Endowment (June 30, 2021) |
$2.1 billion |
Fiscal year 2022 operating budget |
$820 million |
Total staff and administrators |
1,630 |
Faculty |
85% of full-time faculty members hold the doctorate or highest degree in their fields. The student-faculty ratio is 12-to-1.
Total fall 2021 full-time faculty – 723
Faculty demographic profile
Male – 58%
Female – 42%
Minority – 21%
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Enrollment |
Total fall 2021 enrollment – 12,385
Undergraduate students – 6,908
Graduate students – 5,477
Total new first-year undergraduate students – 1,572
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Undergraduate enrollment by gender |
Female – 50%
Male – 50% |
Graduate enrollment by gender |
Male – 52%
Female – 48% |
Average age |
Undergraduate – 20
Graduate – 30 |
Diversity |
Total fall 2020 identified minority enrollment – 4,023
Hispanic – 1,675
Asian – 974
Black/African American – 871
American Indian/Alaska Native – 23
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander – 10
Two or more races – 470
Minority percentage of total enrollment – 33%
Socioeconomic – Three out of 4 SMU students receive scholarships and/or financial aid, including academic and need-based.
National – More than half of undergraduates come from outside Texas, with students from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Following Texas, the leading home states for first-year students are California, Florida, Illinois and New York.
International – International enrollment of 999 students (8.1% of total enrollment) from 86 foreign countries. The largest international groups are from China, India and Mexico.
Religious – Among students reporting a religious preference, 28% are Catholic, and 13% are Methodist; 40% are from other Protestant denominations; and 12% represent other religions (including Judaism, Islam and Hinduism). Diverse Campus Ministries organizations support and nurture students in the development of faith and ethics.
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Degrees conferred in 2020-21 |
Total –3,915
Bachelor’s – 1,877
Master’s – 1,704
Doctoral-Professional (J.D.) – 220
Doctoral-Research/Scholarship –114
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Degrees awarded by school in 2020-21 |
Cox School of Business – 1,216
Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences – 918
Lyle School of Engineering – 489
Meadows School of the Arts – 383
Dedman School of Law – 255
Simmons School of Education and Human Development – 457
Perkins School of Theology – 65
The Guildhall – 102
Research and Graduate Studies (M.S.D.S.) – 101
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