Southwestern University

Georgetown, TX · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
43.5%
2,556 admitted
SAT · 50th
1250
Range 1170–1340
6-yr grad
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Retention 83.4%
Undergrads
1,431
11:1 S-F
Admissions
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50.5% / 44.4%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications5,879
Overall admit rate43.5%
In-state admit rate50.5%
Out-of-state admit rate44.4%
Enrolled368 · 14.4% yield
Admitted from waitlist14 of 65
Very important factorsGPA, Character, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Recs
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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1250
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1170–1340 · 46.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W590640690
Math560610670
Comp117012501340
ACT
255075
Comp242730
Cost & aid
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$59,648
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$59,648
Fees$750
Room & board$17,432
Books$1,250
Avg need-based grant$46,570
% need met86.6%
Avg debt at graduation$29,241
Academics
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11 : 1
student-faculty ratio
83.4% retention
Student-faculty11 : 1
Retention83.4%
Enrollment
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1,431
undergraduates
11.0% out-of-state · 8 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates1,431
First-year368
Transfer38
Full-time99%
Female55%
Out-of-state11.0%
International (freshmen)8
Rankings
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#42
U.S. News & World Report
Best Regional Colleges — Midwest
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Regional Colleges — Midwest#4226
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#8426
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#30426
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#35126
NicheBest Colleges in America#60326
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Federal designationHispanic-Serving Institution47
Athletic conferenceSouthern Athletic Association5
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingTexas colleges14
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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$0
application fee
Regular decision1st Tuesday in June → 1st Tuesday in April → May 1st
Early decision1st Tuesday of November → 1st Tuesday of December · binding
Early action1st Tuesday of December → 1st Tuesday in March
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyTest Optional
HS units required4 Eng, 4 Math, 3 Sci, 2 SciLab, 2 FL, 2 SS, 1 Hist
Admissions URLhttps://www.southwestern.edu/admission/
Admissions emailadmission@southwestern.edu
Admissions phone512-863-1200
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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Trinity University
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Trinity University TX · Private (nonprofit)25.9%13902K
Rhodes College TN · Private (nonprofit)51.5%14201K
Austin College TX · Private (nonprofit)47.7%1200—
Hendrix College AR · Private (nonprofit)55.6%12301K
Centre College KY · Private (nonprofit)48.2%12851K
Sewanee — The University of the South TN · Private (nonprofit)—12901K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Southwestern University

17 years of Southwestern University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.