The student population at Southern Methodist University is 12,053 (7,056 undergraduate and 4,997 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,124 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at SMU is 58.54% which is increased by 699 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 425 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.00 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.

892 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 311.06% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 11,766 where 12,053 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

58.54% of total students is undergraduate students and 41.46% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 699 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 425 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.00 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in SMU.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Southern Methodist University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1410,9296,3573,1373,2204,5722,6741,898
2014-1511,272
343
6,391
34
3,164
27
3,227
7
4,881
309
2,703
29
2,178
280
2015-1611,643
371
6,411
20
3,191
27
3,220
-7
5,232
351
2,842
139
2,390
212
2016-1711,739
96
6,521
110
3,258
67
3,263
43
5,218
-14
2,824
-18
2,394
4
2017-1811,789
50
6,452
-69
3,257
-1
3,195
-68
5,337
119
2,828
4
2,509
115
2018-1911,649
-140
6,479
27
3,325
68
3,154
-41
5,170
-167
2,716
-112
2,454
-55
2019-2011,824
175
6,710
231
3,413
88
3,297
143
5,114
-56
2,647
-69
2,467
13
2020-2112,373
549
6,827
117
3,507
94
3,320
23
5,546
432
2,887
240
2,659
192
2021-2212,385
12
6,908
81
3,486
-21
3,422
102
5,477
-69
2,872
-15
2,605
-54
2022-2312,053
-332
7,056
148
3,478
-8
3,578
156
4,997
-480
2,562
-310
2,435
-170
Average11,7666,6113,3223,2905,1542,7562,399
Southern Methodist University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 6,611 where 7,056 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Southern Methodist University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-146,3576,1193,0193,100238118120
2014-156,3916,1933,0573,13619810791
2015-166,4116,1603,0623,098251129122
2016-176,5216,2963,1343,162225124101
2017-186,4526,2403,1503,090212107105
2018-196,4796,2733,2063,06720611987
2019-206,7106,5193,3163,2031919794
2020-216,8276,6163,3863,23021112190
2021-226,9086,7283,4013,3271808595
2022-237,0566,8803,3833,4971769581
Average6,6116,6113,2113,1916,61111099
Southern Methodist University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 5,154 where 4,997 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Southern Methodist University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-144,5722,4221,5009222,1501,174976
2014-154,8812,5491,5141,0352,3321,1891,143
2015-165,2322,7001,5721,1282,5321,2701,262
2016-175,2182,7131,5651,1482,5051,2591,246
2017-185,3372,8131,5601,2532,5241,2681,256
2018-195,1702,6221,4241,1982,5481,2921,256
2019-205,1142,6341,3811,2532,4801,2661,214
2020-215,5462,6881,4001,2882,8581,4871,371
2021-225,4772,6381,3251,3132,8391,5471,292
2022-234,9972,4041,1741,2302,5931,3881,205
Average5,1545,1541,4421,1775,1541,3141,222
Southern Methodist University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 56.62%. The percentage was 62.36% 10 years ago and SMU still has a high percentage of white students. 7.96% of enrolled students is Asian and 7.02% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Southern Methodist University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14386956621,081166,815242
2014-15316716691,172156,812291
2015-16387157011,251166,851309
2016-17357227221,23176,840335
2017-18297556911,295116,774362
2018-19337957251,356136,677397
2019-20258247271,45396,859417
2020-21249298551,61897,226452
2021-22239748711,675107,198470
2022-23279608461,68086,824466
Average308047471,381116,888374
Southern Methodist University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

892 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 7% of total students. The number of online students has increased 311.06% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Southern Methodist University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1511,27221721010,845
2015-1611,64329626711,080
2016-1711,73942033910,980
2017-1811,78950368710,599
2018-1911,64950160310,545
2019-2011,82451564710,662
2020-2112,3733,2136268,534
2021-2212,38591270310,770
2022-2312,05389270610,455
Average11,85983053210,497

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