Southwestern University

What is the cost of studying for a year at Southwestern University?

Southwestern is a private university, so its reported full-time undergraduate tuition does not vary by Texas residency. For 2024-25, reported tuition was $53,288, with $325 in required fees. These are published charges before individual grants or scholarships.

• 2024-25 full-time tuition: $53,288.
• 2024-25 required fees: $325.
• Reported typical annual room and board: $17,201, comprising a $10,038 room charge and a $7,163 board charge.
• Reported books and supplies allowance: $1,250.

Using those reported components produces an illustrative $72,064 for tuition, required fees, room, board, and books. It is not a complete personal cost-of-attendance estimate: transportation, personal expenses, and other applicable costs must also be considered. Students living off campus may face different housing and food expenses.

Aid can materially change the bill. In the reported aid data, 99% of students received financial aid, and the average undergraduate grant amount reported across applicable grant sources was $32,015. Those averages are not an award offer to an individual student. Reported average net prices varied by family-income group - for example, $19,096 for families with income up to $48,000 and $30,387 for those with income from $75,001 to $110,000. Net price is an average after grant aid, not the published tuition rate; an applicant's own aid offer and estimated living costs provide the more relevant comparison. Federal grants, loans, institutional scholarships, and eligible military education benefits have different rules and should be reviewed separately.

What are the work-study opportunities at Southwestern University?

Students can seek part-time employment while attending Southwestern, including campus jobs and, for eligible students, Federal Work-Study positions. Federal Work-Study is a need-based aid program that supports wages earned from an approved job; an award is not money automatically credited in full to a tuition bill.

Eligibility generally depends on the student's financial-aid application and available funding. A student must still find and perform a qualifying job, and earnings depend on hours worked. Other student jobs may be available without a Work-Study award, subject to the employer's hiring rules. Southwestern's career services can assist with job-search skills and internship exploration, but an internship and a paid Work-Study job are not interchangeable: their pay, academic credit, and eligibility arrangements can differ.