Southwestern University
Georgetown, TX · Private four-year · City: Small
1,457undergraduates
43%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$30,687average net price per year
69%graduate in 6 years
83%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 6,585
- Admitted
- 2,573
- Admit rate
- 43%
- Admit rate, women
- 43%
- Admit rate, men
- 34%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 16%
- First-year students
- 403
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 40%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 600-690
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 570-650
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 14%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 24-30
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Considered, not required |
Majors
32 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (1)
- Business/Commerce, General Bachelor's (67 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (2)
- Biochemistry Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (22 awarded)
Social sciences (4)
- Anthropology, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Economics, General Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (6)
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Fine/Studio Arts, General Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- Music History, Literature, and Theory Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Music Performance, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Music Theory and Composition Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (27 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (1)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor's (23 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (1)
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Bachelor's (15 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (1)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's (12 awarded)
Education (2)
- Education, General Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Music Teacher Education Bachelor's (1 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (9 awarded)
Physical sciences (2)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (2)
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (2 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (2)
- Computational Mathematics Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (1)
- Environmental Studies Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (2)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies (2)
- Latin American Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Women's Studies Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $51,058
- Housing and food on campus
- $13,628
- Books and supplies
- $1,300
- Other on-campus costs
- $1,620
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $67,606
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $67,606
- Total cost living at home
- $54,848
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $18,791 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $21,567 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $24,800 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $27,434 |
| Over $110,000 | $33,832 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 100%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 99%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $32,956
- Got a grant from the college
- 98%
- Average grant from the college
- $30,608
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 23%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 46%
- Average amount borrowed
- $10,508
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 61%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 69%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 69%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 74%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 69%
- Transferred to another college
- 25%
- Came back for year two
- 83%
| Pell grant students | 64% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 70% |
| Neither | 72% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 194 | 73% |
| Men | 168 | 65% |
| Asian | 10 | 70% (small group) |
| Black | 24 | 46% |
| Hispanic | 103 | 72% |
| White | 200 | 72% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 62% |
| Race unknown | 2 | 100% (small group) |
| International | 2 | 50% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 358 | 74% | 20% |
| Started here, part-time | 1 | 0% (small group) | 100% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 59 | 75% | 15% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 1,457
- Undergraduates
- 1,457
- Full-time undergraduates
- 1,443
- Part-time undergraduates
- 14
- Students per faculty member
- 11 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 89%
- From out of state
- 9%
- From other countries
- 2%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 3%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 0%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 18%
| Women | 55% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 4% |
| Black | 6% |
| Hispanic | 28% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 54% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| Race unknown | 1% |
| International | 2% |
Campus life
- Setting
- City: Small
- Address
- 1001 E. University Avenue, Georgetown, TX, 78626
- County
- Williamson County
- Type
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- United Methodist
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.