
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) -
12,050
Students representing 50 states and 88 countries
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32
Average ACT score of incoming first-years in 2021 -
Best
Undergraduateteaching
(U.S. News & World Report 2023) -
No. 33
Best Graduate Schools
Cox School of Business full-time MBA
(U.S. News & World Report 2024) -
No. 45
Best Graduate Schools
Dedman School of Law
(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)
Excellent athletics
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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 network
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134,000+
Alumni worldwide
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60,000+
Alumni in DFW area
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15
Cities with active alumni chapters
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3
Alumni affinity groups
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)