Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University admitted 63% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1340–1490 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $39,816 a year. Within six years, 83% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 63%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1340–1490
- ACT middle 50%
- 30–34
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $88,892 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $39,816 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $31,728 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $69,722 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 83%
- Students who return for a second year
- 91%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $90,037 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,750
Students
- Undergraduates
- 7,277
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 18%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11 to 1
- Campus setting
- Suburb
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 26%
- Social sciences
- 17%
- Communication and journalism
- 10%
- Visual and performing arts
- 7%
- Psychology
- 7%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NY · 64% admitted
- Colorado School of Mines CO · 61% admitted
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA · 60% admitted
- Ohio State University-Main Campus OH · 61% admitted
- Pepperdine University CA · 63% admitted
- Fordham University NY · 59% admitted
More colleges in Texas
- Texas A&M University-College Station TX · 57% admitted
- The University of Texas at Austin TX · 27% admitted
- University of Houston TX · 74% admitted
- Texas State University TX · 89% admitted
- University of North Texas TX · 72% admitted
- Texas Tech University TX · 73% admitted
- The University of Texas at Arlington TX · 80% admitted
- The University of Texas at San Antonio TX · 87% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.