum StudiesMusicNon-Professional Legal StudiesParks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, OtherPastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesPhysicsPolitical Science and GovernmentPsychology, GeneralPublic HealthPublic Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationRadio, Television, and Digital CommunicationRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingRehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsReligion/Religious StudiesReligious EducationReligious Music and WorshipResearch and Experimental PsychologyRomance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSocial WorkSociologySpecial Education and TeachingSports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasTeaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageTheological and Ministerial StudiesVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansVisual and Performing Arts, General
Professional degrees (MD, JD and similar)4 subjects
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesPublic HealthRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
Associate's degrees94 subjects
Accounting and Related ServicesAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAllied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesArcheologyBible/Biblical StudiesBiochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherBiology, GeneralBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBusiness/Managerial EconomicsChemistryClinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyClinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCommunication Disorders Sciences and ServicesCommunication and Media StudiesCommunications Technologies/TechniciansCommunications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, OtherComputer EngineeringComputer ProgrammingComputer ScienceComputer Software and Media ApplicationsComputer and Information Sciences and Support Services, OtherComputer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementConstruction ManagementConstruction Trades, OtherCulinary Arts and Related ServicesCurriculum and InstructionData AnalyticsDental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsDesign and Applied ArtsDrafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEconomicsEducation, OtherEducational Administration and SupervisionElectrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringEngineering MechanicsEngineering, GeneralEnglish Language and Literature, GeneralEntrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsEthnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesFilm/Video and Photographic ArtsFinance and Financial Management ServicesFine and Studio ArtsFoods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesGeneral Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsHealth and Medical Administrative ServicesHistoryHuman Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesHuman Resources Management and ServicesIndustrial Production Technologies/TechniciansInternational BusinessInternational Relations and National Security StudiesInternational/Globalization StudiesJournalismLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLinguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesLiteratureManagement Information Systems and ServicesManagement Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMarketingMathematicsMiddle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsMissions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyMulti/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMuseology/Museum StudiesMusicNon-Professional Legal StudiesParks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, OtherPastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesPhysicsPolitical Science and GovernmentPsychology, GeneralPublic HealthPublic Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationRadio, Television, and Digital CommunicationRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingRehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsReligion/Religious StudiesReligious EducationReligious Music and WorshipResearch and Experimental PsychologyRomance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSocial WorkSociologySpecial Education and TeachingSports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasTeaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageTheological and Ministerial StudiesVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansVisual and Performing Arts, General
Undergraduate certificates94 subjects
Accounting and Related ServicesAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAllied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesArcheologyBible/Biblical StudiesBiochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherBiology, GeneralBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBusiness/Managerial EconomicsChemistryClinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyClinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCommunication Disorders Sciences and ServicesCommunication and Media StudiesCommunications Technologies/TechniciansCommunications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, OtherComputer EngineeringComputer ProgrammingComputer ScienceComputer Software and Media ApplicationsComputer and Information Sciences and Support Services, OtherComputer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementConstruction ManagementConstruction Trades, OtherCulinary Arts and Related ServicesCurriculum and InstructionData AnalyticsDental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsDesign and Applied ArtsDrafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEconomicsEducation, OtherEducational Administration and SupervisionElectrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringEngineering MechanicsEngineering, GeneralEnglish Language and Literature, GeneralEntrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsEthnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesFilm/Video and Photographic ArtsFinance and Financial Management ServicesFine and Studio ArtsFoods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesGeneral Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsHealth and Medical Administrative ServicesHistoryHuman Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesHuman Resources Management and ServicesIndustrial Production Technologies/TechniciansInternational BusinessInternational Relations and National Security StudiesInternational/Globalization StudiesJournalismLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLinguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesLiteratureManagement Information Systems and ServicesManagement Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMarketingMathematicsMiddle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsMissions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyMulti/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMuseology/Museum StudiesMusicNon-Professional Legal StudiesParks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, OtherPastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesPhysicsPolitical Science and GovernmentPsychology, GeneralPublic HealthPublic Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationRadio, Television, and Digital CommunicationRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingRehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsReligion/Religious StudiesReligious EducationReligious Music and WorshipResearch and Experimental PsychologyRomance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSocial WorkSociologySpecial Education and TeachingSports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasTeaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageTheological and Ministerial StudiesVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansVisual and Performing Arts, General
Graduate certificates94 subjects
Accounting and Related ServicesAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAllied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesArcheologyBible/Biblical StudiesBiochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherBiology, GeneralBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBusiness/Managerial EconomicsChemistryClinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyClinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCommunication Disorders Sciences and ServicesCommunication and Media StudiesCommunications Technologies/TechniciansCommunications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, OtherComputer EngineeringComputer ProgrammingComputer ScienceComputer Software and Media ApplicationsComputer and Information Sciences and Support Services, OtherComputer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementConstruction ManagementConstruction Trades, OtherCulinary Arts and Related ServicesCurriculum and InstructionData AnalyticsDental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsDesign and Applied ArtsDrafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEconomicsEducation, OtherEducational Administration and SupervisionElectrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringEngineering MechanicsEngineering, GeneralEnglish Language and Literature, GeneralEntrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsEthnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesFilm/Video and Photographic ArtsFinance and Financial Management ServicesFine and Studio ArtsFoods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesGeneral Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsHealth and Medical Administrative ServicesHistoryHuman Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesHuman Resources Management and ServicesIndustrial Production Technologies/TechniciansInternational BusinessInternational Relations and National Security StudiesInternational/Globalization StudiesJournalismLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLinguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesLiteratureManagement Information Systems and ServicesManagement Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMarketingMathematicsMiddle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsMissions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyMulti/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMuseology/Museum StudiesMusicNon-Professional Legal StudiesParks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, OtherPastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesPhysicsPolitical Science and GovernmentPsychology, GeneralPublic HealthPublic Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationRadio, Television, and Digital CommunicationRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingRehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsReligion/Religious StudiesReligious EducationReligious Music and WorshipResearch and Experimental PsychologyRomance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSocial WorkSociologySpecial Education and TeachingSports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasTeaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageTheological and Ministerial StudiesVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansVisual and Performing Arts, General
Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.