Overview

Founded in 1911 by what is now The United Methodist Church, SMU opened in 1915 with support from Dallas leaders. The Southern Methodist University mission statement is to create, expand, and impart knowledge through teaching, research, and service, while shaping individuals to contribute to their communities and excel in their professions in an emerging global society. Among its faculty, students, and staff, the University will cultivate principled thought, develop intellectual skills, and promote an environment emphasizing individual dignity and worth. SMU affirms its historical commitment to academic freedom and open inquiry, to moral and ethical values, and to its United Methodist heritage. It is a private university of 11,000 students near the center of Dallas. It offers strong undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools. It is one of the few universities to have a voting student member of its Board of Trustees and consistently ranks in the top third of national universities in U.S. News & World Report. The University's 10 libraries house the largest private collection of research materials in the Southwest. In SMU a student-to-faculty ratio is 12:1.

Location & Facilities

One of the great strengths of SMU is its location in Dallas, a vibrant international city. SMU is located five miles north of downtown Dallas near the intersection of U.S. Highway 75 and Mockingbird Lane, a few blocks from a light rail station. A park-like campus only minutes from downtown Dallas.

Dallas campus - 90 buildings on 230 acres, five miles north of downtown
SMU-in-Plano - 4 buildings on 25 acres, north of Dallas in Plano
SMU-in-Taos - 26 buildings on 295 acres in Northern New Mexico

List of Departments / Schools / Faculty / College

SMU offers strong undergraduate, graduate and professional programs through seven schools:
Meadows School of the Arts
Cox School of Business
Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education & Human Development
Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering
Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences
Dedman School of Law
Perkins School of Theology

SMU's centers and institutes serve as resources to the University, the community and the world.
Guildhall (Hart eCenter)
Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility
Temerlin Advertising Institute
Business Information Center
Business Leadership Center
Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship
JCPenney Center for Retail Excellence
Maguire Energy Institute
Southwestern Graduate School of Banking
Center for Pacific Rim Legal Studies
Law Institute of the Americas
Institute of International Banking and Finance
Solender Institute in Free Speech and Mass Media Law
Center for Scientific Computation
Center for Statistical Consulting and Research
Clements Center For Southwest Studies
Institute for the Study of Earth and Man
Tower Center for Political Studies
Altshuler Learning Enhancement Center
Gifted Students Institute
Center for Teaching Excellence

Courses Offered

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Scholarships

More than 70 percent of SMU undergraduates receive some sort of assistance in the form of merit- or need-based award packages. If student submit Application for Admission by the mentioned deadlines (November 1 for Early Action; January 15 for Regular Decision; April 1 for transfers) then he/she will be automatically considered for University wide merit and leadership scholarships offered by SMU.
First-year students should apply by January 15 for priority consideration for merit and leadership scholarships.
Transfer students should apply by April 1 (Fall entry) or November 1 (Spring entry) to be considered for merit scholarships.
If you excel in academics and leadership, there are opportunities for merit scholarships

Transfer Scholarships
All require a minimum of 50 transferable hours and at least a 3.5. cumulative transferable GPA, although the more valuable scholarships require a 3.7 cumulative transferable GPA.
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Intake

All prospective undergraduate students must complete the SMU Application for Admission, accompanied by a $60 nonrefundable application fee, by the following deadlines:
First-year candidates
November 1 Early Action admission
January 15 Regular Decision and Merit Scholarship admission
February 15 CSS/PROFILE due
February 15 Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
March 15 Spring Decision admission (on a space-available basis only)

Transfer Candidates
Summer term entry
March 15
Fall-term entry PREFERRED DEADLINE (All students seeking merit scholarships should apply by this date)

April 1
Fall-term entry FINAL Deadline

June 1
Spring-term entry (including scholarship applicants)

November 1
A score of at least 550 (paper test), 80 IBT on the TOEFL, or 6.5 academic on the IELTS is required for admission consideration

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