Southwest Baptist University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Southwest Baptist University is a private master's university in Bolivar, MO (town setting), with 1,622 undergraduates (62% women), affiliated with the Southern Baptist. It admitted 100% of 1,057 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 960–1200 on the SAT and 18–24 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $40,772 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $19,781 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 64% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in education, kinesiology, parks & recreation, health professions & nursing. The campus reported 0.15 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Southwest Baptist University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Southern Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $28,320
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Southwest Baptist University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Southwest Baptist University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 40 | — | 3 | $441k | $11,020 | — | |
| Baseball | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 46 | — | 1 | $523k | $11,365 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $564k | $31,351 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 15 | — | 1 | $538k | $35,869 | — | |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | Independent | 18 | — | 1 | $85k | $4,704 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 22 | — | 2 | $194k | $8,806 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 15 | — | 2 | $194k | $12,916 | — | |
| Football | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 113 | — | 1 | $1.7M | $15,408 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Great Lakes Valley Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 35 | — | 1 | $311k | $8,896 | — | |
| Softball | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 27 | — | 1 | $432k | $15,993 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Great Lakes Valley Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Great Lakes Valley Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 10 | — | 1 | $198k | $19,762 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 7 | — | 1 | $171k | $24,490 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 47 | — | 1 | $194k | $4,122 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 39 | — | 1 | $194k | $4,967 | — | |
| Men's Volleyball | Great Lakes Valley Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 29 | — | 1 | $358k | $12,351 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.