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Common Data Set 2025-2026

Southern Methodist University

TX · Private (nonprofit) · ~7,300 undergraduates

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Acceptance rate · 2025-2026
47.6%

Southern Methodist University's admit rate has fallen 5.5 percentage points across the 4 reported years on file.

SAT · 50th
1410
Range 1360–1470
6-yr grad
84.3%
Retention 90.5%
Undergrads
7,277
11:1 student-faculty
Drawn directly from Southern Methodist University's officially-published 2025-2026 Common Data Set. View source →
Southern Methodist University Admission

At a glance

The headline numbers, drawn from CDS sections A–H.

Admit rate47.6% SAT (50th)1,410 ACT (50th)32 Undergraduates7,277 6-yr graduation84.3% Retention90.5% Tuition (FT)$67,040 Student–faculty ratio11:1

Recent years

Per-cycle Common Data Set values. Enrolled is first-year matriculants (CDS B1), not total undergraduate population. Blank cells mean the field was not published in that year's source CDS.

YearAdmit rateEnrolled6-yr gradRetentionSAT (50th)
2025-202647.6%1,715——1,410
2024-202563.4%1,716——1,420
2023-202461.2%1,592——1,405
2022-2023—————
2021-202253.1%1,572———

Schools also worth looking at

Cross-admits and statistical look-alikes, surfaced from the CollegeNumbers peer model.

Where Southern Methodist University applicants also apply
University of Texas at AustinTX · 26.6% admit · SAT 1395 · 43,165 UG Tulane University of LouisianaLA · 14.5% admit · SAT 1460 · 6,839 UG Texas Christian UniversityTX · 48.1% admit · SAT 1240 · 11,152 UG University of Southern CaliforniaCA · 9.8% admit · SAT 1495 · 20,630 UG Baylor UniversityTX · 52.2% admit · SAT 1280 · 14,183 UG Wake Forest UniversityNC · 21.7% admit · SAT 1460 · 5,490 UG University of MiamiFL · 17.6% admit · SAT 1400 · 13,241 UG
Statistically similar — worth a look
Santa Clara UniversityCA · 47.9% admit · SAT 1410 · 6,695 UG Loyola Marymount UniversityCA · 48.2% admit · SAT 1350 · 7,187 UG University of RochesterNY · 41.9% admit · SAT 1450 · 6,096 UG

What the data says about Southern Methodist University

Comparative observations derived from this school's reported CDS values and from IPEDS / College Scorecard reference data. Every claim is grounded in a number — no editorial overlay.

01

Cross-admit cohort spans an unusually wide selectivity range.

The schools Southern Methodist University applicants most commonly also apply to range from 9.8% admit to 52.2% admit — a 42.4 pp band. A reasonable read: applicants choose by region or program fit rather than selectivity tier alone.

02

Admit rate has tightened 5.5 percentage points over 4 reporting cycles.

Southern Methodist University's admit rate fell from 53.1% (2021-2022) to 47.6% (2025-2026) — a 5.5 pp drop. Year-over-year: 53.1 → 61.2 → 63.4 → 47.6. A snapshot of the current year alone would hide this structural shift.

Sources: each school's officially-published Common Data Set; IPEDS / College Scorecard for federal comparisons. Methodology →

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Methodology

The Common Data Set is a standardized reporting form U.S. colleges file annually — sections A through J covering admissions selectivity, enrollment, aid, faculty resources, and outcomes. CollegeNumbers extracts every value directly from each school's officially published CDS PDF, xlsx, docx, or HTML, then normalizes into a unified schema.

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