Southwestern University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Southwestern University, also known as SU, is a private, four-year, undergraduate, liberal arts College located in Georgetown, Texas, USA. SU was founded in 1840. SU is spread across an area of 700 acres. It operates several schools and colleges which provide majors, Pre-Professional, Independent Major and Paired Major degrees in a wide range of subjects. Philosophy, Physical Science, Physics and Sociology are some of the subjects taught here. SU was named the nation's 7th “Best Value” undergraduate institution by Princeton Review college guide(2005).

SU has an active campus life. There are several student clubs, organizations, scholastic and honorary societies operated by the university. Alpha Delta Pi, Kappa Sigma and Zeta Tau Alpha are some of the honorary societies operated by the students. The students also operate a radio station known as SU radio. Megaphone is the weekly newspaper operated by the students.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• United Methodist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in art studies, media, science, mathematics, music, liberal arts, and drama and performing arts.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,270 in 2009-2010 (1,257 full-time equivalent).

About 38% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 62% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 98% of the student body. About 0% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Southwestern University provides on-campus housing for 1,086 of its 1,257 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (11 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Arts Management

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (36 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business/Commerce
• International Business/Trade/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (1 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (4 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (6 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (16 awarded)

• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching

FINE ARTS (0 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

LIBERAL ARTS (84 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
• Anthropology
• Chinese Language and Literature
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• European Studies/Civilization
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• Latin American Studies
• Latin Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (7 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (25 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Mass Communication/Media Studies
• Political Communication

MUSIC (8 awarded)

• Music History, Literature, and Theory
• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Musicology and Ethnomusicology

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (10 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (35 awarded)

• Animal Behavior and Ethology
• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physical Sciences
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (24 awarded)

• Psychology