Is Southwestern University test optional?

We haven't confirmed Southwestern University's test policy for 2026–27. Check their admissions site; many colleges have changed their policy since 2020.

What is Southwestern University's acceptance rate?

43% of applicants were admitted in 2024–25, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 2,718 of 6,313 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 69%, from 3,736 in 2015 to 6,313 in 2024, and Southwestern University's admit rate went from 44% to 43%.

What ACT score do you need for Southwestern University?

13% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 26–30, with a median of 29. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1140–1290 works out to about 23–27.

What GPA do you need for Southwestern University?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.53 high school GPA, and 26% of those who reported a class rank were in their top 10%, per the Common Data Set 2024–25. Colleges compute GPA differently, so compare it loosely.

Does applying early decision help at Southwestern University?

58% of early decision applicants were admitted (25 of 43), against 43% of all applicants. Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the real edge is smaller than the gap.

How many students get off the waitlist at Southwestern University?

13 of the 13 students who stayed on the waitlist were admitted, or 100%, per the Common Data Set 2024–25.

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What SAT score do you need for Southwestern University? (Middle 50%: 1140–1290)

First-year students at Southwestern University who sent an SAT scored 1140–1290, with a median of 1230 (Common Data Set 2024–25). Southwestern University admits 43% of applicants.

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Where your score lands at Southwestern University

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1140–1290, median 1230

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Southwestern University by the numbers

Admit rate: 43%
Middle 50% SAT: 1140–1290
Median SAT: 1230
About on the ACT: 23–27
Sent an SAT: 44%

Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2024–25; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Southwestern University admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 69%, from 3,736 in 2015 to 6,313 in 2024, and Southwestern University's admit rate went from 44% to 43%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	6,313	2,718	43%
2023	6,585	2,573	39%
2022	5,557	2,489	45%
2021	4,757	2,428	51%
2020	4,578	2,260	49%
2019	4,766	2,337	49%
2018	4,551	2,049	45%
2017	4,133	1,783	43%
2016	3,773	1,699	45%
2015	3,736	1,652	44%

In fall 2024, 374 of the 2,718 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Southwestern University

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 1090Far reachHold
1090–1130ReachHold
1140–1220TargetHold
1230 and upTargetSend

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Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.

Southwestern University SAT sections, ACT, GPA and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	550	590	630
SAT Reading and Writing	580	620	670
SAT total	1140	1230	1290
ACT composite	26	29	30

Of enrolled first-year students, 44% sent an SAT and 13% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2024–25.

Average high school GPA: 3.53
Top 10% of their class: 26%; of new students who reported a rank

Southwestern University early decision and waitlist

Early decision

25 of 43 early decision applicants were admitted.

Early decision58%
All applicants43%

Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the gap overstates how much applying early helps on its own.

Waitlist

70 applicants were offered a spot, 13 took it, and 13 were admitted from it.

100%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in

Common Data Set 2024–25.

Southwestern University cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $29,224; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 73%
Median earnings: $56,878; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 1,485

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Sources

Southwestern University Common Data Set 2024–25
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Southwestern University website
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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1140–1290, and the median was 1230. At 1230 or higher you're above half of them. Southwestern University admits 43% of applicants.

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