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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at SMU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total7,0566,880176
Men3,4783,38395
Women3,5783,49781
Population by Gender/Attending Status at SMU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total4,9972,4042,593
Men2,5621,1741,388
Women2,4351,2301,205

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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Southern Methodist University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native201010
Asian586270316
Black or African American349178171
Hispanic1,026480546
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander651
White4,2782,1432,135
Two or More Races327139188
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1729973
Total 7,0563,4783,578
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Southern Methodist University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native734
Asian374189185
Black or African American497214283
Hispanic654292362
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander211
White2,5461,3191,227
Two or More Races1397366
Race/Ethnicity Unknown633825
Total 4,9972,5622,435

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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Southern Methodist University
TotalMenWomen
Total7,056 3,4783,578
Under 1872 1854
18-192,975 1,3321,643
20-213,213 1,6211,592
22-24677 435242
25-2977 5027
30-3421 129
35-3910 64
40-499 45
50-642 02
Total 7,056 3,4783,578
Population by Student Age at Southern Methodist University
TotalMenWomen
Total4,997 2,5622,435
20-2172 2646
22-241,469 672797
25-291,556 854702
30-34740 446294
35-39421 238183
40-49461 216245
50-64239 93146
65 and over39 1722
Total 4,997 2,5622,435

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.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total12,0537,0564,997
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes8921891
Enrolled Some in Online Classes706392314
Not Enrolled in Online Classes10,4556,6633,792
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)8921891
Texas Residents6781677
Other State in U.S.1970197
Outside of U.S.17017
Unknown000