Southwestern Christian University
Southwestern Christian University at a Glance
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About Southwestern Christian University
According to Wikipedia, Southwestern Christian University is a private Pentecostal university in Bethany, Oklahoma. It was founded in 1946 as Southwestern Bible College in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and was the first Pentecostal educational institution in the state. While it was established as a Bible college for the training of Christian church leaders within the International Pentecostal Holiness Church, the denomination planned to quickly expand the school into a junior college.
Southwestern Christian University's Online Degrees
BBA in Business Administration
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
BS in Business Leadership
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
BS in Christian Leadership
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
BS in Human Services
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
BS in Liberal Studies
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
BS in Psychology
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
Southwestern Christian University Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 58% | 29% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Southwestern Christian University Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $22,500 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $18,351 |
| 30K - 48K | $21,084 |
| 48K - 75K | $19,568 |
| 75K - 110K | $18,289 |
| 110K+ | $24,522 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Southwestern Christian University Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Southwestern Christian University students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $40,962 a year, and 83% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Southwestern Christian University's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads | Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| 384 | 365 | 19 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Southwestern Christian University?
Southwestern Christian University is located at 7210 NW 39th Expressway, Bethany, OK 73008.
How Safe is Southwestern Christian University?
No violent or property offenses were reported on Southwestern Christian University’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Southwestern Christian University has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Bethany has a violent crime rate of 0.21% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 1.56%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Southwestern Christian University Known For?
Southwestern Christian University is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Southwestern Christian University's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Southwestern Christian University's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Southwestern Christian University ranks #794 in the U.S. and #3714 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.
religious-studies-hub DegreesSouthwestern Christian University ranks #1594 in the U.S. and #4118 worldwide for influence in Social Work.
social-work DegreesSouthwestern Christian University ranks #1792 in the U.S. and #5520 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesSouthwestern Christian University ranks #2036 in the U.S. and #6881 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.
philosophy DegreesSouthwestern Christian University ranks #2276 in the U.S. and #8501 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesSouthwestern Christian University ranks #2350 in the U.S. and #7724 worldwide for influence in History.
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