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Dallas campus – 76 buildings
on 210 acres, five miles north of downtown
SMU-in-Taos – 25 buildings
on 295 acres at Fort Burgwin in New Mexico
SMU-in-Legacy – 4 buildings
on 18.4 acres in Plano, Texas
Total staff and administrators – 1,428
Faculty – 84 percent of full-time faculty members hold the
doctorate or highest degree in their fields. The student-faculty ratio
is 12-to-1.
Total Full-time Faculty |
603 |
| Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | 269 |
| Meadows School of the Arts | 113 |
| Cox School of Business | 68 |
| School of Engineering | 55 |
| Dedman School of Law | 44 |
| Perkins School of Theology | 26 |
| School of Education and Human Development | 10 |
| Other | 16 |
| Universitywide appointments | 2 |
Faculty Demographic Profile |
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| Male | 67% |
| Female | 33% |
| Minority | 14% |
Fall 2005 Enrollment |
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| Undergraduate students | 6,489 |
| Graduate students | 3,466 |
| Professional students (law and theology) | 1,197 |
| Total enrollment | 11,152 |
| Total new first-year undergraduate students | 1,402 |
Enrollment By Gender |
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| Male | 50.9% |
| Female | 49.1% |
First-Year Undergraduate Students by Gender |
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| Female | 53.8% |
| Male | 46.2% |
Average Age |
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| Undergraduate | 20.6 |
| Graduate/professional | 32.3 |
Fall 2005 Minority Enrollment |
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| Hispanics | 851 |
| Asian Americans | 766 |
| African Americans | 709 |
| Native Americans | 79 |
| Total minorities | 3,261 |
| Total minority percentage |
21.6% |
Retention and Graduation Rates |
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| 86.7 percent of 2004 first-year class returned in 2005 | |
| 72.1 percent of 2000 class graduated within five years | |
Degrees Granted July 1, 2004, to June 30, 2005 |
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| Bachelor's |
1,492 |
| Master's | 1,193 |
| Professional | 323 |
| Doctoral | 53 |
| Total degrees conferred | 3,061 |
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Degrees Awarded by School in 2004-05 |
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| Cox School of Business | 954 |
| Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences |
709 |
| School of Engineering | 434 |
| Meadows School of the Arts | 392 |
| Dedman School of Law | 314 |
| Division of Education and Lifelong Learning | 165 |
| Perkins School of Theology | 93 |
| Total degrees conferred | 3,061 |
National Diversity – Students come from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, with 65.5 percent of undergraduates listing home addresses in Texas. Other leading states of origin for undergraduates, in descending order, are California, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, Louisiana, Illinois, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Alabama.
International Diversity – Enrollment includes 841 international students from 92 countries. The largest numbers of students are from India, China, Mexico, Panama, Korea, Guatemala, Canada, Japan, Turkey, and El Salvador.
Religious Preference – 66.6 percent of undergraduates and 42 percent of graduate students report a religious affiliation; 23.1 percent are Methodist, 22.9 percent are Catholic. Also represented are other Protestant affiliations and religions such as Judaism, Hinduism, and Islam.
Financial Assistance – 80.9 percent of new first-year students receive either need-based or merit-based financial assistance.
Scholarships – The most competitive merit-based scholar-ships include the President's Scholars Program, the Hunt Leadership Scholars Program, and a scholarship program for outstanding Dallas-area community college students.
