Rankings and recognition
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Carnegie classification
A Liberal Arts College or College with an Arts & Sciences focus
Institutional classification used for academic peer grouping.
Athletics
NCAA Division III
NCAA division where available from verified imports.
Editorial spotlight
Southwestern University — editorial overview (Georgetown, TX)
About 30 minutes north of Austin, Texas, in the town of Georgetown, is Southwestern University. Although the name of this institution contains “university”, its best thought of as a small, liberal arts college. A liberal arts college in this part of America is relatively rare, an...
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