Southern Methodist University (SMU) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Dallas, TX.
It offers 160 graduate programs - 103 Master's, 38 Doctorate, 18 Post-bachelor's, and 1 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $37,278.
A total of 4,831 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 12,116 students at SMU. SMU offers online graduate programs and 669 out of 4,831 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
SMU have a law school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at Dedman School of Law. In addition, you can find SMU's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $37,278. It offers 160 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Southern Methodist University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 6425 Boaz St, Dallas, TX |
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| Graduate School Students | 4,727 students
669 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $37,278 |
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| Student to Faculty | 11:1 (9.09%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 160 Graduate Programs
103 Master's, 38 Doctorate, 19 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Southern Methodist University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Southern Methodist University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $37,278 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,755.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $31,590 |
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| Fees | $5,688 |
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| Cost per Credit | $1,755 |
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| Books & Supplies | $800 |
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| Room & Board | $19,064 (On-Campus) / $11,314 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,698 (On-Campus) / $2,698 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $59,840 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $52,090 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $47,478 | $35,802 | $36,864 | $37,062 | $37,278 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Southern Methodist University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 160 major areas - 103 Master's (21 online programs), 38 Doctorate (6 online programs), 18 Post-Bachelor's, 1 Post-Master's. 1,603 students have been conferred Master's degree and 344 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 1,603 | 344 | 58 | - |
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| Men | 886 | 147 | 39 | - |
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| Women | 717 | 197 | 19 | - |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Women's Studies | NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
1 |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Advertising | 7 |
NOT OFFER |
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NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
SMU graduate schools have a total of 4,727 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 2,454 male and 2,273 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 2,412 full-time and 2,315 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 669 students enrolled through online exclusively and 511 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 2,246 White, 522 Black, and 372 Asian students are attending at Southern Methodist University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
110 grad students are younger than 22 and 661 students are older than 65. It has 3,043 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,017 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 4,727 |
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| Men | 2,454 |
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| Women | 2,273 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 4,727 |
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| Full-time Students | 2,412 |
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| Part-time Students | 2,315 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 4,727 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 9 |
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| Asian | 372 |
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| Black | 522 |
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| Hispanic | 622 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 2 |
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| White | 2,246 |
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| Two or more races | 133 |
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| Un-Known | 71 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 4,727 |
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| 21 & Under | 110 |
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| 22-24 | 1,492 |
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| 25-29 | 1,551 |
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| 30-34 | 624 |
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| 35-39 | 393 |
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| 40 & Over | 661 |
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Online Population
At Southern Methodist University graduate schools, 669 students enrolled online exclusively and 511 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 4,831 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 669 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 511 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 3,651 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 669 |
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| Texas Resident | 505 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 158 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 6 |
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