While comparative data for schools like SMU is often hard to come by, SMU conducts a university-wide survey following graduation for all graduating students except Dedman School of Law school graduates, who are surveyed separately 10 months later in compliance with American Bar Association standards. Results of the graduation surveys are shown below.
Degree Recipients
| |
2016-2017 |
2017-2018 |
2018-2019 |
|
Undergraduate Students
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
|
Employed
|
653
|
46%
|
644
|
48%
|
933
|
69%
|
|
Continuing Education
|
368
|
26%
|
357
|
27%
|
262
|
19%
|
|
Other
|
70
|
5%
|
83
|
6%
|
6
|
0%
|
|
Seeking / Unsure
|
324
|
23%
|
258
|
19%
|
147
|
11%
|
|
Total
|
1,415
|
100%
|
1,342
|
100%
|
1348
|
100%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Graduate Students
|
#
|
%
|
# |
%
|
# |
%
|
|
Employed
|
929
|
63%
|
965
|
62%
|
1234
|
81%
|
|
Continuing Education
|
94
|
6%
|
81
|
5%
|
197
|
13%
|
|
Other
|
47
|
3%
|
37
|
2%
|
12
|
1%
|
|
Seeking / Unsure
|
416
|
28%
|
468
|
30%
|
81
|
5%
|
|
Total
|
1,486
|
100%
|
1,551
|
100%
|
1524
|
100%
|
NOTE: Prior to 2018-2019, data was based at time of graduation. 2018-2019 and forward includes information on students up to 6 months after graduation.
Full-time MBA
|
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
|
Total Graduates
|
120
|
93
|
105
|
|
Job Seeking Graduates
|
105
|
85
|
88
|
|
|
Student Count
|
% of Job Seeking
|
Student Count
|
% of Job Seeking
|
Student Count
|
% of Job Seeking
|
|
Accepted by Graduation
|
68
|
65%
|
61
|
72%
|
60
|
68%
|
|
Accepted Graduation to 3 months
|
23
|
22%
|
13
|
15%
|
18
|
21%
|
|
Total Accepting a Job by 3 months
|
91
|
87%
|
74
|
87%
|
78
|
89%
|
Law School JD Graduates
|
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
|
Total Graduates
|
236
|
240
|
275
|
|
|
Count
|
Percent
|
Count
|
Percent
|
Count
|
Percent
|
|
Total Employed Full-time
|
213
|
90%
|
216
|
90%
|
252
|
92%
|
|
Total Employed Part-time
|
5
|
2%
|
7
|
3%
|
5
|
2%
|