Applying to Southern Methodist University

SMU's acceptance rate is 53% for students enrolled in fall 2021. A total of 15,685 students applied and 8,313 were admitted to the school. The rate is around the national average. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 19% with 1,579 enrolled students out of 8,313 admitted.

The average SAT score is 1,425 and the ACT score is 33 at SMU.

To apply to SMU, it is required to submit high school GPA and admission test scores. Below tables and charts analyze SMU's admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics

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Admissions Information

The application fee is $60 for applying undergraduate school and $75 for graduate school at Southern Methodist University. Next table presents general admission information.

General Admission Information
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$60
Graduate Application Fees	$75
Admission Information	https://www.smu.edu/admission
Online Application	https://www.smu.edu/Admission/Apply
Calendar System	Semester
Credits Accepted	Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice)

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 53.00% and the yield is 18.99%. 7,325 men and 8,360 women applied to SMU and 3,663 men and 4,598 women students were accepted. Among them, 733 men and 828 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2021). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	15,685	7,325	8,360
Admitted	8,313	3,663	4,598
Enrolled	1,579	733	828
Acceptance Rate	53.00%	50.01%	55.00%
Yield	18.99%	20.01%	18.01%

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2021-2022, 255 students (16% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 357 students (23%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 740 and the 25^th percentile is 660. The SAT Math score is 770 (75^th) and 680 (25^th). The submitted ACT composite score is 34 (75^th percentile) and 31 (25^th percentile).

	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	660	740
SAT Math	680	770
ACT Composite	31	34
ACT Math	28	33
ACT English	32	35

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at Southern Methodist University are very competitive and high when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,277, ACT: 81 - private (not-for-profit) Research University (high research activity)).

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, and Recommendations to its applicants.The school recommends to submit High School GPA and High School Rank. The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Southern Methodist University.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

SMU Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Recommended
Admission Test Scores	Considered but not Required
TOEFL	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended