Tuesday, December 21, 2010

SBU Named Top College Buy for 15 Consecutive Years

Southwest Baptist University News Release
Contact: Sharina Smith, Office of Marketing & Communications
417-328-1803 / scsmith@sbuniv.edu

BOLIVAR, Mo. – Southwest Baptist University has been named one of America’s 100 Best College Buys® for 15 consecutive years and by the Institutional Research & Evaluation, Inc. Over 1,400 colleges and universities nationwide were considered for these honors.

The award is given on the basis of documented evidence of affordability and the SAT/ACT scores and grade point average of incoming freshmen. This is the 15th consecutive year that SBU has received this honor and scored well above the national average.

SBU also been recognized as one of America’s Best Christian Colleges® for the 14th consecutive year and has been named among institutions with America’s Best College Scholarships ® for the past four years.

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Southwest Baptist University is a leader among private universities in truly integrating Christ-centered academic pursuits with comprehensive professional programs at an affordable price. Since 1878, the faculty and staff have created a caring, academic community to prepare students to be servant leaders in a global society. The University has been named one of America’s Best Christian Colleges® for 14 consecutive years, one of America’s 100 Best College Buys® for 15 consecutive years, and it has been named among institutions with America’s Best College Scholarships ® for the past four years by Institutional Research and Evaluation, Inc. For more information, visit www.SBUniv.edu.

SBU’s Office of Marketing & Communications is available to news media 24/7 at 417-399-7918.