Southwestern College Business Programs

Southwestern College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winfield, Kansas. Winfield is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

Southwestern College Rankings

According to our 2023 analysis, SC is ranked #137 out of 1,477 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. Out of the 22 colleges in Kansas, it is ranked at #2.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

SC has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#91	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at SC.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#5	Best Other Business & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#23	Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#25	Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#57	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#99	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards SC has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#11	Highest Paid Organizational Leadership Graduates	College Factual
#48	Highest Paid Marketing Graduates	College Factual
#100	Highest Paid Accounting Graduates	College Factual
#129	Highest Paid Business, Management & Marketing Graduates	College Factual
#143	Highest Paid Business Administration & Management Graduates	College Factual
#209	Best Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is Southwestern College?

Contact details for SC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	100 College Street, Winfield, KS 67156-2499
Phone:	620-229-6000
Website:	www.sckans.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/SouthwesternCollegeKansas
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/Moundbuilders

How Do I Get Into SC?

You can apply to SC online at: https://www.sckans.edu/admissions/apply-now/

Admission Requirements for SC

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into SC?

SC has an acceptance rate of 56%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 59% of accepted students are men and 41% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 54%, and the acceptance rate for women is 60%.

Average Test Scores

About 22% of students accepted to SC submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 430 and 550. Math scores were between 440 and 540.

SC received ACT scores from 61% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 21. Math scores were between 16 and 22. Composite scores were between 17 and 22.

Can I Afford Southwestern College?

The overall average net price of SC is $39,172. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At SC, approximately 78% of students took out student loans averaging $6,644 a year. That adds up to $26,576 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SC is 8.1%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Southwestern College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,272 undergraduate students at SC, with 707 being full-time and 565 being part-time.

There are also 141 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 707 full-time undergraduates at SC, 63% are male and 37% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southwestern College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	6
Black or African American	85
Hispanic or Latino	101
White	225
International Students	38
Other Races/Ethnicities	252

Geographic Diversity

Kansas students aren't the only ones who study at Southwestern College. At this time, 13 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at Southwestern College

In 2019-2020, 771 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SC has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 8th most popular in Kansas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of SC

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Southwestern College was $33,250 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how SC is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Human Resources Development	#13	#13
Other Business, Management & Marketing	#42	#42
Business Management & Marketing	#42	#42
Operations Management	#61	#61

Online Affordability Rankings of SC Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Southwestern College was $33,250 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how SC is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Human Resources Development	#1	#1
Other Business, Management & Marketing	#18	#18
Business Management & Marketing	#18	#18
Interior Design Management	#19	#19
Operations Management	#28	#28
Organizational Leadership	#53	#53
Accounting	#58	#58

Online Growth Rankings of SC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Southwestern College was 2.0%. This is the #724 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at SC regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at SC ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at SC.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Human Resources Development	#24
Other Business, Management & Marketing	#40
Business Management & Marketing	#40
Operations Management	#69
Interior Design Management	#116
Organizational Leadership	#193
Human Resource Management	#303
Accounting	#320

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Southwestern College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	54	0	18	72
Operations Management	7	28	0	0	35
Organizational Leadership	0	30	0	0	30
Business Management & Marketing	0	22	0	0	22
Human Resources Development	0	15	0	0	15
Accounting	0	12	0	0	12
Interior Design Management	1	0	2	5	8
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	5	0	0	5
Finance	0	4	0	0	4
General Organizational Communication	2	0	0	0	2
General Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	10	170	2	23	205

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Rschmeichel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.