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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

Can I Afford SWU?

During the <nil> academic year, 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	$1,300	$1,300
Books and Supplies	$1,060	$1,060
On Campus Room and Board	$9,650	$9,650
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,130	$2,130

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 69% of students took out student loans averaging $6,900 a year. That adds up to $27,600 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SWU is 2.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Southern Wesleyan University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,043 undergraduate students at SWU, with 719 being full-time and 324 being part-time.

There are also 257 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 719 full-time undergraduates at SWU, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	6
Black or African American	110
Hispanic or Latino	51
White	507
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	30

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 15 master’s degree programs available online at SWU. In 2020-2021, 1,066 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.

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 #1,030 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at SWU regardless of major.

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%.

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.