Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at SMU

At Southern Methodist University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 50.90%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 52.25%.
The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 22.19%, and the 2023 yield is 19.42%. The number of SMU applicants increased by 2.96% (465 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 50.90%, and this year's acceptance rate is 52.25% at Southern Methodist University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 51.47% and women students' rate is 50.42%.
The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Southern Methodist University over the past 11 years (2012-2023).
YearTotalMenWomen
2012-13 53.77% 56.45% 51.76%
2013-14 50.70%
-3.06%
52.41%
-2.35%
49.40%
-2.35%
2014-15 52.40%
1.70%
54.55%
1.29%
50.69%
1.29%
2015-16 48.95%
-3.45%
50.64%
-3.13%
47.57%
-3.13%
2016-17 48.92%
-0.03%
50.00%
0.45%
48.01%
0.45%
2017-18 48.77%
-0.15%
49.80%
-0.14%
47.87%
-0.14%
2018-19 51.23%
2.47%
51.72%
2.91%
50.77%
2.91%
2019-20 47.29%
-3.95%
47.57%
-3.74%
47.03%
-3.74%
2020-21 52.67%
5.38%
53.17%
5.17%
52.21%
5.17%
2021-22 53.00%
0.33%
50.01%
2.79%
55.00%
2.79%
2022-23 52.25%
-0.75%
49.91%
-0.69%
54.31%
-0.69%
Average 50.90% 51.47% 50.42%
Southern Methodist University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 22.19% where the current academic year yield is 19.42%.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Southern Methodist University from 2012 to 2023.
YearTotalMenWomen
2012-13 23.64% 26.82% 21.04%
2013-14 23.36%
-0.28%
25.28%
0.76%
21.80%
0.76%
2014-15 23.56%
0.20%
25.53%
0.08%
21.88%
0.08%
2015-16 21.60%
-1.96%
24.07%
-2.44%
19.44%
-2.44%
2016-17 23.48%
1.88%
25.41%
2.35%
21.78%
2.35%
2017-18 22.23%
-1.25%
23.65%
-0.84%
20.94%
-0.84%
2018-19 23.70%
1.47%
25.50%
1.01%
21.96%
1.01%
2019-20 23.39%
-0.30%
25.02%
-0.05%
21.91%
-0.05%
2020-21 20.75%
-2.64%
21.65%
-2.01%
19.90%
-2.01%
2021-22 18.99%
-1.75%
20.01%
-1.89%
18.01%
-1.89%
2022-23 19.42%
0.43%
19.66%
1.22%
19.23%
1.22%
Average 22.19% 23.87% 20.72%
Southern Methodist University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 13,354, the average number of admitted is 6,798, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,496. The number of SMU applicants increased by 2.96% (465 applicants) compared to the previous year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Southern Methodist University from 2012 to 2023.
YearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
2012-13 11,217 6,031 1,426
2013-14 12,080
863
6,125
5
1,431
5
2014-15 11,817
-263
6,192
28
1,459
28
2015-16 12,992
1,175
6,360
-85
1,374
-85
2016-17 13,250
258
6,482
148
1,522
148
2017-18 13,128
-122
6,402
-99
1,423
-99
2018-19 12,603
-525
6,457
107
1,530
107
2019-20 13,959
1,356
6,601
14
1,544
14
2020-21 14,010
51
7,379
-13
1,531
-13
2021-22 15,685
1,675
8,313
48
1,579
48
2022-23 16,150
465
8,439
60
1,639
60
Average 13,354 6,798 1,496
Southern Methodist University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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