Student Population at Southern Methodist University (SMU)
Total of 11,649 students have enrolled in Southern Methodist University where 6,479 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 5,170 students for graduate programs.
By gender, 6,041 male and 5,608 female students are attending the school.
It has relatively many students compared to similar colleges (10,623 students on average - Private (not-for-profit) Research University (high research activity)).
501 students are enrolled exclusively, and 603 students are enrolled in some online courses. You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Southern Methodist University has a total of 11,649 enrolled students. By gender, 6,041 male and 5,608 female students (the male-female ratio is 52:48) are attending the school.
6,479 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 5,170 students joined graduate programs.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 11,649 | 6,479 | 5,170 |
| Men | 6,041 | 3,325 | 2,716 |
| Women | 5,608 | 3,154 | 2,454 |
Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 6,677 White, 725 Black, and 795 Asian students out of a total of 11,649 are attending at Southern Methodist University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 6,479 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 250 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.86%.244 students have transferred in as full-time status and 6 students transferred in as part-time status.
Student Age Distribution
By age category, 52 students are younger than 18 and 26 students are older than 65 at Southern Methodist University. It has 7,949 students aged under 25 and 3,700 students aged 25 and over out of 11,649 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 52 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. SMU has 6,301 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 178 students aged 25 and over.
It has 1,648 graduate students aged under 25 and 3,522 students aged 25 and over.
Online Classes (Distance Learning) Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Southern Methodist University, 501 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 603 students are enrolled in some online courses.
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 11,649 | 501 | 603 |
| Undergraduate | 6,479 | 0 | 255 |
| Graduate | 5,170 | 501 | 348 |
