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SOUTHWESTERN PROFILE
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 | PROFILE A selective and independent four-year undergraduate national liberal arts college consisting of The Brown College of Arts and Sciences and The Sarofim School of Fine Arts. Liberal arts and sciences curriculum. Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Chi honor society chapters. |
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| The first institution of higher learning in Texas, chartered by the Republic of Texas in 1840. Affiliated with The United Methodist Church. |
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| LOCATION Historic Georgetown, Texas, just north of Austin, the state capital. The Austin metropolitan area, of which Georgetown is a part, is known for its live music, theatre, film, and art. Fortune Magazine has named Austin one of the country's top five "intellectual capitals." Money Magazine has named Austin one of the country's best places to live, based on factors such as low crime rate and high number of cultural opportunities. |
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SOUTHWESTERN'S CORE PURPOSE Fostering a liberal arts community whose values and actions encourage contributions toward the well-being of humanity. |
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| SOUTHWESTERN'S CORE VALUES Promoting lifelong learning and a passion for intellectual and personal growth; fostering diverse perspectives; being true to one's self and others; respecting the worth and dignity of persons; encouraging activism in the pursuit of justice and the common good. |
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| HONOR CODE Southwestern's 100-year-old honor code, "I have neither given nor received aid on this examination; nor have I seen anyone else do so," is one of the oldest in the United States. The student-established and student-governed honor system ensures honorable conduct in all academic work. |
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| $25,740 tuition and fees (2007-2008); room and board ranges from $7,227 to $9,065. Eighty-five percent of Southwestern students receive financial assistance. Southwestern's average annual financial aid award is a little more that $21,000. (Note: Financial aid awards include grants, scholarships, work-study, and low-interest student loans) |
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| MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS For merit scholarship consideration, applications must be received by January 15. The application for admission serves as the application for merit scholarships. No additional forms are necessary. All candidates are screened for scholarship eligibility. Personal interviews related to scholarship evaluations must be conducted by February 1.
Students eligible for merit scholarship consideration typically rank in the top 25% of their class and score at least 1200 on the SAT (not including Writing section) and 27 on the ACT. Students planning to be considered for merit scholarships should complete all required components of the application by the January 15 deadline date. We consider academic achievement, personal attributes, demonstrated leadership in extracurricular activities, personal interviews, and the written essay when making scholarship evaluations.
Scholarships in the general program range from $3,000 to full tuition, room and board. Students may be considered for a variety of scholarships. Please refer to the Southwestern University Merit Scholarship Program brochure for the most current scholarship information. |
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| ENDOWMENT $314 million - one of the highest endowments per student in the nation (as of June 30, 2007). |
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| Ninety-nine percent of tenured or tenure-track faculty hold doctorate or highest degree in their respective fields. Student/faculty ratio of 10:1, with an average class size of 14 students. Collaborative research and publication with students is common. |
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(2007-2008) 1,289 men and women. Minority students constitute 23 percent of the student body. Sixty-seven percent of 1,916 applicants were admitted for Fall 2007. Of 371 entering first-year students in Fall 2007, 50 percent ranked in the top 10 percent of high school classes. SAT middle 50% (critical reading (verbal) and math combination): 1130-1320. ACT middle 50% range: 24-29. Ninety-four percent of students from Texas and six percent from other states and nations. Thirty-seven states and nine nations are represented. |
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MAJORS Accounting, American studies, animal behavior, anthropology, art, art history, biochemistry, biology, business, chemistry, child study & language development, classics, communication studies, computational mathematics, computer science, economics, English, environmental studies, feminist studies, French, German, history, independent major, international studies, kinesiology, Latin, Latin American studies, mathematics, music, philosophy, physical science (3:2 engineering), physics, political science, psychology, religion, sociology, Spanish and theatre. |
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DEGREES Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Music, and Bachelor of Fine Arts. No graduate degrees or programs are offered. |
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700-acre campus features Southwestern's tree-lined 100-acre central grounds and a lush, green academic mall. Facilities include two live-performance theaters, spacious sports/recreational areas, a human performance laboratory, an aquatic animal research laboratory, an observatory and a teaching greenhouse. More than eighty-five percent of students live in spacious on-campus apartments or residential halls, which include wireless internet, cable TV and voice-mail access. |
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| 350,543 volumes and periodicals, and several special collections. Internet access and library card memberships available. 1,068 current periodical titles. |
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| Southwestern's nationally recognized Paideia® Program aims to enrich its students' liberal arts educations by integrating knowledge from many disciplines with students' own purpose-driven explorations. The Paideia® Program fosters and promotes connections between civic engagement, intercultural and diversity experiences, and hands-on research and creative works through a series of one-credit-hour seminar sessions and through frequent one-on-one meetings with Paideia® Professors. |
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| CIVIC ENGAGEMENT More than 60 percent of Southwestern students volunteer on campus or in the community-a rate that is twice the national average. In 2006-07, Southwestern students contributed over 17,000 hours of service to nearly 100 different agencies or programs. For more that 12 years, students have participated in Destination Service, Southwestern's alternative Spring Break, volunteering to build and repair homes, working in national parks, and serving in urban social programs and ministries nationally and abroad. |
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| SOUTHWESTERN GOES GREEN Southwestern's commitment to environmental stewardship and social responsibility has lead to it being the second university in Texas to sign the Talloires Declaration, an initiative that calls on the University to envision programs and practices that make our world more sustainable. Initiatives include a Green/Civic Engagement residence hall, computer based effluent water irrigation systems, an alternative transportation Pirate Bike Program, use of sustainable/recycled products, low/no maintenance building finishes and products, low-volume shower heads, and LEED certification on all new construction projects--just to name a few. |
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PRE-PROFESSIONAL AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS Medicine, law, education, engineering, theology and athletic training.
