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Southwestern University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Georgetown, Texas. Georgetown is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Southwestern University?

Contact details for Southwestern are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1001 E. University Avenue, Georgetown, TX 78626
Phone:	512-863-6511
Website:	www.southwestern.edu

How Do I Get Into Southwestern?

You can apply to Southwestern online at: https://admission.southwestern.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Southwestern

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Required
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Southwestern?

Southwestern has an acceptance rate of 51%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 49%, and the acceptance rate for women is 53%.

Average Test Scores

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.

Southwestern received ACT scores from 23% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 33. Math scores were between 23 and 29. Composite scores were between 25 and 31.

Can I Afford Southwestern University?

The overall average net price of Southwestern is $33,923. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. 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 1.8%. 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.

Southwestern University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,504 undergraduate students at Southwestern, with 1,480 being full-time and 24 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,480 full-time undergraduates at Southwestern, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southwestern University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	62
Black or African American	73
Hispanic or Latino	386
White	863
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	81

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at Southwestern University. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 13 countries are represented at Southwestern. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Netherlands, and Nigeria.

Online Learning at Southwestern University

In 2020-2021, 21 students took at least one online class at the school.

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Matthew Rutledge under License

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