Southern Virginia University Business Programs

Southern Virginia University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Buena Vista, Virginia. Buena Vista is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

Where Is Southern Virginia University?

Contact details for SVU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1 University Hill Drive, Buena Vista, VA 24416
Phone:	540-261-8400
Website:	www.svu.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/southernvirginia
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/SVUedu

How Do I Get Into SVU?

You can apply to SVU online at: svu.edu/admissions

Admission Requirements for SVU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into SVU?

Since SVU has an acceptance rate of 99%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 58% of accepted students are men and 42% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 99%, and the acceptance rate for women is 99%.

Average Test Scores

About 42% of students accepted to SVU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 583 and 688. Math scores were between 554 and 643.

SVU received ACT scores from 80% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 27. Math scores were between 20 and 26. Composite scores were between 21 and 27.

Can I Afford Southern Virginia University?

The overall average net price of SVU is $23,149. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At SVU, approximately 60% of students took out student loans averaging $8,237 a year. That adds up to $32,948 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SVU is 6.2%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Southern Virginia University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,140 undergraduate students at SVU, with 1,016 being full-time and 124 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,016 full-time undergraduates at SVU, 51% are male and 49% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southern Virginia University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	10
Black or African American	41
Hispanic or Latino	46
White	765
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	142

Geographic Diversity

Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Southern Virginia University. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 4 countries are represented at SVU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Japan, and Jamaica.

Online Learning at Southern Virginia University

Southern Virginia University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Business/Commerce	45	45
TOTAL	45	45

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Jeffrey Beall under License

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