Southern Methodist University Computer Science Programs
Southern Methodist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. SMU is located in a safe and convenient suburb.
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Where Is Southern Methodist University?
Contact details for SMU are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 6425 Boaz St, Dallas, TX 75275-0221 |
Phone: | 214-768-2000 |
Website: | www.smu.edu |
How Do I Get Into SMU?
You can apply to SMU online at: https://www.smu.edu/Admission/Apply
Admission Requirements for SMU
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | 1 |
High School Rank | 5 |
High School Transcript | 1 |
College Prep Program | 1 |
Recommendations | 1 |
SAT or ACT Scores | 5 |
TOEFL | 1 |
How Hard Is It To Get Into SMU?
Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 50%, and the acceptance rate for women is 54%.
Average Test Scores
About 17% of students accepted to SMU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 680 and 740. Math scores were between 690 and 770.
Can I Afford Southern Methodist University?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At SMU, approximately 26% of students took out student loans averaging $10,532 a year. That adds up to $42,128 over four years for those students.
Southern Methodist University Undergraduate Student Diversity
There are also 5,477 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 6,728 full-time undergraduates at SMU, 51% are male and 49% are female.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southern Methodist University students is as follows.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 566 |
Black or African American | 324 |
Hispanic or Latino | 912 |
White | 4,236 |
International Students | 288 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 402 |
Geographic Diversity
Texas students aren't the only ones who study at Southern Methodist University. At this time, 43 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 99 countries are represented at SMU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.
Online Learning at Southern Methodist University
The following chart shows how the online learning population at SMU has changed over the last few years.
This school is the 2nd most popular in Texas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of SMU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Computer & IS Security | 73% |
Computer Science | 36% |
Southern Methodist University Computer Science Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
Major | Bachelor’s | Master’s | Doctor’s | TOTAL |
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Computer Science | 90 | 22 | 2 | 114 |
General Information Science | 0 | 89 | 0 | 89 |
Computer & IS Security | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
Information Technology Management | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Information Systems | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 90 | 127 | 2 | 219 |
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By Jeffrey Beall under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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