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The bachelor's program at SMU was ranked #69 on College Factual's Best Schools for engineering list. It is also ranked #4 in Texas.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Southern Methodist University handed out 147 bachelor's degrees in engineering. This is a decrease of 15% over the previous year when 173 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 199 students received their master’s degree in engineering from SMU. This makes it the #71 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 19 students received their doctoral degrees in engineering in 2021, making the school the #131 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at Southern Methodist University.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 147 engineering majors earned their bachelor's degree from SMU. Of these graduates, 62% were men and 38% were women.
The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at SMU are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 65% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Southern Methodist University with a bachelor's in engineering.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 11 |
Black or African American | 6 |
Hispanic or Latino | 19 |
White | 95 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 10 |
Other Races | 6 |
Of the 199 students who earned a master's degree in Engineering from SMU in 2020-2021, 69% were men and 31% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Southern Methodist University with a master's in engineering.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 17 |
Black or African American | 19 |
Hispanic or Latino | 31 |
White | 76 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 50 |
Other Races | 6 |
Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas. Individual majors may not be available for all degree levels.
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Mechanical Engineering | 89 |
Electrical Engineering | 66 |
Manufacturing Engineering | 57 |
Systems Engineering | 43 |
Operations Research | 43 |
Civil Engineering | 22 |
Computer Engineering | 17 |
Environmental Engineering | 13 |
Other Engineering | 10 |
General Engineering | 5 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Mathematics & Statistics | 275 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 116 |
Engineering Technologies | 50 |
Physical Sciences | 38 |
Natural Resources & Conservation | 3 |
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