Southwestern College academics
Chula Vista, California · Public · 18,469 undergrads
Southwestern College has 18,469 undergraduates. The most degrees go to Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.
The short answers
18,469
undergraduates.
57%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.
Who studies here
UndergraduatesIPEDS, fall 2023
18,469
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard
56%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
57%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
23.4 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$22,355
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
69%
AsianCollege Scorecard
10%
WhiteCollege Scorecard
9.8%
BlackCollege Scorecard
4.4%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
3.8%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.4%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.2%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
0.1%
Degrees awarded in a year
Associate degreesIPEDS, 2023
2,043
CertificatesIPEDS, 2023
560
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
93
How it works
School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Associate
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Mixed Associate Large
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Higher Access, Medium Earnings
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers