What we know
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025- Students
- 346
Smaller than 84% of colleges
National median 1,603
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Average net price
$17,550
What students paid per year on average after grants and scholarships. Your price depends on family income.
Published price vs. what students paid
- Tuition & fees
- $17,582
- Average net price
- $17,550
Students receiving Pell Grants
- Pell Grant recipients
- 57.2%
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Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
First-year retention
Students who return for a second year
Median earnings
$47,669
Former students who received federal aid
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Total students
346
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Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's university
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Location & details
Where the campus is, how far it sits from a major city, and other colleges within reach.
University of the SouthwestHobbs, NM, United States
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Campus
University of the Southwest
Hobbs, NM, United States
- Private nonprofit
- Master's university
Fringe rural
Outside any urbanized area or urban cluster.
- City
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural (this campus)
- Calendar
- Semester
- Website
- usw.edu
Colleges nearby
New Mexico Junior College1.2 miHobbs- Southeast New Mexico College66.9 miCarlsbad
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus86 miRoswell
New Mexico Military Institute89 miRoswell- Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus97.2 miPortales
Clovis Community College-New Mexico112.4 miClovis
Colleges nearby
- New Mexico Junior College1 mi from University of the Southwest
- Southeast New Mexico College67 mi from University of the Southwest
- Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus86 mi from University of the Southwest
- New Mexico Military Institute89 mi from University of the Southwest
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How much is University of the Southwest tuition?
Tuition at University of the Southwest is $17,582 a year before financial aid in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition. The average net price after grants is $17,550 a year.
What is the average net price at University of the Southwest?
The average net price at University of the Southwest, what first-time, full-time students paid after grants and scholarships, was $17,550 a year in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition. Your own price depends on family income; the college's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
What is the graduation rate at University of the Southwest?
19.2% of first-time, full-time students at University of the Southwest graduate within six years (150% of normal time), according to the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
What colleges are similar to University of the Southwest?
The closest matches are St. John's College, Naropa University, and Texas College, based on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile.
Sources
Last checked Nov 3, 2026
- Admissions
- CollegesRef archive
- Cost
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Outcomes
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Enrollment
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
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