Student Population at SMU

Total Enrollment

12,053

Undergraduate

7,056

Graduate

4,997

Online Enrollment

892

Men Students

6,040

Women Students

6,013

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 12,053 students have enrolled at Southern Methodist University - 7,056 undergraduate and 4,997 graduate.

By gender, 6,040 male and 6,013 female students are attending Southern Methodist University. By attendance status, there are 9,284 full-time students and 2,769 part-time students.

The number of students at Southern Methodist University is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Texas. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Brigham Young University and Northeastern University, its population is relatively small (average population is 17,166).

Southern Methodist University offers online degree/certificate programs and 892 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Southern Methodist University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 6,040 male and 6,013 female students attending SMU. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.00 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at SMU.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at SMU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	7,056	6,880	176
Men	3,478	3,383	95
Women	3,578	3,497	81

Population by Gender/Attending Status at SMU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	4,997	2,404	2,593
Men	2,562	1,174	1,388
Women	2,435	1,230	1,205

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 6,824 White students (56.62%) and 1,680 Hispanic students (13.94%) at Southern Methodist University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Southern Methodist University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Southern Methodist University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	20	10	10
Asian	586	270	316
Black or African American	349	178	171
Hispanic	1,026	480	546
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6	5	1
White	4,278	2,143	2,135
Two or More Races	327	139	188
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	172	99	73
Total	7,056	3,478	3,578

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Southern Methodist University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	7	3	4
Asian	374	189	185
Black or African American	497	214	283
Hispanic	654	292	362
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	2,546	1,319	1,227
Two or More Races	139	73	66
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	63	38	25
Total	4,997	2,562	2,435

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 8,478 students whose age under twenty five and 1,942 students whose age is over thirty years old at Southern Methodist University.

Especially, 72 students are younger than eighteen and 39 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Southern Methodist University.

Population by Student Age at Southern Methodist University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	7,056	3,478	3,578
Under 18	72	18	54
18-19	2,975	1,332	1,643
20-21	3,213	1,621	1,592
22-24	677	435	242
25-29	77	50	27
30-34	21	12	9
35-39	10	6	4
40-49	9	4	5
50-64	2	0	2
Total	7,056	3,478	3,578

Population by Student Age at Southern Methodist University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	4,997	2,562	2,435
20-21	72	26	46
22-24	1,469	672	797
25-29	1,556	854	702
30-34	740	446	294
35-39	421	238	183
40-49	461	216	245
50-64	239	93	146
65 and over	39	17	22
Total	4,997	2,562	2,435

Online Student Population

At Southern Methodist University, 1,598 students (13.26% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 892 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 678 students live in Texas where Southern Methodist University is located in and 197 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	12,053	7,056	4,997
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	892	1	891
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	706	392	314
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	10,455	6,663	3,792

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	892	1	891
Texas Residents	678	1	677
Other State in U.S.	197	0	197
Outside of U.S.	17	0	17
Unknown	0	0	0