Southwestern University

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Georgetown, TXSee your chances →private nonprofitBaccalaureate Colleges

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Acceptance Rate

43.0%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

1130–1300

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$51,058

Undergrad Enrollment

1,454

Applicants

6,585

Yield Rate

15.7%

Student:Faculty

11:1

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What you pay

$29,224/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $116,896 over four years.

What grads earn

$59,372/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $61,172 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 3% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 2.0 years of pay.

86% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

3.1%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

25%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

0.8%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Southwestern University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$22,478

$30–48k$19,096

$48–75k$28,175

$75–110k$30,387

Over $110k$36,332

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

74%

Completion · all

74%

Completion · Pell

70%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

74%

Median debt

$25,000

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied

6,585

Admitted

2,57339.1%

Enrolled

40316% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

44.8%▲ -4.2pp

Application Volume

5,557 applicants▲ 17%

Southwestern University has become significantly more selective over the past 3 years. Applications are up 17% while admits have stayed relatively flat, driving the acceptance rate down.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Fondling	3	—	—	—
Rape	3	—	—	—

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation64% / 36%

MenWomen

Men's

Baseball46Basketball20Football95Golf9Lacrosse47Soccer27Swimming17Tennis15Track & Field48

Women's

Basketball17Golf8Lacrosse18Soccer35Softball25Swimming15Tennis9Track & Field38Volleyball18

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Business/Commerce, General67 grads

Psychology, General27 grads

Kinesiology and Exercise Science23 grads

Biology/Biological Sciences, General22 grads

Fine/Studio Arts, General16 grads

Speech Communication and Rhetoric15 grads

Computer and Information Sciences, General12 grads

Political Science and Government, General12 grads

Education, General10 grads

Economics, General10 grads

4yr Grad Rate

68%

6yr Grad Rate

74%

Retention Rate

81%

Median Earnings

$56,878