Southwestern University

Southwestern University

Southwestern University (also referred to as Southwestern or SU) is a private, four-year, undergraduate, liberal arts college located in Georgetown, Texas, USA. Founded in 1840, Southwestern is the oldest university in Texas. The school is affiliated with the United Methodist Church although the curriculum is nonsectarian. Southwestern offers 40 bachelor’s degrees in the arts, sciences, fine arts, and music as well as interdisciplinary and pre-professional programs. The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the National Association of Schools of Music.

Southwestern is home to the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education and the National Hispanic Institute’s Center for Hispanic Studies. The university is a member of the Annapolis Group, the Associated Colleges of the South, the Council of Independent Colleges, and is a signatory of the Talloires Declaration. Located in historic Georgetown, just north of Austin, Southwestern’s serene residential campus occupies a small portion of 700 acres that include the San Gabriel river and areas reserved for biological and environmental research. Georgetown and the surrounding area offer many opportunities for putting learning into practice through volunteerism, civic engagement and internships.

Southwestern University Rankings

• FORBES AMERICAN’S BEST COLLEGE RANKINGS IN 2011
• TOP BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COLLEGE RANKING IN 2010
• AMERICA’S 50 BEST COMMUNITY COLLEGES RANKING IN 2010
• BEST MEDICAL SCHOOL GERIATRICS RANKINGS IN 2010
• BEST 2010 MEDICAL SCHOOLS RANKING IN INTERNAL MEDICINE
• BEST MEDICAL SCHOOLS – PRIMARY CARE RANKINGS
• MEDICAL SCHOOL RANKINGS – BEST RESEARCH MEDICAL SCHOOLS
• TOP 100 LIBERAL ART UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE IN 2010

Southwestern University Tuition and Fees

Below is a chart of the costs of attendance for a full-time student (12-19 credit hours per semester) at Southwestern.

Note:  All new students who have fewer than four full semesters in college are required to live on-campus.

Schools and Colleges of Southwestern University

• The Brown College of Arts and Sciences
• The Sarofim School of Fine Arts

Southwestern University News

• Spanish Department to Host Film Festival Sept. 6-Oct. 4 - Thu, 17 May 2012
  Festival will feature films from Argentina, Nicaragua, Peru, Bolivia and Spain

• History Professor Named to Distinguished Lecturer Program - Wed, 16 May 2012
  Shana Bernstein is one of 25 scholars selected to join the program for 2012-2013

• Designing El Monumento - Thu, 10 May 2012
  Southwestern graduate helped design Georgetown’s newest upscale restaurant

• Twenty-Three Students Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa - Mon, 07 May 2012
  Southwestern is one of only 11 colleges and universities in Texas that have a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa

• Southwestern Receives $250,000 Presidential Leadership Grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation - Mon, 07 May 2012
  Grant is the third Presidential Leadership Grant to go to President Jake B. Schrum

• Kinesiology Professor Receives the William Carrington Finch Award - Mon, 07 May 2012
  Award includes a $5,000 prize

• Two Graduating Seniors Receive Fulbright Teaching Assistantships for 2012-2013 - Fri, 04 May 2012
  Rory Jones will teach in Germany and Lauren Radell will teach in Austria

• ‘You Can Face the Future with Confidence’ - Thu, 03 May 2012
  Teresa A. Sullivan, the president of the University of Virginia, gave the speech below to members of the Class of 2012 as they graduated on May 5, 2012.

• Education Professor and Business Professor Receive 2012 Teaching Awards - Thu, 03 May 2012
  Biology professor receives the 2012 Advising Award

• Hidden Treasures - Wed, 02 May 2012
  Participation in international project is helping the Southwestern library learn more about its oldest books