Southern Methodist University
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Details
- Name: Southern Methodist University
- Location: Dallas, TX 75275-0221
- Control: Private Non-Profit
- Accreditation: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
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Attendance
- Admissions Rate 61.22%
- Average SAT Scores 1424
- Four Year Completion Rate 76.35% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
- Six Year Completion Rate 83.25% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
- Eight Year Completion Rate 82.85% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
High Completion4 Year76.3%6 Year83.3%8 Year82.8% -
Costs
- Yearly Costs: $82,532 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
- Out of State Tuition: $64,460 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
- In State Tuition: $64,460 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
- Median Debt Total: $15,311 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
- Median Debt for Graduates: $19,500 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
- Median Debt for Withdrawals: $7,000 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
- Net Price Quintile 1 $30,165 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
- Net Price Quintile 2 $16,581 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
- Net Price Quintile 3 $24,746 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
- Net Price Quintile 4 $37,145 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
- Net Price Quintile 5 $57,595 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
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Earnings
- Median 6 Year Earnings $65,556 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 7 Year Earnings $64,596 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 8 Year Earnings $77,799 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 9 Year Earnings $71,942 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 10 Year Earnings $78,354 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income
Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.
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What Graduates Earn By Family Background
Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.
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| Name | Credential | Debt Mean | Debt Median | Earnings |
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| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Education, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $59,999 | $43,384 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Data Science | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $38,996 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $55,468 | No data | $68,406 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate) | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $57,405 | $43,355 | $34,322 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Cognitive Science | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $46,211 | $68,463 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $80,955 | $51,644 | $50,628 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $90,914 | $61,236 | $42,606 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $56,424 | $74,528 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $47,744 |
| International/Global Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | $52,826 | No data | No data |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Operations Research | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Sustainability Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $45,216 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Social Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $19,854 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $35,802 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $34,053 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Management Information Systems and Services | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $63,466 | $39,687 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $26,063 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Business/Commerce, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $53,624 | No data | No data |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $64,438 | $59,802 | $66,678 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Real Estate | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $37,698 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $52,225 |
| Insurance | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |