Company description
A private university of 11,000 students near the center of Dallas, SMU offers strong undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools.
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- Mission
- SMU cultivates well-rounded leaders through a liberal arts foundation and nationally competitive undergraduate and graduate academic programs in seven degree-granting schools. Special programs include interdisciplinary majors such as international studies and environmental science, Honors Program with individualized studies, joint programs with University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, international study through 30 programs in 16 countries, funded student research projects locally and abroad, and a living/learning program in urban studies. SMU is one of the few universities in the country to have a voting student member of the Board of Trustees. SMU-in-Taos (New Mexico) offers summer courses and includes excavation of a 13th-century Indian pueblo. One of the top collegiate lecture programs in the country brings national and international leaders to the campus. The Meadows Museum at SMU houses one of the finest collections of Spanish art outside of Spain. Student leadership opportunities include internships, mentoring, community service, research experience, and 200 student organizations. SMU's campus is five miles north of downtown Dallas, a center of commerce and culture offering diverse career opportunities.
- General Information
- Highly Selective, Medium School, Protestant Affiliation, Metropolitan Areas, Co-Ed, Graduate Students - High, Total Minority - High, Any Cost, Diagnostic Testing Service, Reader Service for the Blind, Handicapped Student Services, Note taking Services, Study Abroad, Advanced Placement/CLEP, Cooperative Work Experience, Reserve Officers - Training Corps (ROTC), Campus Publications, Dormitories, Foreign Student Organizations, Honor Student Organizations, Minority Student Organizations, Radio/TV Station, Religious Organizations, Social Fraternities and Sororities, Student Government, Student/Faculty Ratio - Low
- Other Admission Requirements
- GED accepted, TOEFL test ONLY required, Financial statement NOT required, Advance deposit NOT required, Pre-application form NOT required
- School Type
- Private not-for-profit (religious affiliation), 4-year or above
- Campus Description
- 163-acre, suburban campus five miles north of downtown Dallas
- Costs
- 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $37,230
- Campus Setting
- Located within a major urban area
- Highest Degree Offered
- Doctoral and first-professional
- Features
- continuing education
- Entrance Difficulty
- Moderately difficult
- Type
- College/University
- Level
- Four Year School
- Religious Affiliation
- United Methodist
- Email
- [email protected]
- Selectivity
- more selective
- Coed Status
- Men and Women
- Enrollment Concentration
- Traditional
- Highest Offering
- Doctorates
- City Type
- Large City
- Campus Size
- 163 acres
- Academic Calendar
- Semester
- Ages
- All Ages
- Control
- Private
- Application Deadline
- rolling
- Institutional Control
- Private
- Getting There
- Bus 539
- Instate Tuition Fees For Grad 1 Yr
- $29430
- Instate Tuition For Undergrad For 1 Yr
- $29430
- On Campus Room And Board Charges
- $11805
- Setting
- urban
- Undergraduate In State Tuition
- 25400
- Undergraduate Out Of State Tuition
- 25400
- Instate Per Credit Hr For Pt Grad
- $1230
- Instate Per Credit Hr For Pt Undergrad
- $1230
- Percentage Of Students Admitted
- 49.73
- Room Charge For 1 Yr On Sharing With 1 Person
- $7585
- Year Founded
- 1911
- Accredited
- true
- Graduate Enrollment
- 4693
- Graduate Number Of Females
- 1949
- Graduate Number Of Males
- 2744
- Typical Room And Board
- 9695
- Undergraduate Enrollment
- 6208
- Undergraduate Number Of Females
- 3413
- Undergraduate Number Of Males
- 2795
- Founded In
- 1911
- Total Number Of Admissions
- 4113
- Total Number Of Applicants
- 8270
- Books Cost (estimate)
- 850
- International Enrollment
- 796
- Graduate Application Fee
- $75
- International Application Fee
- $50
- Undergraduate Application Fee
- $60
- Application Fee
- $60
- Percent Out Of State Students
- 50
- Percent African American
- 6
- Percent Asian
- 6
- Percent Hispanic
- 9
- Percent Native American
- 1
- Mailing Address Available Only
- N
- Web Site
- http://www.smu.edu/
