Southwestern College
Chula Vista, CA · Public
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Published cost of attendance: $11,850/yr.
| Out-of-state tuition | $10,640 |
| Fees, housing, food, books & other | $1,210 |
| Sticker cost of attendance | $11,850/yr |
Average net price by family income (US, federal aid data)
| Under $30k | $11,380 |
| $30k–48k | $11,634 |
| $48k–75k | $14,332 |
| $75k–110k | $18,484 |
| Over $110k | $20,045 |
US applicants
Need- and merit-based aid available.
International applicants
No need-based aid reported for internationals.
Southwestern College Common Data Set 2024-2025 · Sections G–H · 2024
Application requirements
US applicants
- Application Form
- Official High School Transcript
- ACT or SAT Scores (recommended)
- Application fee
International applicants
- Application Form
- Official High School Transcript
- ACT or SAT Scores (recommended)
- Application fee
- English proficiency (IELTS/TOEFL)
- GPA credential conversion
- Predicted Class XII marksheet
- Financial documentation (I-20)
Southwestern College · Application requirements (official admissions pages) · 2025
Essay prompts
Southwestern College requires no supplemental essays.
Prompts from the Other state system member feed · verified Jul 4, 2026
Graduate outcomes
- Median earnings
- $40,060
- Median earnings · 10 years after entry
- First-year retention
- 70%
- Return for year two · CDS Section B
- Median debt
- $4,500
- At graduation
Southwestern College · U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2023 release) · 2023 — Earnings and debt figures are federal data for aid-receiving graduates — cohort outcomes, not a guarantee for any individual student.
Academics and campus
Largest degree fields: Business & marketing (16%), Social sciences (6%), Psychology (6%).
Student–faculty ratio: 22:1.
Southwestern College Common Data Set 2024-2025 · Sections E, F, I · 2024 — Published institutional figures for the reporting year — descriptive of the current student body, not a prediction about your experience.