
Southwestern University's Early Action (EA) acceptance rate for the most recent application year, 2024, stands at 60.7%, with 1,579 applicants accepted out of 2,599. This marks an increase from 54.1% in 2023 and a significant jump from just 34.3% in 2022, indicating a trend of rising acceptance rates over the past few years. The highest acceptance rate in the historical data is seen in 2020 at 77.7%, while the lowest was 24.6% in 2017. This variability suggests a fluctuating applicant pool, with competitiveness shifting markedly across the years.