FIND YOUR HAPPY PLACE
If you’ve visited SMU, you know. You can see it on the students' faces, and you can just feel it in the air. People are happy at SMU.

So what are all the smiles about? Well, maybe it’s the fact that we have pretty pleasant weather all year. Or, maybe it’s the sense of family and community they feel on campus. It could be the great education they’re getting from our renowned faculty members and nationally recognized academic programs. Or, perhaps they’re just excited to be living in Dallas where there's always something fun to do!

Either way you look at it, the fact is that nearly 87% of our students come back to SMU after their first year. That’s well above the national average...and well worth smiling about!
According to the Princeton Review, SMU ranks among the
      TOP 5 HAPPIEST COLLEGE CAMPUSES NATIONWIDE.
                        In fact, we're number 4.

GET CONNECTED WITH SMU

 

There’s no doubt about it, today’s students are definitely technologically smart, computer savvy, and wired for success. So shouldn’t their college campus be as well?

The SMU campus can get your students the hook-up when it comes to getting connected to the rest of the world. In fact, we’re the only Texas school ranked by The Princeton Review who even comes close!

“The schools on our list have demonstrated leadership in preparing and supporting students for life in the digital age,” commented Rob Franek, Vice President and Publisher, The Princeton Review.  “Students who understand the value of technology to both their career prospects and overall quality of life will want to pay special attention the schools on our list.”

At SMU, our business is all about helping your students move ahead in life – and we’ve got the technology and tools to set them up for success!

To see the complete list of colleges, or for more details about The Princeton Review’s "Most Connected Campuses" list, log onto Forbes.com at www.forbes.com/connected. 

THE SMU FAMILY TREE

We're glad to welcome your students to our DISTINGUISHED family! As you can see, an SMU education can be just the tool your student needs to get them to where their dreams and potentials lie. And we have a great network of successful alumni from coast to coast and worldwide to prove it! We're looking forward to seeing the legend your students leave behind! Click on these links for more information on SMU alums, as well as the career center.

JUST THE FACTS

SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW ABOUT SMU.
 You’ve read the brochures, seen the ads, searched the website,
maybe even asked a few questions.
But did you know…

  • Central University Libraries houses more than 2 million volumes. Fondren Library’s general collection houses more volumes than any of the SMU libraries, which comprise the largest private research collection in the Southwest.
  • During 2003-04, SMU received more than $19 million in external funding for research. Examples of projects include: the discovery of a seventh-century royal tomb in Guatemala, a news story that ranked No. 60 among Discover magazine’s top 100 articles in 2004; an antenna that will increase efficiency in cell phones and reduce radiation exposure; and a book on déjá vu that was featured in The New York Times and The Chronicle of Higher Education.
  • SMU alumni number about 100,000 internationally. About 60,000 live in Texas, with more than 39,000 alumni living in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
  • SMU employs 1,733 students, including 719 graduate and 1,014 undergraduate students. More than 31 percent of students earning federal work-study funds work with children and young adults in schools and community agencies.
  • The Algur H. Meadows Award enables students to interact with such leaders as Angela Lansbury, Arthur Miller, and Stephen Sondheim.
  • SMU ranked 20th nationally in the 2004 NCSA Division I Power Rankings, which recognize the best overall athletics programs. The University also ranked 44th as the top school in its conference for the fifth year in the U.S. Sports Academy Directors’ Cup Division I final standings.
  • SMU consists of three campuses:
     Dallas campus – 76 buildings on 186 acres, 5 miles north of downtown
     Taos campus – 25 buildings on 295 acres at Fort Burgwin, New Mexico
    SMU–in–Legacy campus – 4 buildings on 18.4 acres in     Plano, Texas
    Total full-time faculty – 603, and 84 percent of full-time faculty members hold the doctorate or highest degree in their FIeld.
    *based on 2005

Visit http://www.smu.edu/facts/ to get down to the facts about SMU.

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