- AcademicsB-
- ValueB+
- DiversityA-
- CampusB-
- AthleticsB-
- Party SceneB-
- ProfessorsC+
- LocationA-
- DormsB
- Campus FoodC
- Student LifeB-
- SafetyA-
Southern Wesleyan University is ...
Private not-for-profit, Methodist
Athletic Division
NCAA Division II (without football)
Athletic Conference
Conference Carolinas
Address
907 Wesleyan Drive
Central, SC 29630
Website
Southern Wesleyan University Rankings
Niche rankings are based on rigorous analysis of key statistics from the U.S. Department of Education and millions of reviews.
Admissions
Acceptance Rate
62%
SAT Range
810-1050
ACT Range
20-24
Application Fee
$25
SAT/ACT
Recommended
High School GPA
Required
Application Website
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Test Scores and GPA for Southern Wesleyan University
Cost
Net Price
$15,921/ year
National
$15,403Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
Academics
Professors
C+
Based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student reviews, and additional factors.
Student Faculty Ratio
18:1
Evening Degree Programs
Yes
- 80%
- of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes.15 responses
- 87%
- of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want.15 responses
- 67%
- of students agree that the workload is easy to manage.15 responses
Majors
Most Popular Majors
Business Administration and Management
150 GraduatesLiberal Arts and Humanities
65 GraduatesHuman Services
52 GraduatesReligious Studies
16 GraduatesBiology
10 GraduatesPsychology
10 GraduatesParks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
9 GraduatesComputer and Information Studies
8 GraduatesCriminology
8 GraduatesCommunications
6 Graduates
Students
Full-Time Enrollment
1,249Undergrads
Undergrads Over 25
46%
Pell Grant
54%
Varsity Athletes
19%
Campus Life
Freshmen Live On-Campus
72%
Poll
- 91%
- of students say they don't have Greek life.11 responses
Poll
- 50%
- of students say varsity sports are a big part of campus life.20 responses
After College
Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
$41,300/ year
National
$33,028Graduation Rate
50%
National
48%Employed 2 Years After Graduation
93%
National
83%- 70%
- of students feel confident they will find a job in their field after graduation.10 responses
Southern Wesleyan University Reviews
212 reviews
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If I could do it over, I wouldn't choose swu again. It doesn't feel like you're getting the full experience of being a college student here. The campus and classes are so small that you see the same people everyday as if you're still in high school, depending how big your high school was. After classes and on weekends, there's nothing and no where fun to go on campus. You can drive about 15 min to Clemson and find something there, but you'd wish there'd be something cool to do that's closer after awhile. Being a private Christian school, there are lots of rules here that a normal college wouldn't have, so you can get in trouble for a lot of little things which makes it annoying. Most of the students and teachers are pretty religious and it can feel overwhelming if you're not super religious. You are required to take religion classes each semester that have nothing to do with your major and they affect your GPA the most. So it basically feels like you're at church camp rather than a university. It is also expensive to go here so you're gonna need to consider opening loans for your first few years even when applying for scholarships. They make you live on-campus so you'll have to pay the full room & board and meal plan, even though the cafeteria is only open certain times of the day and the food is pretty crappy. Other students may be happy with this, but I'm not settling for that as I'm already planning to transfer.
Southern Wesleyan is a university that cares about its students. All of the professors at Southern Wesleyan choose to be there because they love what they do. Likewise, most students choose to be there because they want to be there and because they love it. Southern Wesleyan is more than just a school, it is a place of community where everyone encourages each other and wants to see everyone do well.
For a school that has over half of its students as athletes, the athletics here are not that great. Soccer and Track are the sports team that perform the best here, but both sports are not very interesting enough to watch in general. The school just moved up to Division II, which is good but most other D2 teams that swu plays are way more talented and higher skilled so the teams at swu are not too entertaining to watch. The facilities are not very good here ether, which makes it hard to want to go games. The baseball field has the most decent facility, while softball, track, soccer, and basketball is ok but the stands are no better than a rec game. The weight room at my high school was 10X better than what swu has. Compared to what other small schools have, they blow swu out of the water when it comes to facilites