10-yr median earnings
$56,878
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Georgetown, Texas
Southwestern University
Southwestern University is a private nonprofit institution in Georgetown, Texas. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $56,878
- 10-yr median earnings
- 43.0%
- Acceptance rate
- $29,224
- Avg net price / yr
- 71.2%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Southwestern University pairs top-quartile former-student earnings with a selective admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 19%
- former-student earnings, US
- 43.0%
- acceptance rate
- 71.2%
- 150%-time completion
- +15%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
Carnegie: Bacc: A&S
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Southwestern University profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C-
College Value Score
54/100
Southwestern University
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings B+
$56,878
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$29,224
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B
71.2%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$25,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment A
80.8%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention C+
80.6%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$29,224
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
71.2%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 71.2%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Southwestern University vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Southwestern University ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Southwestern University: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$56,878 Top 19% higher than 81% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Southwestern University | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $56,878 | #981 of 5103 | 81st |
| Average net price | $29,224 | #4408 of 5020 | 12th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 71.2% | #1301 of 4858 | 73rd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,440 | #1808 of 5462 | 67th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
1,440
Undergraduate enrollment
43.0%
Acceptance rate
1,241
SAT average
71.2%
150%-time completion
$56,878
10-yr median earnings
80.6%
First-year retention
How Southwestern University ranks in Texas
State rank among 324 reporting Texas colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Southwestern University | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $56,878 | #46 of 324 | 86th |
| Average net price | $29,224 | #311 of 340 | 9th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 71.2% | #87 of 324 | 73rd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,440 | #117 of 366 | 68th |
Highest former-student earnings in Texas
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast University-Texas | $102,672 | $53,020 |
| 2 | University of North Texas Health Science Center | $93,615 | - |
| 3 | The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston | $92,961 | - |
| 4 | Chamberlain University-Texas | $92,405 | $32,209 |
| 5 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | $92,348 | - |
| 6 | The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | $90,232 | - |
| 7 | Rice University | $89,718 | $13,370 |
| 8 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | $88,757 | - |
| 9 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | $82,206 | - |
| 10 | Denver College of Nursing-Houston | $81,809 | - |
| 11 | Covenant School of Nursing and Allied Health | $78,724 | - |
| 12 | Southern Methodist University | $78,354 | $40,892 |
| 46 | Southwestern UniversityThis school | $56,878 | $29,224 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 43.0% |
| SAT Average | 1,241 |
| SAT Math (25th-75th) | 550 – 630 |
| SAT Reading (25th-75th) | 580 – 670 |
| ACT Average | 28 |
| ACT (25th-75th) | 26 – 30 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Southwestern University
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$22,478 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$19,096 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$28,175 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$36,332 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Southwestern University - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $53,813 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $53,813 |
| Average Net Price | $29,224 |
25.3%
Pell Grant Rate
45.6%
Federal Loan Rate
$25,000
Median Debt
$265/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at Southwestern University rose +29.0% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $21,292 in 2013 to $27,468 in 2023, a rise of $6,176 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $21,2922023 · $27,468
Over the same years, enrollment went -4.8% (1,528 → 1,454 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
57.4%
Female
20.3%
First Generation
Outcomes
80.6%
Retention Rate
$49,249
Median Earnings (6yr)
67.6%
Earning Over $25K
80.8%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 71.2% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 80.6% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $49,249 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $56,878 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 67.6% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 80.8% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $25,000 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $265/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Top programs at Southwestern University by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Business/Commerce, General
Business/Commerce, General
$71,342 median earnings
- Biology, General
Biology, General
$62,928 median earnings
- Political Science and Gove…
Political Science and Government
$61,935 median earnings
- Communication and Media St…
Communication and Media Studies
$59,372 median earnings
- Education, General
Education, General
$52,035 median earnings
- Psychology, General
Psychology, General
$50,426 median earnings
- Sports, Kinesiology, and P…
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
$48,338 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce, General | Bachelor's | 60 | $71,342 | $25,024 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's | 27 | $62,928 | $21,250 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's | 21 | $61,935 | $23,149 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's | 20 | $59,372 | $26,000 |
| Education, General | Bachelor's | 22 | $52,035 | - |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's | 34 | $50,426 | $26,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's | 26 | $48,338 | $26,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's | 4 | - | - |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's | 9 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Southwestern University? ▼
Southwestern University is a private nonprofit institution in Georgetown, Texas. The acceptance rate is 43.0%. The average SAT score is 1,241. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,440 students.
How much do Southwestern University former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Southwestern University who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $56,878 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $49,249.
How much does Southwestern University cost? ▼
The average net price at Southwestern University is $29,224. In-state tuition is $53,813 and out-of-state tuition is $53,813. Median student debt at graduation is $25,000.
What is the graduation rate at Southwestern University? ▼
Southwestern University has a 71.2% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 80.6%.
Is Southwestern University worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Southwestern University is $25,000, while former students earn a median of $56,878 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 44% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 80.8% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $265.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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