unitid 228343 · Georgetown, TX · private nonprofit 4-year · city (small)
Southwestern University
- enrollment 2023
- 1,524
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
43%
15th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
1,440
64th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
25%
undergrads on Pell grants
31st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
73%
finish within 150% time
79th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$67,493
83rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$29,224
after aid, aided students
78th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$56,878
after entry, Title IV students
62nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$25,000
58th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $22,478 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- $74,646
- First-generation students
- 20%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $53,813
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.3× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce, General. | 89 | $91,444 | $25,475 |
| Psychology, General. | 43 | — | $26,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 40 | — | $26,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 28 | $70,325 | $26,000 |
| Political Science and Government. | 28 | — | $24,625 |
| Biology, General. | 26 | — | $21,250 |
| Education, General. | 21 | — | — |
| Economics. | 20 | — | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 16 | — | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | 13 | — | — |
| History. | 13 | — | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 12 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.