Southern Methodist University (SMU) is a private research university in University Park, Texas, with a satellite campus in Taos County, New Mexico. SMU was founded on April 17, 1911, by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South See more

Institutional organization
SMU has eight degree-granting schools each headed by a dean, with all undergraduates entering the university in the Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences as pre-majors:
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Undergraduate admissions
For the class of 2024 (entering Fall 2020), 14,010 students applied, 7,379 (52.7%) were admitted, and … See more

• Whitford, David (1989). A Payroll to Meet: A Story of Greed, Corruption, and Football at SMU. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. See more

The university was chartered on April 17, 1911, by the southern denomination of the Methodist Episcopal Church. At the time of the charter, church leaders saw a need to establish a Methodist … See more

Main campus
The main campus of Southern Methodist University is mostly located in University Park, a municipality in Dallas County, Texas. The campus extends into the Dallas city limits, and into the city limits of Highland Park See more

Student demographics
• As of the Fall 2020 semester, the university's 12,373 students are 6,827 undergraduates and … See more