Southern Methodist University

Common Data Set 2020-21

Acceptance Rate

52.7%

Applications

14,010

Admitted

7,379

Enrolled

1,529

SAT Composite 25th

1,250

All Extracted Fields

B. Enrollment And Persistence

Nonresidents
44
Hispanic/Latino
187
Black or African American, non-Hispanic
68
White, non-Hispanic
981
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
2
Asian, non-Hispanic
144
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
1
Two or more races, non-Hispanic
74
TOTAL
1531
Associate degrees
1853
Bachelor's degrees
1853
Postbachelor's certificates
53
Master's degrees
1659
Doctoral degrees – research/scholarship
100
Doctoral degrees – professional practice
215

C. First-Time, First-Year Admission

Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class
47
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class
79
Percent in top half of high school graduating class
94
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class
6
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class
1
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:
26
Total first-time, first-year males who applied (Males)
6714
Total first-time, first-year females who applied (Females)
7296
Total first-time, first-year males who were admitted (Males)
3570
Total first-time, first-year females who were admitted (Females)
3809
Total first-time, first-year males who enrolled (Males)
772
Total first-time, first-year females who enrolled (Females)
757
Percent Submitting SAT Scores
40
SAT Composite: 25th Percentile
1250
SAT Composite: 50th Percentile
1440
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 25th Percentile
630
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 50th Percentile
710
SAT Math: 25th Percentile
620
SAT Math: 50th Percentile
740
ACT Composite: 25th Percentile
29
ACT Composite: 50th Percentile
33
ACT Math: 25th Percentile
26
ACT Math: 50th Percentile
31
ACT English: 25th Percentile
29
ACT English: 50th Percentile
35

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