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Southern Methodist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. Dallas is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Where Is Southern Methodist University?

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Contact details for SMU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 6425 Boaz St, Dallas, TX 75275-0221
Phone: 214-768-2000
Website: www.smu.edu

Southern Methodist University Graduate Student Diversity

5,477 Graduate Students
48% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,477 graduate students at SMU, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southern Methodist University graduate students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 393
Black or African American 539
Hispanic or Latino 731
White 2,864
International Students 695
Other Races/Ethnicities 255

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at Southern Methodist University. At this time, 43 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 99 countries are represented at SMU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Southern Methodist University

912 Took All Classes Online
1,615 Took At Least One Class Online
136.5% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 1,615 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SMU has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 2nd most popular in Texas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of SMU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Southern Methodist University was 136.5%. This is the #233 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at SMU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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