Southern Wesleyan University Business Programs

Located in Central, South Carolina, Southern Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution. The suburban atmosphere of Central makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

Southern Wesleyan University Rankings

SWU holds the #7 spot on the Best Colleges in South Carolina ranking.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Where Is Southern Wesleyan University?

Contact details for SWU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	907 Wesleyan Drive, Central, SC 29630-1020
Phone:	864-644-5000
Website:	www.swu.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/southernwesleyanuniversity.central
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/swu_edu

How Do I Get Into SWU?

You can apply to SWU online at: https://www.swu.edu/apply-to-swu/

Admission Requirements for SWU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into SWU?

With an acceptance rate of 56%, SWU does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 58%, and the acceptance rate for women is 56%.

Average Test Scores

About 68% of students accepted to SWU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 500. Math scores were between 570 and 600.

SWU received ACT scores from 43% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 23. Math scores were between 17 and 24. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

Can I Afford Southern Wesleyan University?

The overall average net price of SWU is $26,059. 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 SWU, approximately 74% of students took out student loans averaging $6,337 a year. That adds up to $25,348 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SWU is 7.1%. 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 Wesleyan University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,085 undergraduate students at SWU, with 774 being full-time and 311 being part-time.

There are also 260 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 774 full-time undergraduates at SWU, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	5
Black or African American	110
Hispanic or Latino	49
White	564
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

Geographic Diversity

South Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Southern Wesleyan University. At this time, 13 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 18 countries are represented at SWU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Colombia, Canada, and Germany.

Online Learning at Southern Wesleyan University

In 2019-2020, 888 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SWU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 5th most popular in South Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of SWU

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Southern Wesleyan University was $25,676 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how SWU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Operations Management	#7	#7
Human Resources Development	#19	#19

Online Growth Rankings of SWU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Southern Wesleyan University was 16.4%. This is the #1,034 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at SWU regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at SWU ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at SWU.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Operations Management	#21
Human Resources Development	#40
Human Resource Management	#186
General Business/Commerce	#199
General Business/Commerce	#199

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Southern Wesleyan University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	87	0	87
Human Resources Development	0	23	23
Operations Management	0	21	21
Accounting	0	0	0
E-Commerce	0	0	0
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0
Information Resources Management	0	0	0
TOTAL	87	44	131

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 Robert Thall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.