by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Southwestern University was awarded 45 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general education.
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College Factual ranked Southwestern as #596 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Southwestern held the #616 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 115 colleges in Texas, Southwestern is ranked at #30.
If you're applying to Southwestern University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 51%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
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 590 and 680. Math scores were between 560 and 650.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Southwestern it is much better at 12 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Southwestern University is 78%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 81% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Southwestern University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Southwestern for first-time, full-time students is 63%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Southwestern University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,506 undergraduates at Southwestern with 1,488 being full-time and 18 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,539 | $20,981 | $24,521 | $28,144 | $33,335 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Southwestern, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Southwestern, approximately 58% of students took out student loans averaging $7,821 a year. That adds up to $31,284 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Southwestern is 4.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Get more details about the location of Southwestern University.
Contact details for Southwestern are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1001 E. University Avenue, Georgetown, TX 78626 |
| Phone: | 512-863-6511 |
| Website: | https://www.southwestern.edu/ |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/SouthwesternU |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 62 | $45,975 |
| General Psychology | 40 | $25,962 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 30 | $32,721 |
| General Biology | 23 | $33,504 |
| Health & Physical Education | 20 | NA |
| General English Literature | 18 | $25,091 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 17 | NA |
| Political Science & Government | 17 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 15 | NA |
| History | 15 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 21 students took at least one online class at Southwestern University. This is an increase from the 0 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 21 | 0 |
| 2019-2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 0 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at Southwestern University.
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Footnotes
*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.
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