Southwestern University Overview

Southwestern University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Georgetown, Texas. The city atmosphere of Georgetown makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is Southwestern University Known For?

• The bachelor's degree is the highest award offered at Southwestern.
• In a recent academic period83% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Southwestern with a bachelor's degree make about $56,878 a year. That's 39% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• It takes the average Southwestern student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Southwestern University?

Contact details for Southwestern are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1001 E. University Avenue, Georgetown, TX 78626
Phone:	512-863-6511
Website:	www.southwestern.edu

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How Do I Get Into Southwestern?

You can apply to Southwestern online at: https://admission.southwestern.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Southwestern

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	1
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Southwestern?

The acceptance rate of Southwestern University is 45%. While it may not be as selective as some schools, it does screen its applicants very carefully. Do what you can to stand out among others in the pool of applicants!

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 44%, and the acceptance rate for women is 45%.

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 570 and 685. Math scores were between 550 and 670.

Southwestern received ACT scores from 15% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 33. Math scores were between 23 and 0. Composite scores were between 24 and 30.

Can I Afford Southwestern University?

The overall average net price of Southwestern is $33,923. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Southwestern, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $7,269 a year. That adds up to $29,076 over four years for those students.

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Southwestern University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,506 undergraduate students at Southwestern, with 1,488 being full-time and 18 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,488 full-time undergraduates at Southwestern, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	63
Black or African American	78
Hispanic or Latino	376
White	882
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	78

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at Southwestern University. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 13 countries are represented at Southwestern. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Netherlands, and Nigeria.

Southwestern University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Business/Commerce	89	89
General Psychology	43	43
Health & Physical Education	40	40
Communication & Media Studies	28	28
Political Science & Government	28	28
General Biology	26	26
General Education	21	21
Economics	20	20
Natural Resources Conservation	16	16
History	13	13
Fine & Studio Arts	13	13
General English Literature	12	12
Romance Languages	12	12
Mathematics	12	12
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	10	10
Computer Information Systems	9	9
Physics	9	9
Sociology	9	9
Chemistry	8	8
Anthropology	8	8
Drama & Theater Arts	8	8
Music	8	8
Philosophy	6	6
Ethnic Studies	4	4
Religious Studies	2	2
Teacher Education Subject Specific	1	1
Applied Mathematics	1	1
International Relations & National Security	1	1
Area Studies	0	0
Classical Languages & Literature	0	0
Germanic Languages	0	0
TOTAL	457	457

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 Matthew Rutledge under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.