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Southern Methodist University

https://www.smu.edu

Repayment outcome

89.1%

of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.

Money

$32,500–$80,100

middle 50% · median $52,200

Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed

College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.

Net price

after grants & scholarships

$30,408

Median debt

of borrowers at graduation

$19,000

Sticker price

before any aid

$57,947

Default rate

4.0%

Earnings by major

Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data

A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.

  1. Computer Science$115,112
  2. Engineering Tech$86,867
  3. Legal Studies$81,554
  4. Engineering$73,737
  5. Social Sciences$62,012
  6. Math & Statistics$61,814
  7. Education$61,009
  8. Comm. Tech$59,873
  9. Business$52,198
  10. Parks & Fitness$49,625
  11. History$47,260
  12. Theology$46,380
  13. Public Admin$45,852
  14. Interdisciplinary$43,798
  15. Foreign Languages$43,426
  16. Liberal Arts$43,128
  17. Visual & Performing Arts$42,728
  18. Communication and Media Studies.$42,044
  19. Health Professions$40,768
  20. English & Literature$37,748
  21. Biology$28,055
  22. Psychology$28,055

Academics

Acceptance

50.7%

Avg SAT

1,302

Enrollment

6,295

What students study

17 fields offered

Business

23% of degrees awarded — the most popular field

  1. 02Social Sciences15.8%
  2. 03Communications9.5%
  3. 04Engineering9.0%
  4. 05Visual & Performing Arts7.0%
  5. 06Psychology6.1%
  6. 07Math & Statistics4.0%
  7. 08Biology3.6%
  8. 09Foreign Languages3.0%
  9. 10English & Literature3.0%
  10. 11Liberal Arts3.0%
  11. 12Parks & Fitness2.5%
  12. 13Computer Science2.1%
  13. 14Interdisciplinary2.0%
  14. 15History2.0%
  15. 16Physical Sciences1.7%
  16. 17Philosophy1.6%
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