Southern Wesleyan University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Southern Wesleyan University, also referred to as SWU, is located in Central, South Carolina, United States. It was established in 1906 as the Wesleyan Methodist Bible Institute. The first classes began on October 15, 1906. It became Wesleyan Methodist College in 1909 and Central Wesleyan College in 1959. It adopted its current name in 1994. The main campus of the university is beautifully nestled in an area of more than 250 acres and includes about 20 buildings. It also offers learning centers in Greenville, North Augusta, Columbia, and Charleston. SWU offers an array of degrees and certificate programs through the following academic units:

• Division of Fine Arts
• Division of Modern Languages
• Division of Religion
• School of Education
• Science Division
• Social Sciences Division

SWU competes in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and in the Southern States Athletic Conference. Their sports teams are known as the Warriors. They participate in a wide variety of sports such as baseball, golf, basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, and volleyball.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Wesleyan religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in education and teaching and business and management.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Numerous part-time students.
• High female/male ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities II.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

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

In 2009-2010, 99% 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 2,391 in 2009-2010 (2,151 full-time equivalent).

About 34% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 50% of the class.

Undergrads are 61% of enrolled students and graduate students are 39%.

Students under 25 years old represent 30% of the student body. About 27% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 84% are full-time and 16% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Southern Wesleyan University provides on-campus housing for 521 of its 2,151 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Georgia-Alabama-Carolina Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 78 male students received the aid (men were 55% of those receiving aid) and 63 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 45% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Southern Wesleyan 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)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (439 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
• Human Resources Development
• Information Resources Management/CIO Training
• Operations Management and Supervision

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (341 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (2 awarded)

• Human Services

LIBERAL ARTS (36 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• Social Sciences

MATHEMATICS (0 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (4 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (0 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

MEDICINE (4 awarded)

• Pre-Dentistry Studies
• Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

MUSIC (6 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (11 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (11 awarded)

• Religion/Religious Studies
• Religious/Sacred Music

SCIENCE (7 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (2 awarded)

• Criminalistics and Criminal Science
• Criminology
• Forensic Science and Technology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (13 awarded)

• Psychology