Southern Adventist University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Southern Adventist University is located in Collegedale, Tennessee, United States. It opened in the year 1892 and was founded by Professor George Colcord and his wife, Ada. It was formerly known as Graysville Academy. It gained university status in the year 1996. The university offers degree programs in various areas of study including history, religion, nursing, visual art and design, technology, and journalism and communication. There are also online courses available to outstation students.

Southern Adventist University supports a large number of student clubs and organizations. Among those available on campus are the Asian Club, Black Christian Union (BCU), Student Organization for Deaf Awareness (SODA), College Democrats of Southern Adventist University, Latin American Club, and Expressions of Praise. The students of the university also operate a radio station called WSMC-FM.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Seventh Day Adventists religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in nursing and emergency medicine and religion and philosophy.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

Features of note:

• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Southern Adventist University participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 98% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,777 in 2009-2010 (2,369 full-time equivalent).

About 46% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 54% of the class.

Undergrads are 91% of enrolled students and graduate students are 9%.

Students under 25 years old represent 82% of the student body. About 6% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Southern Adventist University provides on-campus housing for 1,837 of its 2,369 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Graduate School Focus

Southern Adventist University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (1 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (74 awarded)

• Accounting
• Banking and Financial Support Services
• Business Administration and Management
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Management Science
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
• Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (11 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (52 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Health Occupations Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods

ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

• Archeology
• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (4 awarded)

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (23 awarded)

• Family Systems
• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
• Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (29 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
• European History
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• French Language and Literature
• History
• Italian Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (3 awarded)

• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

MEDIA (17 awarded)

• Advertising
• Broadcast Journalism
• Communications Technology/Technician
• Journalism
• Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (7 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (15 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
• Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MUSIC (5 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (191 awarded)

• Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (17 awarded)

• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Occupational Therapy/Therapist
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (12 awarded)

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
• Commercial and Advertising Art
• Photography

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (41 awarded)

• Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
• Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Religious Education
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (36 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biomedical Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (39 awarded)

• Community Psychology
• Counseling Psychology
• Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
• Psychology
• School Psychology