Southern Adventist University

Southern Adventist University graduated 11 social work students in the most recent reporting year, placing it #409 of 587 BSW-awarding colleges. Small programs like this one tend to compete on individual attention and placement relationships rather than breadth.

56.4% of students complete their degree, close to the 50.4% median across BSW colleges nationally. Students who finish take a median of 5 years to do it. Unusually, part-time students complete at a higher rate here (68.2%) than full-time students (40.6%) — often a sign of a program built around people already working in the field. First-time entrants complete at 61.0% against 51.2% for transfers — worth checking how transfer credits map onto the practice sequence.

The average student pays $25,753 a year after grants and scholarships — $7,718 above the $18,035 median across the 19 BSW colleges in Tennessee. 34.0% of first-time students receive Pell Grants. Net price is the number that matters when comparing programs, not sticker tuition — and because most social work roles are with government or nonprofit employers, graduates are typically eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.