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Southern Nazarene University

Southern Nazarene University (SNU) is located in Bethany, Oklahoma. The University is one of eight liberal arts colleges in the region that is directly affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene and much of its funding comes from the Church. This Christian liberal arts school is an open admissions college (which means they have a 100% acceptance rate). SNU offers seven professional programs and three graduate degrees as well as an extensive selection of undergraduate degree programs.

General Information

Admission Office
6729 NW 39th Expressway
Bethany, OK 73008
(405) 491-6324
(800) 648-9899
Fax: (405) 491-6320
wrogers@snu.edu
Contact: Warren Rogers
Director of Admissions

Main Address
6729 NW 39th Expressway
Bethany, OK 73008
(405) 789-6400
www.snu.edu

Size
Total undergrads: 1,611
First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 270
Degree-seeking undergrads: 1,611
Graduate enrollment: 441

Setting
Suburban setting
Large town (10,000 - 49,999)
Residential campus

Degrees offered:

Associate

Bachelor's

Master's

Tuition & Fees

Estimated Expenses for Academic Year	2008-'09	2009-'10	2010-'11	2011-'12	% change 2010-'12
Tuition and fees	$15,924	$16,824	$17,664	$18,354	+3.91%
Books and Supplies	$1,000	$1,000	$1,000	$1,000	0.00%
Living Arrangement - On Campus
Room and Board	$5,707	$5,987	$6,705	$7,276	+8.52%
Other	$3,000	$3,600	$3,600	$3,600	0.00%
Living Arrangement - Off Campus
Room and Board	$4,500	$5,400	$5,400	$5,400	0.00%
Other	$4,500	$5,000	$5,625	$5,625	0.00%
Total Expenses	2008-'09	2009-'10	2010-'11	2011-'12	% change 2010-'12
In-state On Campus	$25,631	$27,411	$28,969	$30,230	+4.35%
In-state Off Campus	$25,924	$28,224	$29,689	$30,379	+2.32%
In-state with Family	$16,924	$17,824	$18,664	$19,354	+3.70%

Average Graduate Student Tuition & Fees
Tuition for In-state Students	$15,763
In-state Student Fees	$2,319
Tuition for Out-of-state Students	$15,763
Out-of-state Fees	$2,319

Financial Aid

Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students
Type of Aid	Students	Percent	Amount	Average Per Student
All students financial aid	252	93%
Grant or scholarship aid	250	93%	$2,964,581	$11,858
� Federal grants	101	37%	$419,948	$4,158
� Pell grants	101	37%	$325,823	$3,226
� Other federal grants	100	37%	$94,125	$941
State/local government grant or scholarships	66	24%	$255,444	$3,870
Institutional grants or scholarships	247	91%	$2,289,189	$9,268
Student loan aid	170	63%	$1,175,397	$6,914
� Federal student loans	170	63%	$1,074,274	$6,319
� Other student loans	13	5%	$101,123	$7,779

