Southwestern College
Winfield, KS · Private · Town (distant) · SC
Private institution in Winfield, KS · 1,026 undergraduates · 65% acceptance rate · $55,646 median earnings 10 years after entry.
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $27,3101,607th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $38,4801,608th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $38,4801,568th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $53,6771,584th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,0001,246th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $55,646758th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,034659th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 33.5%1,687th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 53.1%1,713th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 65.0%500th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- 19867th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,0261,352nd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1619th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 39.5%734th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 301 mi (DFW)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 41 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $58,221 | $49,214 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $57,995 | $59,169 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBusiness | bachelors | $55,512 | $54,713 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $54,661 | $47,260 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $52,524 | $49,840 |
| Computer ProgrammingComputer Science | bachelors | $48,432 | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $48,041 | $39,009 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $46,790 | $48,432 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $36,914 | $37,125 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $30,409 | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 11 sports
NAIA Division II · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $4,663,000 (M $3,561,200 · W $1,101,800)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitesckans.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 155900)
- Compare colleges in KSRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in KansasEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Southwestern College vs Friends UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 11 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
- How to read a school page end to endStats, standings, lists, athletics, news — one profile, many jobs. Know which panel answers which question.
- Sticker price is a trapPublished tuition is a starting rumor. Net price is closer to what families actually pay.
- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
- A plan from eighth grade — without fake certaintySchool-anchored milestones, sports scarcity honesty, and EC playbooks — not invented admit odds.