Southern Virginia University

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• One University Hill Drive
  Buena Vista , VA 24416
  (540) 261-8400
  www.southernvirginia.edu

  Setting

  Town, distant from an urban area

  Enrollment

  949

  Full time

  825

  Part time

  124

  Men full time

  374

  Women full time

  451

  Region Campus Street View

  Mission Statement

  Our mission is to prepare leader-servants in the workplace and the world, in the community and the church, and in the home. We serve faithful members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and welcome all who live our values. We accomplish our mission by providing the finest undergraduate education available in letters, arts, and sciences within a wholesome Latter-day Saint environment. Students, faculty, and staff at Southern Virginia University are committed to being academically or professionally accomplished, spiritually rooted, service oriented, and self-reliant. We embody Southern Virginia's core values, which are scholarship, discipleship, accountability, enthusiasm, and refinement. Southern Virginia University seeks to establish a replicable self-sustaining model of higher education that can serve Latter-day Saints throughout the world.

  Southern Virginia University More Information

  Type of School

  Four or more years , Private not-for-profit

  Religious affiliation

  None

  Highest degree offered

  Bachelors

  Calendar

  Semester

  Distance learning opportunities

  No

  Southern Virginia University Diversity

  American Indian/Alaskan Native

  0%

  Asian/Pacific Islander

  3%

  Black/Non-Hispanic

  3%

  Hispanic

  3%

  White/Non-Hispanic

  87%

  Non-Resident Alien

  2%

  Race/ethnicity unknown

  3%

  Enrollment statistics are for a 12-month period as of 2007.

• Southern Virginia University Admission Basics

  Admissions office phone number

  -

  Open admission policy

  No

  Undergraduate Application fee

  $35

  Applied

  1,645

  Admitted

  704

  Enrolled

  235

  Admitted %

  43%

  Southern Virginia University Admission factors

  Admission test scores

  Required

  Secondary school GPA

  Required

  Secondary school rank

  Recommended

  Secondary school record

  Required

  TOEFL

  Required

  Completion of college preparatory program

  Recommended

  Recommendations

  Neither required nor recommended

  Formal demonstration of competencies

  Recommended

  Southern Virginia University Admission statistics

  Students submitting SAT

  56%

  SAT 1 Verbal 25^th percentile score

  -

  SAT 1 Verbal 75^th percentile score

  -

  SAT 1 Math 25^th percentile score

  440

  SAT 1 Math 75^th percentile score

  580

  Students submitting ACT

  41%

  ACT Composite 25^th percentile score

  20

  ACT Composite 75^th percentile score

  25

• Southern Virginia University Cost

  In-State Tuition, Full-time Undergraduates

  $16,500

  Out-of-state Tuition, Full-time Undergraduates

  $16,500

  Books and Supplies

  $880

  On-campus room and board

  $5,400

  Off-campus room and board

  $6,600

  Southern Virginia University Financial Aid

  Students Receiving Aid

  99%

  Receiving Federal Grants

  25% , $3,582 on average

  Receiving Institutional Aid

  96% , $4,739 on average

  Receiving Student Loans

  61% , $8,035 on average

• Southern Virginia University Programs & Majors

  Graduates in 2007/2008 academic year.

  Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Bachelor
  Biology/Biological Sciences, General	5
  Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services	Bachelor
  Business/Commerce, General	33
  Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services	Bachelor
  Computer and Information Sciences, General	4
  English Language and Literature/Letters	Bachelor
  English Language and Literature, General	8
  Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	Bachelor
  Human Development and Family Studies, General	5
  Foreign languages, literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor
  Spanish Language and Literature	2
  History	Bachelor
  History, General	6
  Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	Bachelor
  Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	20
  Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies	Bachelor
  Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies, Other	8
  Philosophy and Religious Studies	Bachelor
  Philosophy	6
  Social Sciences	Bachelor
  Political Science and Government, General	0
  Visual and Performing Arts	Bachelor
  Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other	9
  Music, General	7
  Visual and Performing Arts, General	0

• Southern Virginia University Deadlines

  Early decision deadline

  -

  Early action deadline

  -

  College will notify student of early decision by

  -

  College will notify student of early action by

  -

  Priority application deadline

  -

  Financial aid priority deadline

  -

  Regular application deadline

  -

  Fall application deadline

  -

  SAT Reasoning / ACT scores due

  -

  SAT Subject score report due

  -

  Financial aid deadline

  -

  Transfer priority application deadline

  -

  Transfer priority financial aid deadline

  -

  Transfer application closing date

  -

  Transfer deadline for filing financial aid forms

  -

  College will notify student by

  -

  College will notify student of transfer decision by

  -

  College will notify student of financial aid decisions on or about

  -

  Student must reply to acceptance by

  -

  Student must reply to financial aid decision by

  -

  Deadline for housing deposit

  -

• Southern Virginia University Admin Settings

  College Profile Override

  -

  Application Link

  www.svu.edu/admissions/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=54&Itemid=105

  Scholarship Calculator Link

  -

  Facebook Link

  -

  Twitter Username

  -

  Virtual Tour Link

  -

  Enable Regional Events

  -

  Next Connect Link Url

  -

  Next Connect Link Text

  -

  Next Connect Description

  -

  Southern Virginia University Sports

  National Collegiate Athletic Association Membership

  -

  Football program

  -

  Basketball program

  Yes

  Baseball program

  -

  Cross country/track program

  Yes

  Southern Virginia University Military Programs

  ROTC

  Yes

  Army

  Yes

  Navy

  No

  Air Force

  No

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