- The Inkwell
- Kansas
- Southwestern College
Winfield, KSTown: distantZIP 67156Founded 1885
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1885
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.sckans.edu
KansasReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Southwestern College
Southwestern College is a private nonprofit college in Winfield, Kansas, with 924 undergraduates. It admits 76% of applicants, graduates 39% within six years and costs $30,086 a year after aid.
39%graduate
Admission rate76%
Retention56%
4-year graduation29%
Pell Grant share45%
Federal loans50%
$30,086net price / year
76%admission rate
—average SAT
39%graduate in 6 years
$58,452median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,750median debt
#875 of 1,704 for earnings#1,459 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,383 of 1,738 for graduation rate#719 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $60,096tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $40,814
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $40,814
- Average net price
- $30,086national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$29,564
$30,001–48,000$33,945
$48,001–75,000$34,523
$75,001–110,000$30,096
$110,001+$35,096
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 76%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college76%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college56%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college39%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college45%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 39%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 29%
- First-year retention
- 56%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 46%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $54,788
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $58,452middle 50%: $40,607–$83,347
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,750
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$83,347
Median, Southwestern College$58,452
Lower quarter$40,607
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 924
- Part-time
- 34%
- Women / men
- 34% / 66%
- Average age at entry
- 27.0
- First-generation students
- 40%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 45%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,799 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $6,496
- Endowment, end of year
- $26,849,786
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White43%
Hispanic16%
Black18%
Asian2.4%
Two or more races1.3%
U.S. nonresident2.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native3.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.8%
Unknown13%
16 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management39%
Computer & information sciences18%
Parks, recreation & fitness6.9%
Psychology6.9%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting6.9%
Health professions5.2%
Education4.9%
Biological & biomedical sciences2.9%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 155900. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7571407.