Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TX

Private (Nonprofit)

Acceptance Rate
63.3%
Average SAT
1428
Average ACT
33
Annual In-State Tuition
$67,040
Annual Out-of-State Tuition
$67,040
Student Body Size
7,277
First Year Retention Rate
90.5%
Graduation Rate
83.8%
Median Earnings Post-Graduation
$78,354
Campus Security Score
55
Climate
🌤️ 222

How Southern Methodist University compares

  • More selective than about 73% of the colleges in our database.
  • Bigger than about 87% of the colleges we track, by enrollment.
  • Out-of-state tuition is lower than about 2% of the colleges we track.
  • Average SAT scores are higher than about 92% of the colleges we track.

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Official website: https://www.smu.edu/

Data sourced from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.