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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Southwest University at El Paso is ranked #2,133 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Southwest University at El Paso held the #2,196 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Southwest University at El Paso is also ranked #114 out of 115 schools in Texas.
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If you are worried about getting into Southwest University at El Paso, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
The student to faculty ratio at Southwest University at El Paso is about average at 17 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
Southwest University at El Paso has a freshmen retention rate of 81%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Southwest University at El Paso for first-time, full-time students is 77%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Southwest University at El Paso.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,558 full-time undergraduates at Southwest University at El Paso.
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 Southwest University at El Paso, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Southwest University at El Paso, approximately 91% of students took out student loans averaging $10,508 a year. That adds up to $42,032 over four years for those students.
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See which majors at Southwest University at El Paso make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Southwest University at El Paso.
Contact details for Southwest University at El Paso are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1414 Geronimo, El Paso, TX 79925 |
| Phone: | 915-778-4001 |
| Website: | southwestuniversity.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 239 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 90 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 77 | $86,211 |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 61 | NA |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 49 | NA |
| Nursing | 43 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 34 | NA |
| Accounting | 27 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 21 | NA |
| Other Computer & Information Sciences | 10 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 1,596 students took at least one online class at Southwest University at El Paso. This is an increase from the 1,432 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,596 | 30 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,432 | 28 |
| 2020-2021 | 17 | 17 |
| 2018-2019 | 18 | 18 |
Learn more about online learning at Southwest University at El Paso.
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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