Southern Methodist University offers 250 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 27 major programs - 21 Masters and 6 Doctorate.
The 2025 tuition & fees is $67,040 for undergraduate programs and $37,278 for graduate programs.
Total 669 students out of total 12,116 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 1,237 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.
Southern Methodist University is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.
Online Degrees / Programs Overview
| 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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| Online Students | 669 Enrolled Online Exclusively
1,002 Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | $67,040 |
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| Graduate Tuition & Fees | $37,278 |
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| Student to Faculty | 11:1 (9.09%) |
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| Online Degree Programs |
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| Total | 27 Programs |
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| Masters | 21 Programs |
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| Doctorate | 6 Programs |
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2025 Tuition & Fees
The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Southern Methodist University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $67,040 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $37,278 for all students.
The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $2,484 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,755 for all students.
Online Programs By Area of Study
Southern Methodist University offers 250 degree programs through Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 27 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 21 Masters, 6 Doctorate.
The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.
Total Number of Online Degree Programs
| Certificate | Associates | Bachelors |
Masters | Doctorate |
Post-Graduate |
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| Online Programs | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
21 | 6 | NOT OFFERED |
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| Overall Programs | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 90 |
103 | 38 | 19 |
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Majors and number of completers
The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
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| Computer Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 90 |
5 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 6 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
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| Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 3 |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Civil Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 10 |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Computer Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 10 |
1 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Computer Software Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 17 |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
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| Computer Engineering (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 3 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 10 |
6 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Telecommunications Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 32 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 7 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Mechanical Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 11 |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Systems Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 34 |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Manufacturing Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 23 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Operations Research | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 2 |
3 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Engineering (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 13 |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
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| Engineering/Industrial Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 40 |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
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| Sustainability Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 6 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Data Science, General | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 51 |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
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| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Management Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 519 |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
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| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 64 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Distance Learning Program Student Population
At Southern Methodist University, there are 12,116 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,671 students were attending classes through distance learning (669 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,002 are enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 12,116 | |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 669 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,002 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 10,445 |
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By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 669 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 505 Texas Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 158 students living in the U.S. States other than Texas, and 6 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.
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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Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 669 | |
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| Undergraduate | 0 |
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| Graduate | 669 |
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Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
| Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses | 0 | |
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| Degree/Certificate Seeking | 0 |
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| Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking | 0 |
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