Southwestern College Student Population

How many students at SC?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Southwestern College has a total enrollment of 1,041 students, including 938 undergraduate and 103 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 684 male students (65.7%) and 357 female students (34.3%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 446 White students (42.8%) and 181 Black students (17.4%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 938 undergraduate students (90.1%) and 103 graduate students (9.9%).
• Class Delivery: 445 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 4 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields - which average 1,196 - SC's body is relatively small.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 684 male (65.71%) and 357 female (34.29%) students are attending Southwestern College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 191.60.

By class level, 938 (90.11%) are undergraduate students and 103 (9.89%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 66.20% are male and 33.80% are female, while among graduate students, 61.17% are male and 38.83% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 446 White, 181 Black, and 24 Asian students out of a total of 1,041 are attending at Southwestern College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Southwestern College is quite diverse with a diversity index of 74% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

There are 633 students under 25 years old, and 408 students over 25 years old out of 1,041 total students.

SC has 602 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 336 students aged 25 and over.

It has 31 graduate students aged under 25 and 72 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Southwestern College, 445 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 4 students are enrolled in some online courses.

149 students who live in Kansas or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 296 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 938 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 99 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 10.55%.50 students have transferred in as full-time status and 49 students transferred in as part-time status.