Southwestern UniversitySouthwestern University
Georgetown, TX · Southwest
- Acceptance rate
- 43.0%
- SAT mid-50
- 1130-1300
- Cost after aid
- $29,224
- Graduation rate
- 73%
What Southwestern University says matters
How Southwestern University rates each admissions factor in its Common Data Set, with the full published numbers below.
- Acceptance rate
- 43%
- 2,718 of 6,313
- SAT mid-50
- 1140-1290
- ACT mid-50
- 26-30
- CDS year
- 2024-25
The full Common Data Set
Every figure Southwestern University published for 2024-25, section by section.
First-Time, First-Year Admission94
Applications
- Total first-time, first-year students who applied
- 6,313
- Total first-time, first-year students who were admitted
- 2,718
- Total first-time, first-year who applied
- 4,436
- Total first-time, first-year who were admitted
- 2,272
- Total first-time, first-year who applied
- 735
- Total first-time, first-year who were admitted
- 356
- Total first-time, first-year who applied
- 1,142
- Total first-time, first-year who were admitted
- 90
Admissions Requirements
- Total academic units
- 17
- English
- 4
- Mathematics
- 4
- Science
- 3
- Foreign language
- 2
- Social studies
- 2
- History
- 1
- Academic electives
- 1
- Total academic units
- 20
- English
- 4
- Mathematics
- 4
- Science
- 4
- Foreign language
- 3
- Social studies
- 3
- History
- 1
- Academic electives
- 1
First-time, first-year Profile
- Submitting SAT Scores
- 0.44
- Submitting ACT Scores
- 0.13
- Submitting SAT Scores
- 165
- Submitting ACT Scores
- 47
- SAT Composite: 25th Percentile
- 1,140
- SAT Composite: 50th Percentile
- 1,230
- SAT Composite: 75th Percentile
- 1,290
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 25th Percentile
- 580
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 50th Percentile
- 620
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 75th Percentile
- 670
- SAT Math: 25th Percentile
- 550
- SAT Math: 50th Percentile
- 590
- SAT Math: 75th Percentile
- 630
- ACT Composite: 25th Percentile
- 26%
- ACT Composite: 50th Percentile
- 29%
- ACT Composite: 75th Percentile
- 30%
- ACT Math: 25th Percentile
- 24%
- ACT Math: 50th Percentile
- 26%
- ACT Math: 75th Percentile
- 29%
- ACT English: 25th Percentile
- 25%
- ACT English: 50th Percentile
- 27%
- ACT English: 75th Percentile
- 31%
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-800
- 16
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-699
- 52
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-599
- 32
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-499
- 1
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-299
- 100
- SAT Math: 700-800
- 7
- SAT Math: 600-699
- 39
- SAT Math: 500-599
- 47
- SAT Math: 400-499
- 7
- SAT Math: 200-299
- 100
- SAT Composite: 1400-1600
- 8
- SAT Composite: 1200-1399
- 51
- SAT Composite: 1000-1199
- 41
- SAT Composite: 400-599
- 100
- ACT Composite: 30-36
- 36
- ACT Composite: 24-29
- 55
- ACT Composite: 18-23
- 9
- ACT Composite: Below 6
- 100
- Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class
- 26%
- Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class
- 60%
- Percent in top half of high school graduating class
- 89%
- Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class
- 11%
- Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class
- 100%
- Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:
- 63%
- Percent who had GPA of 4.0
- 15%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.99
- 33%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74
- 19%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
- 16%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24
- 12%
- Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99
- 5.4%
- Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.49
- 50%
- Percent who had GPA of 4.0
- 4.1%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.99
- 22%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74
- 20%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
- 24%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24
- 20%
- Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99
- 7.7%
- Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.49
- 1.8%
- Percent who had GPA below 1.0
- 100%
- Percent who had GPA of 4.0
- 9.9%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.99
- 28%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74
- 19%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
- 20%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24
- 16%
- Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99
- 6.4%
- Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.49
- 1.1%
- Percent who had GPA below 1.0
- 100%
- Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:
- 3.53
Transfer Admission15
Fall Applicants
- Men
- 144
- Women
- 199
- Unknown
- 343
- Total
- 50
- Men
- 63
- Another Gender
- 113
- Unknown
- 24
- Total
- 31
- Women
- 55
Application for Admission
- List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:
- ##
- Fall
- 4
- Winter
- 1
- Fall
- 10
- Winter
- 1
Transfer Credit Policies
- If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located:
- https://www.southwestern.edu/live/files/97
Student Life21
Percent Participating
- Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)
- 9.0%
- Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing
- 97%
- Percent who live off campus or commute
- 3.0%
- Percent of students age 25 and older
- 0
- Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)
- 12%
- Percent of men who join fraternities
- 31%
- Percent of women who join sororities
- 28%
- Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing
- 75%
- Percent who live off campus or commute
- 25%
- Percent of students age 25 and older
- 3.0%
Average Age
