College Overview
Type: |
Private institution |
Year Founded: |
1899 |
Religious Affiliation: |
Nazarene |
Academic Calendar: |
Semester |
Undergrad Student Body: |
1,793 |
Local Setting: |
Suburban |
Endowment: |
$14,962,759 |
Application Deadline: |
August 6 |
Application Fee: |
$25 |
Selectivity: |
Selective |
Tuition Costs: |
$15,024 |
Room & Board Costs: |
$5,378 |
Extracurricular Activites
Student Activities: |
choral groups, concert band, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, student government, student newspaper, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook |
Student Organizations: |
N/A |
Honor Societies: |
Southern Nazarene University is an institutional member of the National Association of Collegiate Honor Societies. In addition, a variety of campus-wide discipline-based honor societies are active on campus. The specific descriptions follow. 1. Phi Delta Lambda: This organization is the national honor society of the colleges and universities of the Church of the Nazarene. The Southern Nazarene University affiliate is known as the Epsilon Chapter. The chapter is comprised of honor graduates of the University? s traditional program (approximately the top 15 percent of each graduating class) who have been elected to membership by the faculty. Membership in the chapter is a significant honor. 2. Alpha Delta Lambda: This national freshman honor society has a chapter on the SNU campus. Its purpose is to encourage a high standard of learning, to promote intelligent living, and to help students recognize and develop meaningful goals for their roles as informed citizens in society. 3. Alpha Nu: This organization is the student affiliate of the Epsilon Chapter of Phi Delta Lambda. 4. Cardinal Key: This national honor-service club is for elected junior students. It sponsors community service projects and assists with various activities on campus. 5. Delta Mu Delta: This honor society promotes sound scholarship in business and recognizes scholastic achievement in Business subjects. 6. Kappa Delta Pi: This international honor society for Education students seeks to recognize sound scholarship, commendable personal qualities, worthy educational ideals and outstanding contributions to education. The local chapter (Phi Tau) is very active in service projects and in sponsoring programs that promote excellence in education. 7. Mortar Board: This national honor organization focuses on scholarship, leadership, and service. Service to campus and community are a primary focus of this group. 8. Psi Chi: This honor society is for Psychology students who are elected to membership on the basis of scholarship and academic excellence. The society? s purpose is to encourage excellence in all areas of a student? s study and to promote the advancement of the science of psychology. 9. Sigma Delta Pi: Junior and senior students of Spanish may be elected to membership. The society seeks to honor those who attain excellence in the study of the Spanish language, literature, and culture. It also promotes greater awareness of the contributions of Hispanic culture to the modern world and fosters mutual respect between Hispanic and English speaking peoples. 10. Sigma Pi Sigma: National honor society for students in Physics. Sigma Pi Sigma nurtures a spirit of professional community among its diverse members, encouraging them to offer their collective wisdom and perspectives to service of society. 11. Sigma Theta Tau: This international honor society for Nursing students recognizes achievement and leadership, fosters professionalism and creativity, and seeks to strengthen commitment to ideals of the profession. |
Religious Organizations: |
N/A |
International Organizations: |
N/A |
Other Organizations: |
N/A |
Student Papers: |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Echo - weekly |
Number of Fraternities: |
0 |
Fraternity Chapter Houses |
0 |
Percent Fraternity Members: |
N/A |
Number of Sororities: |
0 |
Sorority Chapter Houses |
0 |
Percent Sorority Members: |
N/A |
College Services
Basic: |
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance |
Remedial: |
reading, math, writing, study skills |
Counseling: |
minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious |
Career: |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training |
Local Hiring Firms: |
N/A |
Library: |
Yes |
# of Library Books: |
97,341 |
Library Facilities: |
N/A |
Museums |
N/A |
Computers Available: |
170 |
Computers At: |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
Wired Classrooms |
60 |
Wired Labs: |
122 |
On-Campus Wireless Network: |
Yes |
Wireless Areas: |
in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing, in all school buildings and on all school property |
Wireless Capacity: |
2,500 |
Online Registration: |
No |
Campus Safety: |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
Campus Life
Offers Housing: |
Yes |
Campus Housing: |
Yes |
Off Campus Assistance: |
Yes |
Housing Types Available: |
women's dorms (45%), men's dorms (35%), apartments for married students (5%), apartment for single students (15%), special housing for disabled students (0%) |
Sprinkler System: |
11% |
Fire Alarms: |
100% |
Campus Size: |
200 acres |
Nearest Airports (miles): |
Oklahoma City, OK (12), Bethany, OK (1) |
Nearest Train Stations(miles) |
Oklahoma City. OK (10) |
Nearest Bus Stations (miles): |
Oklahoma City, OK (10) |
Cars Permittedt: |
Yes |
Army ROTC |
Offered at cooperating institution (University of Central Oklahoma) |
Navy ROTC: |
Not offered |
Airforce ROTC: |
Offered at cooperating institution (University of Oklahoma) |
Alcohol Permitted: |
No |
Additional Policies: |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited, other |
Popular Events: |
N/A |
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