Southern Nazarene University

Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
Location: Midwest
Setting: Large Town Setting
Type: Private
Affiliation: Church of the Nazarene
Size: Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
Centennial Plaza
Centennial Plaza
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Zig Ziglar at Southern Nazarene University
School Description
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Southern Nazarene University educates students for responsible Christian living within the contexts of the liberal arts, selected professional and graduate studies, a Wesleyan-holiness theological perspective, and a cross-cultural community life. Through its primary relationship to the Church of the Nazarene in the South Central Region of the USA, the University is the church at work in higher education integrating faith, learning, and life.

Southern Nazarene University From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Southern Nazarene University (also known as SNU and So-Naz) is a Christian liberal arts college located in Bethany, Oklahoma.

History

SNU's history is one of various mergers and, therefore, one of several differing institutions. While SNU claims its founding date as 1899, that founding date refers to an institution that merged with what is now SNU. The current campus and college date back to 1906.

Texas Holiness University (1899)

Texas Holiness University was established in 1899, by one A.M. Hills, at Peniel, a small holiness community outside Greenville, Texas. It was sponsored by the Holiness Association of Texas, but the association disbanded in 1910 after many of its members united with the Nazarenes. The school became a Nazarene institution, supported by the Dallas District. In 1920, Peniel College (as it had been renamed) merged with Oklahoma Nazarene College in Bethany, Oklahoma to form Bethany-Peniel College.

Arkansas Holiness College (1900)

A school founded by Fannie Suddarth opened in Vilonia, Arkansas opened in 1900. It was thought to have a Free Methodist affiliation but became a part of the Eastern Council of the Holiness Church of Christ in 1906. After the Holiness Church of Christ merged with the Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene, the school functioned under the Arkansas District. Arkansas Holiness College, as it was called, merged with the college at Bethany in 1931.

Mattie Hoke's Bible school (1905)

Mattie Hoke founded a Bible school in Hutchinson, Kansas in 1905. It was supported by a local holiness congregation, later by the Kansas and Nebraska Districts of the Church of the Nazarene. In 1940, its financial situation overwhelmed it and it merged with the college at Bethany.

Nazarene Bible Institute (1905) and Central Nazarene College (1909)

Another school was established at Pilot Point, Texas in 1905 by the Holiness Church of Christ. After the Holiness Church of Christ merged with the Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene in 1908, the school was renamed Nazarene Bible Institute and became an official institution of the Abilene District. Then, in 1911, it was moved to Hamlin, Texas, and took on the name of a Nazarene school there: Central Nazarene College. Central Nazarene College later merged in 1929 with the Bethany-Peniel College.

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Students & Campus Life
Undergraduate Enrollment: 1,803
On Campus Housing: Available
Full Time Students: 96%
Athletic Programs: Available
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Expenses
Average Tuition: $ 12,870
Students Receiving Aid: 100%
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Admissions
Application Fee: $ 25
Selectivity: Open Admissions
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 96%
Part-Time 4%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 81%
African-American 9%
Other 6%
Hispanic 3%
Asian 1%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
Out-of-State 54%
In-State 46%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Oklahoma 46%
Texas 25%
Kansas 5%
Colorado 4%
Arkansas 3%
Percent of Students International: 0%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 45%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: No

Athletics

Member of: NAA, NAIA
Sports Include: Football (Central States Football League)
Basketball (Sooner Athletic Conference)
Baseball (Sooner Athletic Conference)
Track (Sooner Athletic Conference)
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) Expenses  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 12,870    
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 768    
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 3,297 23%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 1,412 10%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 3,682 100%  
Student Loans:
$ 3,624 82%  
Any Aid:
  100%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 100% (Open Admissions)

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 25.00

Degree Programs at Southern Nazarene University

Associate's Level Majors
Bachelor's Level Majors

Photos

  • Centennial Plaza
    Centennial Plaza [source]
  • Inside Herrick Auditorium
    Inside Herrick Auditorium [source]
  • School of Music presents: Oklahoma! in 2006
    School of Music presents: Oklahoma! in 2006 [source]
  • Memorial Stadium
    Memorial Stadium [source]
  • Centennial Plaza
    Centennial Plaza [source]

Videos

  • Zig Ziglar at Southern Nazarene University
  • SNU College Days 2007 Intro
  • SNU at NYC