SMU earned 130 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 10 in the top 1%, 47 in the top 5%, 45 in the top 10% and 28 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 323 in Male / Female Diversity (Texas), a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 130 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 10 / 47
Highest placement: #1 of 323, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 22
Placements this edition: 371
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has Southern Methodist University Earned?
Southern Methodist University holds 130 ranking badges across 22 fields of study, 57 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Our rankings are refreshed through the year as new data arrives. Placements shown are from the 2027 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Learn more about our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
10
Top 5%
47
Top 10%
45
Top 15%
28
Total
130
What Is Southern Methodist University Known For?
Southern Methodist University is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 14 of its 110 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Communication & Media Studies, Accounting and Liberal Arts General Studies.
How Does Southern Methodist University Rank in Athletics?
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Southern Methodist University earned 20 badges across 14 sports, 12 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #2 of 304 in Tennis (D1).
How Does Southern Methodist University Rank for Online Students?
Southern Methodist University earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #7 of 21 in Most Popular Online for Arts & Media Management (top 34%).
How Does Southern Methodist University Rank for Veterans?
Southern Methodist University earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #788 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 16%).
The rankings above are drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Southern Methodist University appears in 371 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team