
SMU by the numbers

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Top 20%
of national universities
(U.S. News & World Report 2023) -
No. 1
Dallas-area schools
(U.S. News & World Report 2023) -
32
Average ACT score of incoming first-years in 2021 -
Best
Undergraduateteaching
(U.S. News & World Report 2023) -
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12,050
Students representing 50 states and 88 countries
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No. 45
Best Graduate Schools
Dedman School of Law
(U.S. News & World Report 2024) -
No. 33
Best Graduate Schools
Cox School of Business
full-time MBA
(U.S. News & World Report 2024) -
No. 49
Best Graduate Schools
Simmons School of Education
and Human Development
(U.S. News & World Report 2024)
Excellent results
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71%
The average salary for SMU grads is 71% more than the average salary nationwide for college graduates with bachelor’s degrees.
(College Factual 2023) -
No. 31 worldwide
for alumni employment among 19,788 institutions
(Center for World University Rankings) -
Top 7%
of best colleges for salary potential
(PayScale College Salary Report) -
Top performer
- Social mobility
(U.S. News & World Report 2023)
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Football
Ranked in 2019, 2020 and 2021
Received votes in 2022 -
Men’s Basketball
Ranked or receiving votes in 8 of the last 9 seasons
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9
Team national championships
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100+
Individual national championships
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17
Since 2017, all 17 sports have advanced to postseason
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32
Football wins in the last four seasons
The most in a P6 school in Texas -
67%
Cumulative GPAs of 3.0 or higher
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33%
Cumulative GPAs of 3.5 or higher
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91%
Graduation rate
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15
Different sports have won conference titles in the past 10 years
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150+
NCAA top 10 team finishes
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Almost 200
Conference titles
Over $250 million invested
In championship-caliber facilities since 2013
Excellent location
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No. 4
U.S. metro areaDallas-Fort Worth is projected to become the third largest (surpassing Chicago) sometime in the 2030s
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2
Major airports:
DFW International
and Love Field -
23
Dallas area is home to 23 Fortune 500 companies – placing us among the top 5 U.S. metro areas
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No. 1
Dallas is the Best Sports City
(Sports Business Journal 2023)
Find your place
SMU has myriad resources for students to tap into unique internship opportunities and utilize the SMU alumni network throughout Dallas-Fort Worth to succeed in the workplace.