- Average age of full-time students
- 18
- Average age of all students (full- and part-time)
- 18
- Average age of full-time students
- 20
- Average age of all students (full- and part-time)
- 20
Activities Offered
- Choral groups
- X
- Concert band
- X
- Model UN
- X
- Music ensembles
- X
- Opera
- X
- Pep band
- X
Housing
- Apartments for single students
- X
Annual Expenses1
Information
- Please provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:
- https://www.southwestern.edu/scholarships-financial-aid/grants-loans/net-price-calculator/
Financial Aid10
Students Awarded Non-need-based Aid
- N. Number of students in line a who had no financial need and who were awarded institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid (exclude those who were awarded athletic awards and tuition benefits)
- 147
- O. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based scholarship and grant aid awarded to students in line n
- 29,955
- Q. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based athletic scholarships and grants awarded to students in line p
- 0
- N. Number of students in line a who had no financial need and who were awarded institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid (exclude those who were awarded athletic awards and tuition benefits)
- 646
- O. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based scholarship and grant aid awarded to students in line n
- 28,410
- Q. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based athletic scholarships and grants awarded to students in line p
- 0
- N. Number of students in line a who had no financial need and who were awarded institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid (exclude those who were awarded athletic awards and tuition benefits)
- 7
- O. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based scholarship and grant aid awarded to students in line n
- 14,019
- Q. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based athletic scholarships and grants awarded to students in line p
- 0
Reporting Year
- 2024-2025
- 2024-2025 estimated
Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred30
Diploma/Certificates
- Computer and information sciences
- 14
- Education
- 11
- Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
- 13
- English
- 11
- Biological/life sciences
- 31
- Mathematics and statistics
- 11
- Parks and recreation
- 23
- Philosophy and religious studies
- 9
- Physical sciences
- 9
- Psychology
- 29
- Social sciences
- 37
- Visual and performing arts
- 32
- Business/marketing
- 79
- History
- 9
Bachelors
- Agriculture
- 1
- Architecture
- 4
- Computer and information sciences
- 4
- Education
- 3
- Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
- 4
- English
- 3
- Biological/life sciences
- 9
- Mathematics and statistics
- 3
- Parks and recreation
- 7
- Philosophy and religious studies
- 3
- Physical sciences
- 3
- Psychology
- 8
- Social sciences
- 11
- Visual and performing arts
- 9
- Business/marketing
- 23
- History
- 3
Enrollment And Persistence11
Institutional Enrollment
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: men
- 170
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: women
- 48
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: another gender
- 428
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: unknown
- 646
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: women
- 204
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: another gender
- 35
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: unknown
- 538
- Other first-year, degree-seeking: men
- 777
- Total undergraduate students: another gender
- 0
Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category
- TOTAL
- 1,440
- TOTAL
- 1,440
Instructional Faculty And Class Size1
Student to Faculty Ratio
- Fall 2024 Student to Faculty ratio
- 10.9
About Southwestern University
Southwestern University is a very small private university in Georgetown, TX, in a city setting.
What Southwestern University looks for
Southwestern University admits the majority of applicants who meet its baseline academic profile. For most students applying here, the work is in writing applications that reflect real fit rather than treating the application as a checklist. Demonstrated interest matters more here than at the most selective schools. Visiting, attending an info session, and asking real questions of admissions all move the needle.
Frequently asked
What SAT score do I need for Southwestern University?
Southwestern University's middle 50% SAT range is 1130 to 1300. A score in or above that band keeps you in the conversation; below it, the rest of your application has to do more work.
What ACT score do I need for Southwestern University?
Middle 50% ACT range is 26 to 30. The top of that range or above is what most admitted students submit when they choose to send a score.
What is the acceptance rate at Southwestern University?
Southwestern University admits roughly 43% of applicants. An acceptance rate above 40% means a strong application can land here without high-end stats.
What does Southwestern University actually cost after financial aid?
Average net cost (after institutional aid) is about $29,224 per year. Net cost varies enormously by family income; run the school's net price calculator for an estimate that reflects your situation.
Is Southwestern University a reach, match, or safety for me?
Compare your stats to the middle 50% above. If you are at or below the 25th percentile, treat Southwestern University as a reach. If you are in the middle 50%, it is a match. Above the 75th percentile and the school accepts above 25% overall, it is closer to a safety. Selectivity below 20% should be treated as a reach for everyone, period.
