Southern Methodist University

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Doctoral/Research Universities

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Doctoral degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Southern Methodist University Academics

There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. For example, the university has a Accelerated Program, Distance Learning, Double Major, ESL, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, ROTC, Air Force, ROTC, Army, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, Visiting/Exchange Student Program and Washington Semester. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. Further, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Women’s Services can help. Southern Methodist University is unique in its study options.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Southern Methodist University.

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General, Statistics

Computer Science:

Computer Science, Computer/Information Sciences – General

Popular majors:

twenty-six percent business per marketing, fifteen percent social sciences, twelve percent communications per journalism, nine percent psychology, eight percent visual and performing arts, five percent engineering

Social Sciences:

Anthropology, Applied Economics, Econometrics, Economics, International Relations, Political Science/Government, Social Sciences – General, Sociology

Psychology:

Psychology – General

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Art – General, Art History/Criticism/Conservation, Dance, Drama/Theater Arts, Film Studies, Fine/Studio Arts, Music – General, Music – General Performance, Music – Piano/Organ, Music – Voice/Opera, Music Theory/Composition

Public Administration and Service:

Public Policy Analysis

Communications & Journalism:

Advertising, Journalism, Mass Communications/Media Studies, Public Relations, Radio/Television

History:

History – General

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Music Therapy

Multiple or Interdisciplinary:

Medieval/Renaissance Studies

Education:

Music Teacher Education

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Accounting, Business Administration/Management, Finance/Banking, Financial Planning, Management Information Systems, Management Science, Marketing Management, Organizational Behavior Studies, Real Estate

English Language and Literature:

Creative Writing, English, English Language & Literature – General

Physical Sciences:

Chemistry, Geology, GeophysicsSeismology, Physics

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biochemistry, Biology

Philosphy and Religion:

Philosophy, Religion/Religious Studies

Foreign Language and Literature:

Foreign Language & Literature – General, French, German, Russian, Spanish

Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of April. The cost per credit hour (overall) was $1,058 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for non-need-based aid last fall.

Southern Methodist University Admissions

Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 58% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 87%. Remember that this can change at any time. This school requires an application fee consisting of fifty dollars regular application fee, fifty dollars out-of-state application fee, fifty dollars online application fee and point zero . Transfer student are not ignored. In particular, there were seven hundred and fifty-two total number of transfer students who applied and four hundred and seventy-eight total number of transfer students who were admitted.

Transfer students must apply no later than the 1st of July, with priority applications due on the 1st of June. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of March and In the same way, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 15th of January. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of April. the SAT subject section score is due the 1st of March. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. The regular application is due the 15th of March. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 15th of February.

Southern Methodist University Financial Aid

If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Art, Music/Drama, Athletics, Religious Affiliation, ROTC, Leadership and State/District Residency. Financial aid distribution is at seventy-five percent scholarships per grants and twenty-five percent loans per jobs. Likewise, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Art, Music/Drama, Athletics, Religious Affiliation, ROTC, Leadership and State/District Residency. Financial aid forms are Business/farm supplement, CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE, FAFSA and Noncustodial (divorced/separated) Parents Statement. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school.

Southern Methodist University Students

The university is a Private, University, Four-year, United Methodist Church, Coed, where 58 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Again, the student body consists of fifty-five percent in-state students, forty-five percent out-of-state students, zero percent part-time students, fifty-four percent women, forty-six percent men, one percent american indian per alaskan native, five percent asian per pacific islander, four percent black per non-hispanic, six percent hispanic, eighty percent white per non-hispanic, four percent non-resident alien, thirty-five percent in top 10th of graduating class, sixty-four percent in top quarter of graduating class and ninety-two percent in top half of graduating class. Moreover, it is part of an Suburban setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus. The school’s size is approximately six thousand, one hundred and ninety-six degree-seeking undergrads, one thousand, four hundred and two first-time degree-seeking freshmen and three thousand, four hundred and sixty-six graduate enrollment. Southern Methodist University offers Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral and First Professional degrees.

This school features the Suburban setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus. Students should note the housing policies: First-Year Students Guaranteed On-Campus Housing, ninety-five percent of first-year students live in college housing, forty-five percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Apartments For Married Students, Apartments For Single Students, Fraternity/Sorority Housing, Wellness housing (alcohol/drug/smoke-free), one-MAY deadline for housing deposit, one hundred dollars amount of housing deposit, point zero , and First-time first-year students allowed to have car. Again, the university has many unique facilites such as sculpture garden, film/video archives, New Mexico archeological dig of 13th century Indian pueblo, theater, institute for the study of Earth and man, seismological observatory, electron microscopy laboratory, paleontology museum, business information center. Anyway, the school is located 5 miles from downtown.

Southern Methodist University Athletics

The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s Club and Women’s Club Baseball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
• Men’s NCAA Division IA, Men’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Men’s Scholarship Football
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Golf
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club, Women’s Club, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Softball
• Men’s Club and Women’s Club Table_tennis
• Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Track_and_field
• Women’s NCAA Division I Track_indoor
• Women’s NCAA Division I Track_outdoor
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Women’s Club and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball