Winfield, Kansas · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Town
Overview
Southwestern College is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Winfield, Kansas. Its campus is in a town setting. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,041, made up of 938 undergraduates and 103 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is United Methodist.
Southwestern College offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 53 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Computer Science, and Organizational Leadership. It awarded 362 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 24 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
56% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.
Key figures
1,041
Students enrolled
56%
First-year retention
362
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
53
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 53
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
56%
First-year retention, part-time students
22%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
283
Master's degrees
49
Doctoral degrees (research)
2
Certificates under 1 year
23
Postbaccalaureate certificates
5
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
1,041
Undergraduates, fall 2024
938
Graduate students, fall 2024
103
Full-time, fall 2024
64%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,384
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,229
Graduate students, 2024-25
155
Full-time, 2024-25
51%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
33%
Men
67%
White
44%
Hispanic or Latino
15%
Black or African American
16%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
1%
American Indian or Alaska Native
3%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
15%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
24
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
53%
Students taking some online courses
3%
Campus and services
Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
United Methodist
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
President
Liz Frombgen
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization