Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TXMain CampusLarge city suburb (population over 250,000 nearby)Visit WebsiteWikipedia

Cost & Tuition

Tuition: $64,460

Total Cost of Attendance: $82,532

Student Debt

Median total debt: $15,311

Students with federal loans: 21.7%

Students with Pell grants: 11.9%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $67,114

After 5 years: $86,158

Majors(70 programs)

  1. Finance and Financial Management Services.(287 graduates)
  2. Economics.(165 graduates)
  3. Mathematics.(109 graduates)
  4. Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.(98 graduates)
  5. Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(86 graduates)
  6. Marketing.(83 graduates)
  7. Mechanical Engineering.(79 graduates)
  8. Accounting and Related Services.(77 graduates)
  9. Biology, General.(72 graduates)
  10. Psychology, General.(67 graduates)
  11. Political Science and Government.(58 graduates)
  12. Computer Science.(50 graduates)
  13. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(47 graduates)
  14. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(46 graduates)
  15. Statistics.(43 graduates)
  16. Journalism.(42 graduates)
  17. Public Policy Analysis.(41 graduates)
  18. Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.(40 graduates)
  19. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(38 graduates)
  20. Operations Research.(37 graduates)
  21. Music.(37 graduates)
  22. Real Estate.(32 graduates)
  23. Communication and Media Studies.(29 graduates)
  24. Fine and Studio Arts.(25 graduates)
  25. History.(25 graduates)
  26. International/Global Studies.(24 graduates)
  27. Philosophy.(23 graduates)
  28. Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.(22 graduates)
  29. Civil Engineering.(20 graduates)
  30. English Language and Literature, General.(17 graduates)
  31. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(17 graduates)
  32. Film/Video and Photographic Arts.(17 graduates)
  33. Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.(14 graduates)
  34. Chemistry.(14 graduates)
  35. Sociology.(14 graduates)
  36. Anthropology.(12 graduates)
  37. Dance.(12 graduates)
  38. Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering.(11 graduates)
  39. Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(9 graduates)
  40. Area Studies.(9 graduates)
  41. Education, General.(9 graduates)
  42. Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(9 graduates)
  43. Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.(8 graduates)
  44. Design and Applied Arts.(7 graduates)
  45. Religion/Religious Studies.(6 graduates)
  46. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(5 graduates)
  47. Computer Engineering.(4 graduates)
  48. Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(2 graduates)
  49. Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(2 graduates)
  50. Physics.(2 graduates)
  51. East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(1 graduates)
  52. Medieval and Renaissance Studies.(1 graduates)
  53. Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.
  54. Engineering, General.
  55. Engineering-Related Fields.
  56. Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
  57. Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
  58. Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate).
  59. Neurobiology and Neurosciences.
  60. Cognitive Science.
  61. Sustainability Studies.
  62. Data Science.
  63. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.
  64. Social Sciences, General.
  65. Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management.
  66. Health/Medical Preparatory Programs.
  67. Business/Commerce, General.
  68. Management Information Systems and Services.
  69. Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.
  70. Insurance.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 7,106 students

Admission Rate: 61.2%

Retention Rate: 89.6%

Graduation Rate: 83.3%

Student Demographics

White (58.4%)
Hispanic (16.4%)
Black (5.4%)
Asian (8.1%)
Two or More (4.7%)
International (3.6%)

Gender Distribution

Men (48.9%)
Women (51.1%)

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