[4] University of the Southwest grants degrees in more than fifty undergraduate and fifteen graduate programs.
The university supports an intramural sports program wherein students, staff, and faculty participate.
The USW competes in 13 intercollegiate varsity teams, including baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, and tennis.
On March 15, 2022, a 2017 Ford Transit van containing members of the university's men's and women's golf teams was involved in a collision in Andrews County, Texas.
A pick-up truck crossed the center line of two-lane highway FM 1788 and struck the golf team van head-on, killing nine people.