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Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TX · CDS 2024–2025 · Suburb: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting · United Methodist

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Overall admit rate
63.4%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
17.8%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
87.5%
Total cost — out-of-state
$89,516
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
—
Avg loan debt at graduation
$18,131

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates7,285
Total all graduate4,831
Grand total all students12,116

Admissions

Total applicants15,245
Total admitted9,657
Total enrolled1,716
Overall admit rate63.4%
Admit rate — women65.0%
Admit rate — men61.5%
Yield rate17.8%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/1
ED notification date12/31
# admitted under ED plan353
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/1
EA notification date12/31
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT15.5%
% submitting ACT9.3%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile670
SAT EBRW 75th %ile740
SAT Math 25th %ile670
SAT Math 75th %ile750
ACT Comp 25th %ile30
ACT Comp 75th %ile34
% in top 10% of HS class48.8%
% in top 25% of HS class76.8%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$61,880
Tuition — out-of-state$61,880
Required fees$7,842
Room and board$19,794
Total cost — in-state$89,516
Total cost — out-of-state$89,516

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$49,715
Avg % of need met87.5%
% with 100% of need met——
Avg merit grant (no need)$29,414
Avg loan debt at graduation$18,131

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist1,480
# admitted from waitlist67
Waitlist admit rate11.0%
Transfer applicants (total)1,114
Transfer admit rate75.0%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio——
% faculty full-time——

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)63.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)——
Average net price (private)$40,892Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)82.8%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)78.0%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate90.1%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$95,051Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant12.3%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan21.6%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full20.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress35.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress19.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged——
Defaulted3.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time1.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white56.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black5.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino17.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian8.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races4.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international3.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown3.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women43.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men56.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white62.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black5.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino6.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian11.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international13.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services25.7%
Social Sciences16.8%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs10.1%
Visual And Performing Arts6.7%
Psychology6.5%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences6.2%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies4.9%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services4.7%