unitid 179326 · Bolivar, MO · private nonprofit 4-year · town (distant)
Southwest Baptist University
- enrollment 2023
- 2,734
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
68%
39th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
1,341
61st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
36%
undergrads on Pell grants
56th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
55%
finish within 150% time
46th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$40,301
37th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$21,677
after aid, aided students
46th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$43,112
after entry, Title IV students
23rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$20,957
25th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $21,978 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k29%
- 30-48k20%
- 48-75k19%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $35,564
- First-generation students
- 35%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $30,566
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.1× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 106 | $62,412 | $27,408 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 71 | — | — |
| Education, General. | 56 | $47,788 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 51 | $72,150 | $29,171 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 47 | $47,943 | $19,550 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 35 | $36,857 | $21,250 |
| Psychology, General. | 29 | $36,681 | $26,348 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 23 | — | — |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 22 | $60,733 | — |
| Computer Science. | 21 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 19 | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 14 | $43,212 | $20,000 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.