All Majors and Programs

Program Completions for Most Recent Year	BA/BS	MA/MS	PhD	AA/AS	CERT
Total of All Education Programs	497	236	-	3	-
Agriculture	-	-	-	-	-
Horse Husbandry/equine Science and Management	-	-	-	-	-
Architecture and Related Services	-	-	-	-	-
Architecture and Related Services, Other	-	-	-	-	-
Interior Architecture	-	-	-	-	-
Area, Gender, Cultural, Ethnic, and Group Studies	-	-	-	-	-
American/united States Studies/civilization	-	-	-	-	-
Biology and Biomedical Sciences	16	-	-	-	-
Biochemistry	10	-	-	-	-
Biology and Biological Sciences, General	6	-	-	-	-
Environmental Biology	-	-	-	-	-
Zoology/animal Biology	-	-	-	-	-
Business, Administration, Management, Marketing, etc.	220	106	-	-	-
Accounting	5	-	-	-	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science Programs	-	-	-	-	-
Business Administration and Management	65	73	-	-	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other	5	33	-	-	-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	-	-	-	-	-
Business/commerce	2	-	-	-	-
Fashion Merchandising	-	-	-	-	-
Finance	5	-	-	-	-
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	-	-	-	-	-
Human Resources Management/personnel Administration	-	-	-	-	-
Marketing/marketing Management	5	-	-	-	-
Organizational Behavior Studies	133	-	-	-	-
Real Estate	-	-	-	-	-
Communication and Journalism Programs	10	-	-	-	-
Broadcast Journalism	-	-	-	-	-
Journalism	-	-	-	-	-
Journalism, Other	1	-	-	-	-
Mass Communication/media Studies	7	-	-	-	-
Public Relations/image Management	1	-	-	-	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	1	-	-	-	-
Communications Technologies/technicians and Support Services	4	-	-	-	-
Graphic Communications	4	-	-	-	-
Computing and Information Sciences	22	-	-	-	-
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	17	-	-	-	-
Computer and Information Sciences	-	-	-	-	-
Information Science/studies	1	-	-	-	-
System, Networking, and Lan/wan Management/manager	4	-	-	-	-
Education	33	68	-	-	-
Biology Teacher Education	-	-	-	-	-
Business Teacher Education	-	-	-	-	-
Curriculum and Instruction	-	16	-	-	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	8	-	-	-	-
Education	-	-	-	-	-
Education, Other	2	-	-	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	-	52	-	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	8	-	-	-	-
English/language Arts Teacher Education	1	-	-	-	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	3	-	-	-	-
Music Teacher Education	6	-	-	-	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	2	-	-	-	-
Science Teacher Education/general Science Teacher Education	2	-	-	-	-
Social Studies Teacher Education	1	-	-	-	-
Spanish Language Teacher Education	-	-	-	-	-
Speech Teacher Education	-	-	-	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other	-	-	-	-	-
Engineering	-	-	-	-	-
Engineering, Other	-	-	-	-	-
English Language, Composition and Literature/letters	3	-	-	-	-
Creative Writing	-	-	-	-	-
English Language and Literature	2	-	-	-	-
Rhetoric and Composition	1	-	-	-	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	-	-	-	-	-
Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	-	-	-	-	-
Foreign Languages and Literatures	-	-	-	-	-
French Language and Literature	-	-	-	-	-
Language Interpretation and Translation	-	-	-	-	-
Spanish Language and Literature	-	-	-	-	-
Health Services and Allied Health Sciences	45	54	-	-	-
Electroneurodiagnostic/electroencephalographic Technology/technologist	5	-	-	-	-
Health/medical Preparatory Programs, Other	1	-	-	-	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/counseling	-	38	-	-	-
Nursing Administration	-	6	-	-	-
Occupational Therapy/therapist	-	-	-	-	-
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other	-	10	-	-	-
Pre-medicine/pre-medical Studies	-	-	-	-	-
Pre-nursing Studies	-	-	-	-	-
Pre-pharmacy Studies	-	-	-	-	-
Pre-veterinary Studies	-	-	-	-	-
Registered Nursing/registered Nurse	39	-	-	-	-
History	2	-	-	-	-
History	2	-	-	-	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services	11	-	-	-	-
Criminal Justice/safety Studies	11	-	-	-	-
Legal and Law Studies	-	-	-	-	-
Pre-law Studies	-	-	-	-	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	-	-	-	3	-
General Studies	-	-	-	3	-
Mathematics and Statistics	1	-	-	-	-
Mathematics	1	-	-	-	-
Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies	-	-	-	-	-
Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies, Other	-	-	-	-	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies	18	-	-	-	-
Health and Physical Education/fitness	8	-	-	-	-
Health and Physical Education/fitness, Other	-	-	-	-	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	5	-	-	-	-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	-	-	-	-	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies, Other	-	-	-	-	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/management	5	-	-	-	-
Physical Sciences	3	-	-	-	-
Chemistry	1	-	-	-	-
Physical Sciences	1	-	-	-	-
Physics	1	-	-	-	-
Psychology	11	2	-	-	-
Community Psychology	4	-	-	-	-
Counseling Psychology	-	2	-	-	-
Psychology	7	-	-	-	-
Social Sciences	10	-	-	-	-
American Government and Politics (united States)	1	-	-	-	-
Economics	-	-	-	-	-
Geography	-	-	-	-	-
International Relations and Affairs	6	-	-	-	-
Political Science and Government	-	-	-	-	-
Social Sciences	-	-	-	-	-
Sociology	3	-	-	-	-
Theology and Religious Vocations	17	6	-	-	-
Bible/biblical Studies	-	-	-	-	-
Missions/missionary Studies and Missiology	3	-	-	-	-
Religious Education	-	-	-	-	-
Religious/sacred Music	1	-	-	-	-
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other	2	2	-	-	-
Theology/theological Studies	9	4	-	-	-
Youth Ministry	2	-	-	-	-
Transportation and Materials Moving	1	-	-	-	-
Aeronautics/aviation/aerospace Science and Technology	1	-	-	-	-
Visual and Performing Arts	13	-	-	-	-
Art/art Studies	-	-	-	-	-
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other	-	-	-	-	-
Music Management	7	-	-	-	-
Music Performance	2	-	-	-	-
Music	4	-	-	-	-
Work and Family Studies	57	-	-	-	-
Family and Community Services	-	-	-	-	-
Human Development and Family Studies	57	-	-	-	-

