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Southwestern University Data & Information Overview

45 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
51% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Southwestern University Ranked?

#596 Best Colleges in Nation
#30 Best Colleges in TX
General Education Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

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Southwestern University was awarded 45 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general education.

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Overall Quality

College Factual ranked Southwestern as #596 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Southwestern held the #616 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Out of the 115 colleges in Texas, Southwestern is ranked at #30.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Southwestern?

51% Acceptance Rate
58% Of Accepted Are Women
39% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

If you're applying to Southwestern University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 51%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.

Average Test Scores

About 39% of students accepted to Southwestern submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 590 and 680. Math scores were between 560 and 650.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Southwestern University  ( 590 to 680 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Southwestern University  ( 560 to 650 )
200
800
Southwestern received ACT scores from 23% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 25 and 31.

ACT Composite Scores for Southwestern University  ( 25 to 31 )
1
36

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Southwestern University Faculty

12 to 1 Student to Faculty
78% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Southwestern it is much better at 12 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Southwestern University is 78%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  78 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Southwestern University

81% Freshmen Retention
63% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 81% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Southwestern University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  81 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Southwestern for first-time, full-time students is 63%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  63 out of 100
0
100

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Southwestern University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,488 Full-Time Undergraduates
39.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
55.0% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,506 undergraduates at Southwestern with 1,488 being full-time and 18 being part-time.

How Much Does Southwestern University Cost?

$27,013 Net Price
58% Take Out Loans
$31,284 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Southwestern is $27,013. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Southwestern

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$20,539 $20,981 $24,521 $28,144 $33,335

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Southwestern, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Southwestern, approximately 58% of students took out student loans averaging $7,821 a year. That adds up to $31,284 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Southwestern is 4.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Southwestern Graduates Make?

$57,053 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Southwestern make about $57,053 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. That's great news for Southwestern students since it is 34% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Southwestern University

Texas State
1,488 Full-Time Undergraduates
Small City Campus Setting
Southwestern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Georgetown, Texas. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

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Contact details for Southwestern are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1001 E. University Avenue, Georgetown, TX 78626
Phone: 512-863-6511
Website: https://www.southwestern.edu/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SouthwesternU

Southwestern University Majors

33 Majors With Completions
364 Undergraduate Degrees
Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
General Business/Commerce 62 $45,975
General Psychology 40 $25,962
Communication & Media Studies 30 $32,721
General Biology 23 $33,504
Health & Physical Education 20 NA
General English Literature 18 $25,091
Fine & Studio Arts 17 NA
Political Science & Government 17 NA
Computer Information Systems 15 NA
History 15 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Southwestern University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Southwestern

1% Take At Least One Class Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 21 students took at least one online class at Southwestern University. This is an increase from the 0 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 21 0
2019-2020 0 0
2018-2019 0 0
2017-2018 0 0
2016-2017 0 0

Learn more about online learning at Southwestern University.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

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