unitid 228246 · Dallas, TX · private nonprofit 4-year · suburb (large)
Southern Methodist University
- enrollment 2023
- 13,332
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
63%
33rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
7,277
96th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
13%
undergrads on Pell grants
8th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
84%
finish within 150% time
91st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$85,606
96th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$40,892
after aid, aided students
95th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$78,354
after entry, Title IV students
90th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$19,500
19th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $23,544 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k22%
- 30-48k11%
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $67,697
- First-generation students
- 16%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $67,040
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 4.0× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 690 | — | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 326 | $131,515 | $19,500 |
| Law. | 221 | $146,572 | — |
| Economics. | 139 | $96,927 | $19,500 |
| Psychology, General. | 123 | $64,774 | $23,310 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 107 | $76,143 | $19,750 |
| Biology, General. | 101 | $59,316 | $22,125 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 99 | $80,147 | $20,475 |
| Computer Science. | 95 | $116,586 | $26,000 |
| Data Science. | 91 | — | — |
| Education, Other. | 88 | $70,624 | — |
| Marketing. | 88 | $95,864 | $20,500 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.