Academic Life at Southern Adventist University

All About Academics

Heres a high-level look at academic life at Southern Adventist University, covering the student-to-faculty ratio, the majors and degrees offered, and what online and distance learning is available.

Each topic below links to a dedicated page with the full detail:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty and Teaching

With 16 students per faculty member, Southern Adventist University is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. Southern Adventist University employs 99% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition page.

Majors & Degrees

Southern Adventist University offers 60 majors with reported completions across 24 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Southern Adventist University are shown below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Southern Adventist University.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.

Additional Questions to Ask

As you weigh academic life at Southern Adventist University, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Looking for flexibility? Southern Adventist University may offer online or summer classes that can help you finish your degree — 1,101 undergraduates take at least some classes online. See distance learning options.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Southern Adventist University retains and graduates its students — 83% of full-time freshmen return). See graduation and retention.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Explore Further into Southern Adventist University

Use the pages below to go deeper on any academic topic:

• Academic Majors at Southern Adventist University — every major and degree program offered
• Faculty & Class Sizes at Southern Adventist University — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
• Graduation and Retention at Southern Adventist University — how well the school retains and graduates students
• Online Learning at Southern Adventist University — what online and distance learning is available
• Accreditation Detail at Southern Adventist University — the schools accreditation and what it means