University of the Southwest Trade Programs

University of the Southwest is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Hobbs, New Mexico. Hobbs is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

Where Is University of the Southwest?

Contact details for USW are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	6610 North Lovington Hwy, Hobbs, NM 88240
Phone:	575-392-6561
Website:	www.usw.edu

Can I Afford USW?

During the <nil> academic year, part-time students at USW paid $549 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$16,470	$16,470
Fees	$200	$200
On Campus Room and Board	$8,000	$8,000
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,000	$3,000

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At USW, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $6,218 a year. That adds up to $24,872 over four years for those students.

University of the Southwest Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 370 undergraduate students at USW, with 300 being full-time and 70 being part-time.

There are also 534 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 300 full-time undergraduates at USW, 57% are male and 43% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of the Southwest students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	4
Black or African American	41
Hispanic or Latino	158
White	70
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

Geographic Diversity

New Mexico students aren't the only ones who study at University of the Southwest. At this time, 10 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 13 countries are represented at USW. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Colombia, Australia, and Netherlands.

University of the Southwest Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Health Care Management	1	1
TOTAL	1	1

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Bildungsroman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.