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How Well Is Southern Methodist University Ranked?

2023 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

Southern Methodist University was awarded 588 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is office administration.

Overall Quality

SMU is ranked #91 out of 2,241 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 5% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when SMU held the #133 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

SMU also holds the #4 spot on the Best Colleges in Texas ranking.

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How Much Money Do SMU Graduates Make?

Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from SMU with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $72,514 in their early years. That's great news for SMU students since it is 71% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.