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University of the Southwest Graduate Programs

University of the Southwest is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hobbs, New Mexico. Students who love country life may enjoy the rural location of USW.

Where Is University of the Southwest?

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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

University of the Southwest Graduate Student Diversity

72% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 650 graduate students at USW, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 19
Black or African American 94
Hispanic or Latino 158
White 322
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 57

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

650 Took All Classes Online
1,064 Took At Least One Class Online
-5.1% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
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.

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This school is the 4th most popular in New Mexico for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

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 #456 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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