Quick Facts

The Facts The College Founded: 1885 Affiliation: United Methodist Campus: 20 buildings on 82 acres Location: Winfield, Kansas (population 12,000) Miles from Wichita: 40 Number of Steps up to Christy Administration Building: 77 (Count them yourself) Student/Faculty Ratio: 11:1 Faculty: 43+ Enrollment: Students from 30 States and 18 Foreign Countries (Main Campus) 2017 First-Year Students with a B average or Better in high school: 71% Number of Black Cats living in the Gymnasium: 1 Academic and Honor Societies: 4 Musical Groups: 10 Clubs and Student Organizations: 15 Alligators on Campus: 1 (stuffed) Nickname: The Moundbuilders Conference Championships since 1960: 170+

The Cost

Students Who Receive Financial Aid: 100%
Amount of Financial Aid Available: Each year Southwestern offers approximately $4.5 million in financial assistance to its students

The Curriculum

Undergraduate Degrees

ACCOUNTING | Major & Minor
AGRIBUSINESS | Major
ART | Minor
BIOCHEMISTRY | Major
BIOLOGY | Major & Minor
•​ With Secondary Teacher Licensure
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION | Major & Minor
•​ Emphasis in Finance
•​ Emphasis in Management
•​ Emphasis in Marketing
CHEMISTRY | Major
•​ With Secondary Teacher Licensure
CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP STUDIES | Minor
COMMUNICATION | Major & Minor
COMPUTER SCIENCE & DIGITAL ARTS | Major & Minor
•​ Emphasis in Computer Science
•​ Emphasis in Digital Arts
•​ Emphasis in Game Development
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT | Major
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & LEGAL STUDIES | Major & Minor
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | Major & Minor
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION | Major
ENGLISH | Major & Minor
•​ Emphasis in Literature
•​ Emphasis in Secondary Education
•​ Emphasis in Writing
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY MANAGEMENT | Major
GENERAL STUDIES | Major
HEALTH SCIENCE | Major
INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES | Major
LEADERSHIP | Minor
LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES | Major
MATHEMATICS | Major & Minor
•​ With Secondary Teacher Licensure
•​ Middle Level Mathematics Education
MUSIC IN WORSHIP | Minor
PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION | Major & Minor
PHYSICAL EDUCATION | Major
PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE & SPORT STUDIES | Major
POLITICAL SCIENCE | Minor
PSYCHOLOGY | Major & Minor
SPORT MANAGEMENT | Major
SUSTAINABILITY & ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES | Minor
WRITING | Minor
YOUTH MINISTRY | Minor

Pre-Professional Advising Tracks

• Athletic Training
• Dentistry
• Engineering
• Law
• Medicine/Osteopathy
• Ministry
• Pharmacy
• Physician’s Assistant
• Physical Therapy
• Optometry
• Veterinarian

Graduate Degrees

Before you apply to graduate school, check out our degree offerings or our graduate catalog.

• MBA in Business
• MED in Education
• EdD in Education

Activities & Interests

Men’s Sports

Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Tennis, Track & Field

Women’s Sports

Basketball, Cross Country, Dance Team, Golf, Flag Football, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball

Co-Ed Sports

Cheerleading

Co-Curricular Interests

Athletic Training, Jinx Radio, Music- Instrumental/ Vocal, New (Digital) Media, Publications/Newspaper/Yearbook, Theatre, Worship Outreach, eSports, Enactus, Honors Program

Service Learning

Discipleship Southwestern, Green Team, Leadership Southwestern