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
The application fee is $60 for applying undergraduate school and $75 for graduate school at Southern Methodist University. Next table presents general admission information.
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).
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 75th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 740 and the 25th percentile is 660. The SAT Math score is 770 (75th) and 680 (25th). The submitted ACT composite score is 34 (75th percentile) and 31 (25th percentile).
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.