Acceptance Rates
Southwestern best serves students who are highly motivated and have learning as their top priority. Students who want to be challenged intellectually, who want to participate in and out of the classroom and who are interested in pursuing advanced study after completing a broad-based, undergraduate education, are well suited to Southwestern’s close-knit academic community.
As you examine different colleges, you will find it helpful to see the various elements make up a first-year class. Following is a snapshot of Southwestern’s Class of 2016.
First-Year Acceptance Rates By Class Rank (2012)
|
CLASS RANK
|
NO. OF APPLICANTS
|
NO. OFFERED ADMISSION
|
PERCENT OFFERED ADMISSION
|
ENROLLED STUDENTS
|
|
Top 10%
|
626
|
551
|
88%
|
113
|
|
Top 11-25%
|
494
|
380
|
77%
|
93
|
|
Top 26-50%
|
403
|
220
|
55%
|
60
|
|
Top 51-75%
|
165
|
29
|
18%
|
9
|
|
Below 75%
|
34
|
1
|
3%
|
0
|
|
Not Ranked/GPA Only or Unknown
|
1073
|
511
|
48%
|
82
|
|
Total
|
2795
|
1693
|
61%
|
357
|
First-Year Acceptance Rates By SAT (2012) *Critical Reading and Math Combination
|
SAT I SCORES
|
NO. OF APPLICANTS
|
NO. OFFERED ADMISSION
|
PERCENT OFFERED ADMISSION
|
ENROLLED STUDENTS
|
|
1500-1600
|
30
|
26
|
97%
|
7
|
|
1400-1490
|
135
|
122
|
93%
|
32
|
|
1300-1390
|
295
|
260
|
89%
|
46
|
|
1200-1290
|
390
|
359
|
87%
|
98
|
|
1100-1190
|
394
|
316
|
77%
|
63
|
|
1000-1090
|
310
|
208
|
63%
|
31
|
|
900-999
|
199
|
78
|
44%
|
20
|
|
Below 900
|
170
|
14
|
15%
|
6
|
|
TOTAL
|
1923
|
1383
|
75%
|
303
|
First-Year Acceptance Rates By ACT (2012)
|
ACT SCORES
|
NO. OF APPLICANTS
|
NO. OFFERED ADMISSION
|
PERCENT OFFERED ADMISSION
|
ENROLLED STUDENTS
|
|
34-36
|
22
|
21
|
95%
|
5
|
|
30-33
|
260
|
239
|
92%
|
47
|
|
26-29
|
392
|
357
|
91%
|
73
|
|
22-25
|
346
|
250
|
72%
|
77
|
|
20-21
|
113
|
55
|
49%
|
11
|
|
Below 20
|
115
|
15
|
13%
|
4
|
|
TOTAL
|
1248
|
937
|
75%
|
217
|
