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: 31+ Enrollment: Students from 33 States and 14 Foreign Countries (Main Campus) 2023 Students with a B average or Better in high school: 72% Number of Black Cats living in the Gymnasium: 1 Academic and Honor Societies: 5 Musical Groups: 4 Clubs and Student Organizations: 40 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
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 | Major & Minor
•​ Emphasis in Computer Science
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT | Major
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & LEGAL STUDIES | Major & Minor
DIGITAL ARTS | Major & Minor
•​ Emphasis in Digital Arts
•​ Emphasis in Game Development
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION | Major
ENGLISH | Major & Minor
•​ Emphasis in Digital Storytelling
•​ Emphasis in Secondary Education
•​ Emphasis in Writing
ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY MANAGEMENT | Major
GENERAL STUDIES | Major
HEALTH SCIENCE | Major
LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES | Major
MATHEMATICS | Major & Minor
•​ With Secondary Teacher Licensure
•​ Middle Level Mathematics Education
NURSING (BSN) | Major
PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION | Major & Minor
PHYSICAL EDUCATION | Major
PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE & SPORT STUDIES | Major
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
• Pre-Nursing
• Pharmacy
• Physician Associate
• Physical Therapy
• Optometry
• Veterinary medicine

Graduate Degrees

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

• MBA in Business
• MED in Education
• MPAS in Physician Associate Studies (Provisional Status)
• EdD in Education

Activities & Interests

Men’s Sports

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

Women’s Sports

Basketball, Cross Country, Flag Football, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball

Co-Ed Sports

Cheer, Dance

Co-Curricular Interests

Athletic Training, Music- Instrumental/ Vocal, New (Digital) Media, Publications/Newspaper, Theatre, Worship Outreach, eSports, Builder DECA, Honors Program

Service Learning

Discipleship Southwestern, Leadership Southwestern