Southwestern University
Georgetown, Texas · Also known as SU · Website
$56,878
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$56,878
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Southwestern University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Georgetown, Texas with 1,440 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $29,224 a year (tuition and fees $53,813). It admits 43% of applicants and 73% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $56,878 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$29,224
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$53,813
US median $11,837
Admission rate
43%
US median 78%
Completion rate
73%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$56,878
Rank 980 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $29,224
- Tuition and fees
- $53,813
- Cost of attendance
- $67,493
- Students with a need-based grant
- 25%
- Students with federal loans
- 46%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $22,478
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $19,096
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $28,175
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $30,387
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $36,332
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $37,560 in 2015-16 to $53,813 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 43%
- Average SAT
- 1,241
- SAT reading, middle
- 635
- SAT math, middle
- 605
- ACT, middle
- 28
- Undergraduates
- 1,440
- Part-time students
- 1.2%
- Women
- 55%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 73%
- Retention rate
- 81%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 33
- Endowment
- $403.7M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 980 of 5,094 US colleges and 46 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $29,224 | $18,447 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $53,813 | $9,940 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 43% | 84% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 73% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 81% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $10,667 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $49,249 | $32,765 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $56,878 | $38,474 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 74% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 75% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
33 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 89 | $25,024 | $47,056 | $71,342 | $68,407 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | $26,000 | $30,373 | $50,426 | $50,706 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $26,500 | Withheld | $48,338 | $54,562 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $26,000 | $34,050 | $59,372 | $56,359 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $23,149 | $34,415 | $61,935 | $63,293 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $21,250 | Withheld | $62,928 | $57,214 |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | $50,984 | $52,035 | $49,808 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $82,686 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | $25,060 | Withheld | $48,590 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,786 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| AnthropologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,676 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,455 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,710 |
| Religion/Religious StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,390 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Georgetown and Texas on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Texas
- Homes: Homes for sale in Texas
Questions and answers
How much does Southwestern University cost?
$29,224 a year is the average net price at Southwestern University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $53,813, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $67,493. Families earning under $30,000 pay $22,478 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Southwestern University?
43% of applicants are admitted to Southwestern University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,241 and the middle ACT score is 28. The median admission rate of colleges in Texas is 84%.
How much do Southwestern University graduates earn?
$56,878 a year is the median pay of former Southwestern University students who work, 10 years after they started ($49,249 after 6 years). That ranks 980 of 5,094 US colleges and 46 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Education, General (Bachelor's) at $50,984.
How much student debt do Southwestern University graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Southwestern University graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 46% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Southwestern University?
73% of first-time, full-time students at Southwestern University finish within 6 years. 81% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Southwestern University?
Business/Commerce, General (89 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (43 bachelor's graduates), Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (40 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 33 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.