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# Southwestern University

Small private liberal arts college in Texas with selective admissions and strong endowment support.

## Record

- **Coordinates**: 30.634341, -97.665738

### Summary

Small private liberal arts college in Texas with selective admissions and strong endowment support.

### Description

Southwestern University is a private, residential liberal arts college in Georgetown, Texas, with an enrollment of 1,457 students. The institution emphasizes arts and sciences education and does not carry a research designation, focusing instead on undergraduate teaching and learning.

Tuition runs $53,288 annually, with a total cost of attendance of $68,360 including room and board. The college admits about 39% of applicants. Admitted students typically have SAT Reading scores around 690 (75th percentile) and SAT Math scores around 650 (75th percentile). The institution's endowment of over $403 million provides financial resources for student aid; many students receive financial aid and pay significantly less than the published tuition rate.

The college serves students who value a small-scale, residential liberal arts experience with direct faculty engagement. Business, management, and marketing is the primary undergraduate major. Prospective students should visit the official website at https://www.southwestern.edu/ to learn more about admissions, financial aid options, and campus life.

### Attributes

- **Unit ID**: 228,343
- **State**: TX
- **City**: Georgetown
- **Address**: 1001 E. University Avenue
- **Zip Code**: 78626
- **Sector Group**: Private Not-for-Profit 4-Year or Above
- **Official Website**: https://www.southwestern.edu/
- **HBCU**: No
- **Tribal College**: No
- **Setting**: City
- **Annual In-State Tuition**: $53,288
- **Annual Out-of-State Tuition**: $53,288
- **Total Cost of Attendance (In-State)**: $68,360
- **Total Cost of Attendance (Out-of-State)**: $68,360
- **Room and Board**: $15,072
- **Total Student Enrollment**: 1,457
- **Acceptance Rate**: 39.1%
- **SAT Reading 75th Percentile**: 690
- **SAT Math 75th Percentile**: 650
- **ACT Composite 75th Percentile**: 30
- **Endowment (End of Year)**: $403,727,514
- **Carnegie Classification**: Special Focus: Arts and Sciences
- **Research Activity Tier**: No research designation
- **Economic Mobility Index**: Lower Access, Medium Earnings
- **Primary Undergraduate Major**: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services