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New York arts, Washington, D.C. politics, and London semesters; summer biology research; department and professional internships, both domestic and abroad; summer programs in Germany, Mexico, England, Jamaica, and Turkey; access to universities around the world through several major international study abroad organizations. Over 50 percent of students study abroad. |
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Member of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) with Austin College, Birmingham Southern, Centre, Colorado College, DePauw, Hendrix, Millsaps, Oglethorpe, Rhodes, Trinity (Texas) and Sewanee-University of the South.
| Men's baseball | Men's and women's basketball | Men's and women's soccer |
| Women's softball | Men's and women's cross country | Men's and women's swimming |
| Women's volleyball | Men's and women's golf | Men's and women's tennis |
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Twenty-five intramural sports and 9 club sports, including cheerleading, equestrian, handball, men's and women's lacrosse, rock climbing, SU Dancers and volleyball. Nearly ninety percent of students participate annually in some form of organized physical activity.
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SOUTHWESTERN'S COLORS
Black and Gold; Mascot: Pirate |
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FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE
Southwestern brings internationally known performers to our stages every Friday. Recent performers include: "Last Comic Standing" finalist Tess; multiple Grammy Award winner Wyclef Jean; World Break Dancing Champion Massive Monkeys; Punk Rock recording group New Found Glory; Latin Grammy Award winning Locos Por Juana; "VH1: Best Week Ever" celebrity panelist and comedian Christian Finnegan; "Comedy Central" performer Tim Young and Bridget Grey; and Amalia of "Russell Simmons' Def Poetry" and that's just a sample of the type of entertainment you can expect.
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More than 100 student organizations: scholastic and honorary, government, special interest and departmental. Greek organizations include Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Xi Delta, Delta Delta Delta, and Zeta Tau Alpha for women; Kappa Alpha, Kappa Sigma, Phi Delta Theta, and Pi Kappa Alpha for men. |
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Southwestern is one of 40 schools featured in Loren Pope's book, Colleges That Change Lives. The book says the University is "one of the few jewels of the Southwest whose mission is to prepare a new generation to contribute to a changing society, and to prosper in their jobs, whatever and wherever in the world they may be."
Southwestern also is included in the The Princeton Review's 2007 edition of The Best 361 Colleges, a book its authors say chooses schools "primarily for their outstanding academics." The book says Southwestern is "one of the best 'sleepers' in the nation."
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LECTURESHIPS & SYMPOSIA
Brown Symposium Series
The Roy and Margaret Shilling Lecture Series
The Writer's Voice
The Lurlyn and Durwood Fleming Scholar-in-Residence Program
in Religion
The A. Frank Smith, Jr. Distinguished Lecture Program
The Jessie Daniel Ames Lecture
The Willson Lectureships
The Artist Series
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CONSORTIUM
Member of the Associated Colleges of the South with
Birmingham-Southern College, Centenary College, Centre College,
Furman University, Hendrix College, Millsaps College, Morehouse
College, Rhodes College, Rollins College, Trinity University, the
University of the South, and the University of Richmond. Also member of the Annapolis Group, a consortium of the nation's leading liberal arts institutions, and the Council of Independent Colleges.
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ACCREDITATION
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the
National Association of Schools of Music, the University Senate of the
United Methodist Church, and the Texas Education Agency. |
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