Located just 30 minutes north of downtown Austin, Southwestern offers robust campus life in a friendly community of nearly 90,000 residents with all of the conveniences students want. Our #1 ranking in Texas, and top 100 nationally, is in large part due to our paideia curriculum structure which emphasizes student flexibility and has an intentional focus on students forming connections between their academic knowledge, social life, and real-world experiences. We don't prepare you for your first job.