SU checks in at #83 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best National Liberal Arts Colleges list, an extraordinary 19-spot improvement from just four years ago.

Southwestern’s Hispanic-Serving Institution designation led Adrianna Moya ’27 to campus, then the connections she made at SU helped her flourish.

Eleven students spent four weeks in Paris studying sport, physiology, and culture during the Summer Olympic Games.

Southwestern alumna drives event marketing and audience experience for Vogue, The New Yorker, Pitchfork, and other brands as Senior Director of Event Audiences at Condé Nast.

Southwestern honored as the #2 liberal arts college in Texas and the #284 institution in the country, the University’s highest ranking since 2018.

In addition to being named a “Best College,” Southwestern ranks #2 in the nation in The Princeton Review’s “Best Career Services” category.

Through a seasoned blend of award-winning meal options, professional staff, and state-of-the-art facilities, Pirate Dining is enhancing the Southwestern Experience one meal at a time.

In the summer of 2023, every one of the University’s applicants to medical or dental school was accepted. Behind this extraordinary accomplishment was the hard work of exceptional students supported by an exceptional pre-health program.

The University’s HSI designation will benefit all students through significant federal funding for new programs and opportunities including access to professional development, educational programming, internships, networking events, and more. 

In January 2024, Southwestern’s Outdoor Adventure Program took students on the adventure of a lifetime: a journey to Tanzania to climb the tallest mountain in Africa.

Junior biochemistry and mathematics double major earns prestigious scholarship for students studying natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering.

Alex Cannata ’24 shares his experience working for a baseball glove startup.

A new partnership offers students the opportunity for research assistant roles, interdisciplinary internships, and comprehensive observership experiences.

Alejandro Medina ’24 demonstrates outstanding potential in computing research by the Computing Research Association.

The University will receive over $1 million to support the humanities curriculum.

Student researchers explore interests, prep for the future

Long marginalized by racial prejudice, the accomplishments of these pioneering American masters can now be recognized and celebrated for their importance to 20th-century classical music.

Students work with faculty and staff to create an interactive digital map of Southwestern’s campus.

Celebrating an outstanding commitment to international exchange and global impact.

Two students excel at Grupo Salinas and secure promising future opportunities.

Southwestern Partners with Rice, Washington University

Southwestern Students Enjoy Tech Access, High Quality of Life

Southwestern was 21st among national liberal arts universities, and 28th in a list of the 286 “most-selective colleges in the country” as defined by Barron’s Profiles of American Colleges.

Theater student juggles the rigors of school and a job on set.

SU the only top 100 liberal arts university to be named an HSI

Anthropology’s Naomi Reed collaborates on a new podcast series.

Southwestern is investing $120 million in a series of construction and renovation projects that underscore the university’s commitment to advancing the liberal arts in the 21st century.

Professor of biology shares her passion for chocolate education.

As the tech boom continues to sweep across Central Texas, students at Southwestern are well-positioned to take advantage of countless learning and career opportunities in new and emerging fields.

An alumna’s journey to the depths of the universe.

As war rages in her home country of Ukraine, seventeen-year-old Yeva-Mariya Hayko ’26 finds a home away from home at Southwestern.