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.
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.
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.
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).
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.