University of the Southwest
Hobbs, NM · Private · Town (remote) · USW
Private institution in Hobbs, NM · 337 undergraduates · $45,389 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 12%Pell Grant share
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
- $19,9691,066th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $16,6701,017th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $16,670643rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $30,369954th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $21,303797th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $45,3891,332nd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $36,6001,438th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 26.7%1,828th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 53.2%1,701st highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3371,771st largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 21.0:11,930th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 55.7%265th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 357 mi (DFW)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 24 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $30,771 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $25,194 | — |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $24,035 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyPsychology | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| History | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1962source
- School colors: #D42027 and #032740source
- Athletic nickname: "Mustangs"source
- Formerly known as "Hobbs Baptist College" (1956–1958)source
- Formerly known as "New Mexico Baptist College" (1958–1962)source
- Formerly known as "College of the Southwest" (1962–2008)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
Athletics — 7 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,960,501 (M $1,177,265 · W $783,236)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of the Southwest’s 337 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NM
- Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts DevelopmentSanta Fe, NM · 307 undergrads
- St. John's CollegeSanta Fe, NM · 369 undergrads
- Northern New Mexico CollegeEspanola, NM · 859 undergrads
- New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologySocorro, NM · 1,122 undergrads
- Navajo Technical UniversityCrownpoint, NM · 1,134 undergrads
- New Mexico Highlands UniversityLas Vegas, NM · 1,561 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical SeminaryBrooklyn, NY · 337 undergrads
- Mid-America College of Funeral ServiceJeffersonville, IN · 337 undergrads
- Principia CollegeElsah, IL · 337 undergrads
- Bellin CollegeGreen Bay, WI · 338 undergrads
- Morris Brown CollegeAtlanta, GA · 338 undergrads
- Nazarene Bible CollegeColorado Springs, CO · 336 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteusw.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 188182)
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- Compare with Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts DevelopmentSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: University of the Southwest vs Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts DevelopmentHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 7 EADA programs at this school
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