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Southern Methodist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. SMU is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

90 Undergraduate Degrees
129 Graduate Degrees
$54,761 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
52% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Southern Methodist University?

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Contact details for SMU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 6425 Boaz St, Dallas, TX 75275-0221
Phone: 214-768-2000
Website: www.smu.edu

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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?
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?

52% Acceptance Rate
55% Of Accepted Are Women
17% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 52%, SMU does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

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.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Southern Methodist University  ( 680 to 740 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Southern Methodist University  ( 690 to 770 )
200
800
SMU received ACT scores from 21% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 31 and 35. Math scores were between 28 and 0. Composite scores were between 31 and 34.

ACT English Scores for Southern Methodist University  ( 31 to 35 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Southern Methodist University  ( 31 to 34 )
1
36

Can I Afford Southern Methodist University?

$54,761 Net Price
26% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of SMU is $54,761. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

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

6,728 Full-Time Undergraduates
49% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 6,908 undergraduate students at SMU, with 6,728 being full-time and 180 being part-time.

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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.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southern Methodist University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
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

892 Took All Classes Online
1,598 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 1,598 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SMU has changed over the last few years.

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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
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
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.

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