Above data represent first majors only.

(-) Indicates that program is not offered at this award level.

Admissions Information

Application Fee
College has an application fee: Yes
Regular application fee: $25
Online application fee: $25

Enrollment Rates
Percent applicants admitted: Not reported
Open admission

Undergraduate Majors

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, & Gender Studies

American Studies B

Arts, Visual & Performing

Arts - General B

Graphic Design B

Music - General B

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Biochemistry B

Biology B

Business, Management, & Marketing

Accounting B

Business - General B

Business Administration/Management A,B

Finance/Banking B

Marketing Management B

Communications & Journalism

Communications/Rhetoric A,B

Journalism B

Communications Technologies

Communications Technologies - General B

Computer & Information Sciences

Computer Networking/Telecommunications B

Computer/Information Sciences - General B

Education

Early Childhood Education B

Education - General B

Elementary Education B

English Teacher Education B

History Teacher Education B

Mathematics Education B

Music Teacher Education B

Physical Education B

Reading Teacher Education B

Science Teacher Education B

Secondary Education B

Spanish Language Teacher Education B

Speech Teacher Education B

English Language & Literature

English Language & Literature - General B

Speech/Rhetorical Studies B

Foreign Language & Literature

Spanish B

Health Professions & Clinical Sciences

Athletic Training/Sports Medicine B

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technology B

History

History - General B

Law & Legal Studies

Prelaw B

Liberal Arts & Sciences

Liberal Arts & Sciences B

Mathematics

Mathematics - General B

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Behavioral Sciences B

Natural Resources & Conservation

Natural Resources & Conservation - General B

Parks, Recreation & Fitness

Exercise Sciences B

Philosophy & Religion

Philosophy B

Religion/Religious Studies B

Physical Sciences

Chemistry B

Physics B

Psychology

Psychology - General B

Security & Protective Services

Criminal Justice Studies B

Social Sciences

Political Science/Government B

Social Sciences - General B

Sociology B

Theological Studies & Religious Vocations

Missionary Studies B

Religious Education B

Religious/Sacred Music B

Theology B

Transportation & Materials Moving

Aviation Management B

Degree levels for each major are designated by the following letters:

*We do not guarantee the accuracy of information on this page. All information is subject to change. You should confirm all information with a college admissions officer.

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