- The Inkwell
- Texas
- Southwestern University
Georgetown, TXCity: smallZIP 78626Founded 1840
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1840
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.southwestern.edu
TexasReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Southwestern University
Southwestern University is a private nonprofit university in Georgetown, Texas, with 1,440 undergraduates. It admits 43% of applicants, graduates 74% within six years and costs $29,435 a year after aid.
74%graduate
Admission rate43%
Retention81%
4-year graduation66%
Pell Grant share28%
Federal loans43%
$29,435net price / year
43%admission rate
1241average SAT
74%graduate in 6 years
$63,314median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,250median debt
#634 of 1,704 for earnings#1,436 of 1,739 for lowest net price#283 of 1,738 for graduation rate#188 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
- $71,580tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $56,944
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $56,944
- Average net price
- $29,435national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$21,387
$30,001–48,000$21,786
$48,001–75,000$26,367
$75,001–110,000$27,586
$110,001+$36,551
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 43%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1241
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 580–670
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 550–630
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 26–30
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college43%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college81%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college74%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college28%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 74%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 66%
- First-year retention
- 81%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 69%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,624
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $63,314middle 50%: $42,937–$96,251
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$96,251
Median, Southwestern University$63,314
Lower quarter$42,937
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
- 1,440
- Part-time
- 1.2%
- Women / men
- 55% / 45%
- Average age at entry
- 20.1
- First-generation students
- 20%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 28%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 77%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,920 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $17,431
- Endowment, end of year
- $403,727,514
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White51%
Hispanic30%
Black5.7%
Asian3.3%
Two or more races4.4%
U.S. nonresident2.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown3.1%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management24%
Social sciences12%
Psychology12%
Biological & biomedical sciences9.2%
Parks, recreation & fitness8.9%
Communication & journalism8.3%
Visual & performing arts5.4%
Education4.8%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitman College Walla Walla, WA | $29,486 | 75% | $70,813 |
| Dickinson College Carlisle, PA | $28,634 | 74% | $83,426 |
| Saint Norbert College De Pere, WI | $28,822 | 72% | $62,317 |
| Ursinus College Collegeville, PA | $30,181 | 73% | $74,571 |
| Saint Michael's College Colchester, VT | $29,915 | 71% | $66,136 |
| Randolph-Macon College Ashland, VA | $28,145 | 74% | $64,714 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 228343. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3551493.