Southern Nazarene University

Southern Nazarene University publishes a cost of attendance of $46,465, with tuition and fees at $31,190 and room and board at $9,474. For the average aid recipient, grants and scholarships cover about 52% of that sticker price, bringing the average net price down to $22,084.

That average net price is $263 below the $22,347 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Azimuth ranks the university #603 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. Financial aid reduces the published cost by $24,381 on average.

The published cost of attendance at Southern Nazarene University is $46,465. Azimuth ranks the university #603 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

After grants and scholarships, the average net price for aid recipients from families earning under $30,000 is $18,931, for those earning $48,001 to $75,000 it is $22,590, and for those earning over $110,000 it is $27,434. The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $8,503.

Aid covers about 52% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, bringing the average net price across all bands to $22,084. That figure is $263 below the $22,347 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Borrowers who complete a degree carry a median of $21,900 in federal student loans, which is $3,100 below the $25,000 peer median. 89.8% of federal aid recipients take federal loans.

Parents who borrow through the Parent PLUS program hold a separate median of $12,550. If repaid over ten years, the median student debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $249 a month.

The earnings scenarios range from $47,030 on the downside to $79,204 on the upside, with $60,691 as the typical scenario. These are scenarios estimated from the program mix, not observed groups of graduates.

The highest-earning program is Nursing, where graduates earn $80,005 four years after completion, from 32 degrees awarded. Human Resources Management and Services follows at $78,093, with 57 degrees awarded. The largest program, Business Administration and Management, reports $71,133.

Graduates of Southern Nazarene University earn a median of $60,691 four years after completing a degree, measured among 548 federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled. That is $4,776 above the $55,915 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

That median lands at the 54th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $5,504 more than the model expects for similar students.

That result sits at the 72nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Earnings scenarios are estimated from the program mix, not observed outcomes.

The downside earnings scenario is $47,030, the typical scenario is $60,691, and the upside scenario is $79,204. An estimated 22.2% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.

The median exceeds both the comparable-institution median and the model's expectation.

Four years after completing a degree, the median for federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled is $60,691, at the 54th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. That figure sits $4,776 above the $55,915 median reported for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Azimuth ranks Southern Nazarene University #407 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions nationally. Graduates earn about $5,504 more than the model expects for similar students.

That outcome falls at the 72nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $3,743.

The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $1,761. Within the measured factors, the STEM component subtracts $130.

The program mix leans heavily toward business and health professions, with smaller shares in liberal arts and general studies as well as STEM fields. Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix, not observed outcomes, range from $47,030 on the downside to $79,204 on the upside across fields.

An estimated 22.2% of graduates continue on to graduate study, based on the program mix.

Borrowers who finish at Southern Nazarene University hold a median of $21,900 in federal student loans. That amount is $3,100 below the $25,000 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Among all undergraduates, 89.8% of federal aid recipients take federal loans. Parent borrowers hold a separate median of $12,550 in Parent PLUS loans.

That figure covers only parent borrowers and is not added to student debt. Graduates earn about $5,504 more than the model expects for similar students. That earnings advantage and the below-peer debt point the same way.

At Southern Nazarene University, 47.0% of the 1,455 undergraduates receive Pell Grants. An estimated 18.1% of the student body arrived as transfers or part-time students from other colleges.

That combination suggests a campus where many students need federal grant aid and many also switch institutions before finishing a degree here. These numbers picture the enrolled population, not the admission process.

Before applying, Pell-eligible students should check what aid recipients in their income band actually pay.

Nursing reports the highest median earnings among the largest programs with published earnings at Southern Nazarene University, at $80,005 four years after completion, from 32 degrees awarded. Human Resources Management and Services follows at $78,093, with 57 degrees awarded.

Business Administration and Management, the largest program at 91 degrees awarded, posts a median of $71,133. That figure sits below the two highest earners.

At the more moderate end, Human Development and Family Studies records $47,976 from 32 degrees awarded. The spread between the highest- and lowest-earning large programs is wide.

Business accounts for 44.2% of bachelor's degrees awarded, with Health Professions second at 14.5%. The largest single program is Business Administration and Management, at 91 degrees a year, and its completers earn a median of $71,133 four years after completion.

Nursing is the highest-earning program, at $80,005, from 32 degrees awarded. Human Resources Management and Services follows at $78,093, with 57 degrees awarded.

The spread between the best-paid and the lowest-earning programs is wide. Kinesiology and Physical Education completers earn a median of $44,821 four years after completion, from 22 degrees awarded.

Human Development and Family Studies completers earn a median of $47,976 four years after completion, from 32 degrees awarded.

Southern Nazarene University publishes four-year earnings data for 7 bachelor's programs. Business accounts for 44.2% of degrees awarded, with Health Professions at 14.5% and Liberal Arts & General Studies at 11.1%.

With 91 degrees awarded, Business Administration and Management is the largest program with published earnings, ahead of Human Resources Management and Services at 57 and Human Development and Family Studies at 32. Nursing tops the program earnings list at $80,005, from 32 degrees awarded.

Human Resources Management and Services is next at $78,093, from 57 degrees awarded. The largest program, Business Administration and Management, shows median earnings of $71,133.

Human Development and Family Studies and Kinesiology and Physical Education show four-year earnings of $47,976 and $44,821. Business Administration and Management and Human Resources Management and Services land above the national median for their fields, at 1.04x and 1.15x.

Human Development and Family Studies, Nursing and Kinesiology and Physical Education sit at or below their field medians, at 0.99x, 0.90x and 0.82x.