Southwestern College Overview

Southwestern College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Winfield, Kansas. The location of SC is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

What Is Southwestern College Known For?

• SC has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 10 to 1.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at SC.
• In 2019-2020, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from SC with a bachelor's degree make about $50,205 a year. That's 23% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• It takes the average SC student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Southwestern College Rankings

SC is ranked #209 out of 2,018 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #1 out of 41 schools in Kansas.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

SC has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#22	Best Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#152	Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at SC.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Best Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Other Business & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#22	Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#22	Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#25	Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#57	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#75	Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#99	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards SC has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#5	Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#17	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	College Factual
#33	Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools	College Factual
#55	Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	College Factual
#56	Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	College Factual
#137	Best Business Schools	Business Degree Central

Where Is Southwestern College?

Contact details for SC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	100 College Street, Winfield, KS 67156-2499
Phone:	620-229-6000
Website:	www.sckans.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/SouthwesternCollegeKansas
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/Moundbuilders

How Do I Get Into SC?

You can apply to SC online at: https://www.sckans.edu/admissions/apply-now/

Admission Requirements for SC

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into SC?

With an acceptance rate of 56%, SC does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 59% of accepted students are men and 41% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 54%, and the acceptance rate for women is 60%.

Average Test Scores

About 22% of students accepted to SC submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 430 and 550. Math scores were between 440 and 540.

SC received ACT scores from 61% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 21. Math scores were between 16 and 22. Composite scores were between 17 and 22.

Can I Afford Southwestern College?

The overall average net price of SC is $39,172. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

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 SC, approximately 78% of students took out student loans averaging $6,644 a year. That adds up to $26,576 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SC is 8.1%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Southwestern College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,272 undergraduate students at SC, with 707 being full-time and 565 being part-time.

There are also 141 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 707 full-time undergraduates at SC, 63% are male and 37% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southwestern College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	6
Black or African American	85
Hispanic or Latino	101
White	225
International Students	38
Other Races/Ethnicities	252

Geographic Diversity

Kansas students aren't the only ones who study at Southwestern College. At this time, 13 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at Southwestern College

In 2019-2020, 771 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SC has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 12th most popular in Kansas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of SC

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Southwestern College was $33,250 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how SC is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Social Sciences	#7	#7
Other Computer & Information Sciences	#10	#10
Computer Programming	#34	#34
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	#37	#37
Other Business, Management & Marketing	#42	#42

Online Affordability Rankings of SC Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Southwestern College was $33,250 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how SC is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Social Sciences	#4	#4
Other Computer & Information Sciences	#7	#7
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	#15	#15
Social Sciences	#15	#15
Computer Programming	#18	#18
Other Business, Management & Marketing	#18	#18
Religious Studies	#20	#20
Philosophy & Religious Studies	#25	#25
Theology & Religious Vocations	#25	#25
Special Education	#28	#28
Teacher Education Grade Specific	#30	#30
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	#33	#33
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	#40	#40
Criminal Justice & Corrections	#43	#43
Curriculum & Instruction	#48	#48
Information Technology	#53	#53

Online Growth Rankings of SC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Southwestern College was 2.0%. This is the #828 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at SC regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of SC majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Business Administration & Management	28%
Business, Management & Marketing	18%
Communication & Journalism	33%
Computer & Information Sciences	24%
Computer Programming	28%
Criminal Justice & Corrections	24%
Curriculum & Instruction	25%
Education	19%
General Psychology	14%
Health & Medical Administrative Services	22%
Health Professions	5%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	20%
Information Technology	12%
Other Social Sciences	36%
Philosophy & Religious Studies	33%
Psychology	14%
Religious Studies	67%
Social Sciences	36%
Special Education	44%
Teacher Education Grade Specific	33%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at SC ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at SC.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Other Computer & Information Sciences	#13
Other Social Sciences	#13
Other Business, Management & Marketing	#40
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	#53
Religious Studies	#57
Philosophy & Religious Studies	#74
Homeland Security	#108
Curriculum & Instruction	#111
Computer Programming	#119
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	#131
Theology & Religious Vocations	#147
General Psychology	#190
Communication & Journalism	#192
Special Education	#197
Psychology	#268
Social Sciences	#274
Educational Administration	#289
Human Resource Management	#303
Nursing	#311
Information Technology	#323
Teacher Education Grade Specific	#357

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Southwestern College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	8	112	2	23	0	145
Criminal Justice & Corrections	3	44	3	5	0	55
Computer Programming	0	50	0	0	0	50
Other Social Sciences	28	0	4	4	0	36
Other Business, Management & Marketing	0	22	0	0	0	22
Health & Physical Education	0	21	0	0	0	21
General Psychology	0	21	0	0	0	21
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	14	0	4	0	18
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	18	0	0	0	18
Information Technology	0	17	0	0	0	17
Human Resource Management	0	15	0	0	0	15
Accounting	0	12	0	0	0	12
General Biology	0	11	0	0	0	11
Health/Medical Prep Programs	0	10	0	0	0	10
Homeland Security	6	0	4	0	0	10
Special Education	0	0	0	9	0	9
Nursing	0	8	0	0	0	8
Educational Administration	0	0	0	0	7	7
Marketing	0	5	0	0	0	5
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	5	0	0	0	5
Finance & Financial Management	0	4	0	0	0	4
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	4	0	4
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	3	0	0	0	3
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	3	0	0	0	3
Communication & Media Studies	0	3	0	0	0	3
Computer Science	0	3	0	0	0	3
Allied Health Professions	0	3	0	0	0	3
History	0	3	0	0	0	3
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	3	0	0	0	3
General Philosophy & Religious Studies	0	3	0	0	0	3
Religious Studies	0	3	0	0	0	3
Drama & Theater Arts	0	3	0	0	0	3
Public Relations & Advertising	2	0	0	0	0	2
Mathematics	0	2	0	0	0	2
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	2	0	0	0	2
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	1	0	0	0	1
Other Computer & Information Sciences	0	1	0	0	0	1
Writing Studies	0	1	0	0	0	1
Music	0	1	0	0	0	1
Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0	0	0
Journalism	0	0	0	0	0	0
Literature	0	0	0	0	0	0
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chemistry	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	0	0	0	0	0	0
Design & Applied Arts	0	0	0	0	0	0
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	47	427	13	49	7	543

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Rschmeichel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.