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Southern Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Central, South Carolina. SWU is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

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

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Can I Afford SWU?

During a recent academic cycle, part-time students at SWU paid $1,060 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$26,520	$26,520
Fees	$1,350	$1,350
Books and Supplies	$1,060	$1,060
On Campus Room and Board	$10,654	$10,654
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,325	$2,325

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At SWU, approximately 61% of students took out student loans averaging $6,805 a year. That adds up to $27,220 over four years for those students.

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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

There are 15 bachelor’s degree and 18 master’s degree programs available online at SWU. In 2022-2023, 952 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.

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

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