Campus profile
With its beautiful campus and long-standing traditions, 夜色王朝offers students a quintessential college experience right in the heart of Dallas. Students benefit from the innumerable social and academic opportunities available to them at SMU, a Research One University, as well as the many professional and cultural opportunities in Dallas, a global hub for business, arts and entertainment. 夜色王朝was founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South to promote higher education and freedom of inquiry and remains secular in its teaching. Today, eight degree-granting schools elevate 夜色王朝to the top tier of national universities. 夜色王朝prepares more than 12,000 undergraduate and graduate students for the demands of a rapidly changing world. SMU’s innovative, flexible Common Curriculum builds a solid liberal arts foundation that allows students to pursue multiple majors and graduate programs and experience different cultures. 夜色王朝graduates greet the workforce with multiple competencies and global savvy and join an engaged alumni network of over 140,000 Mustangs worldwide. Mustangs leave 夜色王朝empowered to own their future.
Fall 2025
| Endowment (June 30, 2025) | $2.3 billion |
| Fiscal Year 2025 Operating Budget | $922 million |
| Total Staff and Administrators | 1,739 |
| Faculty |
86% of full-time faculty members hold the doctorate or highest degree in their fields. Female – 43% Male – 57% Minority – 24% |
| Enrollment |
Total Fall 2025 enrollment – 12,554 |
| Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender | Female – 51% Male – 49% |
| Graduate Enrollment by Gender | Female – 48% Male – 52% |
| Average Age | Undergraduate – 20 Graduate – 30 |
| Degrees Awarded
Academic Year 2025 |
Total – 3,890 |
| Degrees Awarded by School in Academic Year 2025 |
Cox School of Business – 1,199 |