ҹɫÍõ³¯by the numbers

Dallas Hall

Education rooted in leadership and global influence

Top 25%

of national universities
(U.S. News & World Report 2025)

No. 1

Dallas-area schools
(U.S. News & World Report 2025)

32.5

Average ACT score of incoming first-years in 2024

Top 10%

Best bachelor degree college
(College Factual 2025)

12,116

Students representing 50 states and 86 countries

Nationally recognized academics

No. 43

Best Graduate Schools
Dedman School of Law
(U.S. News & World Report 2025)

No. 34


Best Graduate Schools
Cox School of Business
full-time MBA

(U.S. News & World Report 2025)

No. 49

Best Graduate Schools
Simmons School of Education
and Human Development

(U.S. News & World Report 2025)

Undeniable return on investment

71%

The average salary for ҹɫÍõ³¯grads is 71% more than the average salary nationwide for college graduates with bachelor’s degrees.
(College Factual 2025)

No. 34 worldwide


for alumni employment among 20,966 institutions
(Center for World University Rankings)

Top 7%


of best colleges for salary potential
(PayScale College Salary Report 2024)

Top performer

- Social mobility
(U.S. News & World Report 2025)

Athletic competition at the highest level

ҹɫÍõ³¯x ACC

SMU’s entry into the ACC on July 1, 2024, highlights ҹɫÍõ³¯Athletics as a nationally recognized competitive program that complements the University’s outstanding academic reputation.

Football

Ranked in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023 and 2024
Received votes in 2022

Men’s Basketball

Tied for 4th place in their inaugural ACC season (2024–25)

10

Team national titles

100+

Individual national championships

17

Since 2021, ALL 17 sports have advanced to postseason

6

Straight
Bowl berths

73%

Cumulative GPAs of 3.0 or higher

43%

Cumulative GPAs of 3.5 or higher

91%

Graduation rate

16

Different sports have won conference titles in the past 10 years

170+

NCAA top 10 team finishes

213

Conference titles

 

Over $250 million invested

In championship-caliber facilities since 2013

Engaged alumni network

140,000+

Alumni worldwide

64,000+

Alumni in DFW area

15

Cities with active alumni chapters

3

Alumni affinity groups

In the heart of Dallas

No. 4
U.S. metro area

Dallas-Fort Worth is projected to become the third largest (surpassing Chicago) sometime in the 2030s

2


Major airports:
DFW International
and Love Field

20+

Dallas area is home to 20+ Fortune 500 companies – placing us among the top 5 U.S. metro areas

No. 1

Dallas is the Best Sports Business City
(Sports Business Journal 2023)

Find your place

ҹɫÍõ³¯has myriad resources for students to tap into unique internship opportunities and utilize the ҹɫÍõ³¯alumni network throughout Dallas-Fort Worth to succeed in the workplace.