Southwestern

Engaging Minds, Transforming Lives

A national liberal arts university just north of Austin, Southwestern is Texas’ oldest institution of higher learning.

Students at Southwestern have an opportunity to work closely with professors in an intimate, rigorous academic environment, on one of the nation’s most beautiful college campuses. Learn more about Southwestern

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Excellence in Academics

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Southwestern is Affordable

The Princeton Review says we offer “a college education that is $10,000 to $15,000 lower than what you would expect of a liberal arts college of its academic caliber.”

Right Now at Southwestern

  • Two students and a biology professor are spending Thanksgiving week conducting research in Uruguay.
  • Southwestern students are receiving grants to fund creative projects.
  • Southwestern’s Business Ethics Team - Michael Hust, Christy Catlin, Debran Meyer and Kevin O’Neil - is celebrating their second place finish in the 2008 Business Ethics Match in Forth Worth.
  • The Women’s Volleyball team is celebrating winning the SCAC conference championship.
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Go Pirates!

The Southwestern Pirates compete in ten NCAA Division III varsity sports, and a wide variety of club sports, intramurals, and outdoor recreational activities.