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Southwestern University Named a 2027 Best College by College Raptor
SU checked in at #11 on the leading college planning platform’s annual Top 25 Best Southwest Colleges List, marking the seventh consecutive year the University has ranked inside the top 15.
September 16, 2026
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College Raptor continues to consistently rank Southwestern University as one of the best colleges in the region. SU checks in at #11 on the leading college planning platform’s 12th annual Top 25 Best Southwest Colleges List, marking the seventh consecutive year the University has been included in the top 15 as well as the ninth time overall.
To create their list, College Raptor analyzed hundreds of colleges and universities across Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. The recognition highlights Southwestern as a leading institution based on several factors, including the University’s graduation rate, campus diversity, endowment per student, selectivity, and other key details, according to the most recent enrollment year’s data published by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
“For 12 years, our rankings have highlighted standout schools across a wide range of categories and helped families start their college search,” College Raptor CEO Bill Staib said. “Southwestern has shown a strong commitment to academic excellence, and we’re proud to recognize them.”
College Raptor uses advanced AI algorithms to help students and families discover college matches, compare net prices, and more. In their 2027 rankings, Southwestern University ranked among the best institutions in the Southwest for an endowment per student of nearly $300,000 (ranked #4), a four-year graduation rate of 66% (ranked #8), and a median student SAT score of 1,262 (ranked #11).
Regarded as the most evolved, accurate, and comprehensive college search site, College Raptor provides tools to empower students, parents, counselors, and institutions with college planning. College Raptor is the only college search platform that enables students and families to discover quality, affordable college options based on personalized estimates of financial aid, scholarships, academic match, and acceptance odds at every four-year college in the country. More than 35 million students and families have used College Raptor to find academically appropriate college options that prepare them for future careers.
