2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 tuition & fees at SMU is $64,460 in average over all major programs. The tuition & fees has increased by 4.00% from last year.
The next table shows the 2024 tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at SMU.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Southern Methodist University Cost of Attendance page.
Southern Methodist University 2024 Tuition & fees
YearUndergraduateGraduate
2020$56,560$56,560
2021$58,540$58,540
2022$60,236$60,236
2023$61,980$61,980
2024$64,460$64,460

Tuition per Credit Hour

The 2024 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at Southern Methodist University is $2,390 in average over undergraduate programs. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 4.00% from last year.
The 2024 graduate tuition per credit hour is $1,764 in average. The graduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 0.51% from last year.
The next table and chart show the 2024 tuition per credit hour and its trends over last 5 years at Southern Methodist University.
Southern Methodist University 2024 Tuition per Credit Hour
YearUndergraduateGraduate
2020$2,098 $1,704
2021$2,171 $1,704
2022$2,234 $1,704
2023$2,298 $1,755
2024$2,390 $1,764

Offered Online Programs

Southern Methodist University offers 227 major programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post Graduate Certificate degrees/programs. Of that, 30 online programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs at Southern Methodist University at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Number of Online ProgramsNumber of Total Programs
Bachelor's086
Master's2492
Doctorate (Research)635
Doctorate (Professional)01
Post-BS Certificate012
Post-MS Certificate01
Total30227

Online Student Population

There are 12,053 students including both undergraduate and graduate students at SMU. Of that, 892 students have enrolled online exclusively.
In addition, 706 students have joined to some online courses and 10,455 students only joined to in-classrrom courses.
The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2022-2023.
Online Student Population at Southern Methodist University
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 at Southern Methodist University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)8921891
Texas Residents6781677
Other State in U.S.1970197
Outside of U.S.17017
Unknown000

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