Taylor University

With 14 social work graduates in the latest year, Taylor University runs a small BSW cohort — #368 among 587 programs nationally by size. Worth asking the department how often required practice courses run, since smaller programs sometimes offer them only once a year.

60.5% of students here finish their degree, against a national median of 50.4% across the BSW colleges in this directory — a meaningful margin. Students who finish take a median of 5 years to do it. Unusually, part-time students complete at a higher rate here (78.3%) than full-time students (50.5%) — often a sign of a program built around people already working in the field. First-time entrants complete at 73.7% against 44.8% for transfers — worth checking how transfer credits map onto the practice sequence.

The average student pays $26,178 a year after grants and scholarships — $9,485 above the $16,693 median across the 21 BSW colleges in Indiana. 17.0% 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.