Southern Adventist University
Collegedale, Tennessee
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb
- 2,773 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 66%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $25,979per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 53%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $58,78010 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
First-time undergraduates can take a 3-credit summer course tuition-free through the SmartStart program.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 66%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1020–1300Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 19–25Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $25,979full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $41,335sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $28,900Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 53%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 83%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $58,78010 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,750federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 2,773Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 32%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 18%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Carson-Newman University Jefferson City, TN — admits 90%
- Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, NJ — admits 91%
- University of Mount Saint Vincent Bronx, NY — admits 85%
- Palm Beach Atlantic University West Palm Beach, FL — admits 82%
Also worth a look
- Lipscomb University Nashville, TN — admits 68%
- Florida Southern College Lakeland, FL — admits 64%
- Lee University Cleveland, TN — admits 71%
- Widener University Chester, PA — admits 71%
- Carroll University Waukesha, WI — admits 67%
- Northwood University Midland, MI — admits 65%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Southern Adventist University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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