Enrollment Demographics

The majority of the 644 undergraduate students are from South Carolina and North Carolina. Students also hail from 25 other US States and 12 foreign countries. Eighty percent are white and 20 percent are minority students. Forty-four percent are male and 56 percent are female.  

Academic Programs

SWU offers 32 undergraduate majors within the School of Education, School of Business, and the College of Arts and Science. SWU is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate’s, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees.

Accreditation

Southern Wesleyan University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associates, bachelors and masters degrees. Accreditation contact information: Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, 1866 Decatur, GA, 30033-4097, (404) 679-4501, www.sacscoc.org.

Freshman Profile

• Average SAT Composite Score = 1014 (Critical Reading and Math)
• Median HS GPA = 3.50

A third of the freshman class was ranked in the top 25 percent of their high school graduating class and 70 percent were in the top half of their high school class.

Athletics

SWU Warriors compete in the Southern States Athletic Conference (Division I, NAIA) and the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA). Men’s teams include baseball, basketball, cross-country, golf, and soccer. Women’s teams include basketball, cross-country, softball, volleyball, and soccer.

Faculty

• Student-Faculty Ratio 15:1
• Average Class Size = 17
• 75 percent have the highest degree in their field (Doctorate/Terminal)

Spiritual Life  

Spiritual formation is an essential and central part of life at SWU. Opportunities to walk closer to God include bi-weekly chapel services, discipleship groups, Spiritual Emphasis Week, Missions Conference, Ignite (student athletes), Student Missions Fellowship, and a host of student-sponsored groups and events.  

Campus Life  

Seventy-five percent of first-year students and 61 percent of all students live on campus in traditional “dorm-style” residence halls, two-bedroom suites with private baths, and campus town-house apartments. All residence rooms include internet access, cable TV, and personal phone line. Each residence hall is supervised by a professional residence life coordinator and a team of paraprofessional resident assistants. Campus life programs include intramural sports, weekly student-sponsored social events, service projects, ministry opportunities, concerts, plays, and lecture series. In addition, there are many recreational and professional student clubs to choose from.