l4881 Taylor Circle
Collegedale, TN 37315

Affiliated with the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Southern Adventist University is a private, four-year, co-educational university in Collegedale, Tennessee. It offers academic excellence, an affordable education and a Christ-centered campus. The Tennessee university enrolls around 2,500 students. A majority of its students are Seventh-Day Adventist.

Southern Adventist University provides a community of faith that gives students the opportunity to grow deeper in their relationship with Jesus Christ. In addition, the Tennessee university helps students become independent thinkers with critical reasoning and reflective judgement skills. Associate, bachelor's and master's degree programs are offered at Southern Adventist University.

Southern Adventist offers undergraduate degrees in over 50 majors, including biology, business management, education, psychology, journalism, religion and virtual art and design. Master's degree programs are offered in business and management, nursing, education, psychology and religion. Southern Adventist also offers a one-year certificate program for students who want to become auto service technicians.

Quick Facts

Southern Adventist University was established in 1892 as Graysville Academy. Its name has changed many times over its long history. It did not become Southern Adventist University until 1996.

Over 60 percent of the student body at Southern Adventist University lives on-campus.

Southern Adventist University is located seven miles from Chattanooga, Tennessee. It is only two hours from Knoxville, Tennessee, Nashville, Tennessee and Atlanta, Georgia.

The male to female ratio at Southern Adventist University is 45 to 55.

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