University of the Southwest Trade Programs

University of the Southwest is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Hobbs, New Mexico. USW is located in the countryside, which is perfect for students who enjoy a rural lifestyle.

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 $599 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	$17,000	$17,000
Fees	$200	$200
On Campus Room and Board	$8,910	$8,910
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,800	$2,800

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 $5,891 a year. That adds up to $23,564 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at USW is 4.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of the Southwest Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 414 undergraduate students at USW, with 356 being full-time and 58 being part-time.

There are also 650 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 356 full-time undergraduates at USW, 54% are male and 46% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1
Black or African American	37
Hispanic or Latino	199
White	80
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	39

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.

Online Learning at University of the Southwest

In 2020-2021, 1,064 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at USW has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of USW

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of the Southwest was -5.1%. This is the #697 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at USW regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.