Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX - SMU
Admissions Prediction
Official Admissions Statistics 2016 - 2017
Admission Overview
| Applicants | 13,250 |
| Admitted | 6,482 |
| Acceptance rate | 48.9% |
| Yield rate | 23.5% |
Acceptance Rate by Gender
25th to 75th Percentile of Admitted Students
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile SAT scores of admitted students at Southern Methodist University.
Southern Methodist University's average SAT scores fall between:
- Verbal: 600 and 700
- Math: 620 and 710
- Writing: 28 and 32
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile ACT scores of admitted students at Southern Methodist University.
Southern Methodist University's average composite ACT score falls between 27 and 33.
Degree Completions
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This table shows the number of students who graduated with a degree in the following fields:
| Major | Men | Women | Total |
| Accounting | 41 | 68 | 109 |
| Advertising | 17 | 61 | 78 |
| African-American/Black Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence (LL.M., M.C.J., J.S.D./S.J.D.) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects | 29 | 6 | 35 |
| Anthropology | 3 | 16 | 19 |
| Applied Economics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art History, Criticism & Conservation | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Bilingual & Multilingual Education | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Biochemistry | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 25 | 37 | 62 |
| Business Administration/Management | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Chemistry, General | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Chinese Language & Literature | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cinematography & Film/Video Production | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| Civil Engineering, General | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| Computational Mathematics | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Computer Engineering, General | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Computer Science | 28 | 9 | 37 |
| Computer Software Engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst | 17 | 21 | 38 |
| Conducting | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dance, General | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| Design & Applied Arts, Other | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv.) | 26 | 29 | 55 |
| Drama & Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| Econometrics & Quantitative Economics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Economics, General | 140 | 48 | 188 |
| Education, General | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Education, Other | 23 | 117 | 140 |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Electrical, Electronics & Communications Engineering | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| Engineering Science | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Engineering, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Engineering, Other | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| English Language & Literature, General | 6 | 17 | 23 |
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | 25 | 16 | 41 |
| Environmental Science | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Environmental Studies | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Facilities Planning & Management | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Film/Cinema Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Finance, General | 125 | 39 | 164 |
| Financial Planning & Services | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| French Language & Literature | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| General Studies | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Geophysics & Seismology | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| German Language & Literature | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Health Professions & Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, & Mexican-American/Chicano | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| History, General | 20 | 8 | 28 |
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Industrial Management | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Insurance | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| International/Global Studies | 7 | 16 | 23 |
| Italian Language & Literature | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Italian Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Journalism | 4 | 25 | 29 |
| Latin American Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Law (LL.B., J.D.) | 135 | 103 | 238 |
| Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies & Humanities, Other | 13 | 29 | 42 |
| Liberal Arts & Sciences/Liberal Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Management Information Systems, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Management Science, General | 37 | 26 | 63 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 18 | 1 | 19 |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 16 | 63 | 79 |
| Mathematics, General | 36 | 32 | 68 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 37 | 22 | 59 |
| Medieval & Renaissance Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mental Health Counseling/Counselor | 7 | 57 | 64 |
| Music History, Literature, & Theory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Music Pedagogy | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Music Performance, General | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Music Teacher Education | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Music Theory & Composition | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Music Therapy/Therapist | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Music, General | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Office Management & Supervision | 13 | 18 | 31 |
| Operations Research | 16 | 19 | 35 |
| Philosophy | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Physics, General | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Piano & Organ | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Political Science & Government, General | 15 | 18 | 33 |
| Programs for Foreign Lawyers (LL.M., M.C.L.) | 25 | 24 | 49 |
| Psychology, General | 12 | 75 | 87 |
| Public Policy Analysis | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Public Relations/Image Management | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| Real Estate | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Religious/Sacred Music | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Social Sciences, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sociology | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| Spanish Language & Literature | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Sport & Fitness Administration/Management | 46 | 46 | 92 |
| Statistics, General | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Systems Engineering | 36 | 10 | 46 |
| Tax Law/Taxation (LL.M, J.S.D./S.J.D.). | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Taxation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Telecommunications Technology/Technician | 64 | 14 | 78 |
| Theology/Theological Studies | 13 | 11 | 24 |
| Voice & Opera | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Women's Studies | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Total | 1251 | 1314 | 2565 |
Parchment Member Admissions Statistics
Parchment Members' Admissions Results
| Applied | 993 |
| Reported Results | 249 |
| Accepted | 211 (85%) 85,15 |
| Rejected | 38 |
| Attending | 26 |
| Yield Rate | 12% |
Admitted Members' Score Range
| 25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
| GPA | 3.10 | 3.56 | 3.80 |
| SAT I | 1779 | 1971 | 2121 |
| Selectivity Index™ | 562 | 693 | 817 |
Rejected Members' Score Range
| 25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
| GPA | 0.00 | 3.15 | |
| SAT I | 600 | 600 | 1629 |
| Selectivity Index™ | 50 | 75 | 508 |
Stats last calculated: Sunday 19th of August 2012 07:00:06 PM
Newest applicant: 24 days, 20 hours, and 55 minutes ago.
All the above data except for Parchment Member Statistics is 'official' -- meaning that it was reported directly by this college -- and comes from the 2016 - 2017 academic year.
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