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Southern Methodist University 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has updated it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and Southern Methodist University has received a top ranking. You can read more about this year’s release or keep reading for details on how your school fared in this year’s report.

This page was created to give you an overview of how SMU fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

2025 Ranking Overview

Nationwide Ranking

SMU is #142 out of 2,152 schools analyzed in the 2025 Best Colleges Ranking. This places it in the top 10% of higher education institutions in the country for students!

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Texas Ranking

SMU has been ranked #5 out of 115 in College Factual’s Best Colleges Ranking. This places SMU in the top 10% of colleges and universities in the nation for Texas students! See the Best Colleges in Texas ranking

This media kit features highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, SMU has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10	332	97.0%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56	1,187	95.3%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10	366	97.3%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44	571	92.3%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16	502	96.8%
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8	182	95.6%
Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5	96	94.8%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65	609	89.3%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	103	933	89.0%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	90	1,150	92.2%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	75	556	86.5%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	85	925	90.8%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34	356	90.5%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	73	502	85.5%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45	437	89.7%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50	481	89.6%
Best Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41	268	84.7%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	73	471	84.5%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	62	558	88.9%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	86	694	87.6%
Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36	206	82.5%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	52	384	86.5%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	74	533	86.1%
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40	280	85.7%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	110	597	81.6%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	84	540	84.4%
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42	255	83.5%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	178	816	78.2%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	84	378	77.8%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	3	66	95.5%
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36	189	81.0%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	66	345	80.9%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	5	110	95.5%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	84	416	79.8%
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	1	13	92.3%
Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	13	92.3%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	2	20	90.0%
Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	2	20	90.0%
Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	1	8	87.5%
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	1	4	75.0%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	117	573	79.6%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	4	54	92.6%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	63	300	79.0%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	4	51	92.2%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	3	34	91.2%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	185	883	79.1%
Best Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39	182	78.6%
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29	132	78.0%
Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18	80	77.5%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	2	58	96.6%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	2	46	95.7%
Best Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	3	27	88.9%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	3	27	88.9%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	4	40	90.0%
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40	176	77.3%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	110	417	73.6%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	5	49	89.8%
Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	2	12	83.3%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	7	66	89.4%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	4	33	87.9%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	2	23	91.3%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	9	83	89.2%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	3	40	92.5%
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	2	20	90.0%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	5	41	87.8%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	6	50	88.0%
Best Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	3	19	84.2%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	4	28	85.7%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	4	28	85.7%
Best Real Estate Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10	36	72.2%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	3	29	89.7%
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	2	14	85.7%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	6	68	91.2%
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	3	27	88.9%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	4	40	90.0%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	6	40	85.0%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	3	25	88.0%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	4	36	88.9%
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	2	12	83.3%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	106	344	69.2%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	10	103	90.3%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	3	22	86.4%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	7	64	89.1%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	6	53	88.7%
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	3	21	85.7%
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	83	294	71.8%
Best Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	2	10	80.0%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	2	10	80.0%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	8	47	83.0%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	9	75	88.0%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	12	72	83.3%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	6	45	86.7%
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	2	9	77.8%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	6	43	86.1%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	5	32	84.4%
Best Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	3	16	81.3%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	3	16	81.3%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	11	59	81.4%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	9	47	80.9%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	6	37	83.8%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	5	29	82.8%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	9	56	83.9%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	9	43	79.1%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	8	37	78.4%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	8	47	83.0%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	4	20	80.0%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	4	20	80.0%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	9	52	82.7%
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	80	244	67.2%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	6	32	81.3%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	12	70	82.9%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	9	49	81.6%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	12	67	82.1%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	8	42	81.0%
Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	2	6	66.7%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	10	42	76.2%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	7	28	75.0%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	5	23	78.3%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	7	27	74.1%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	7	30	76.7%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	6	25	76.0%
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	5	19	73.7%
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	5	19	73.7%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	10	42	76.2%
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	7	28	75.0%
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	9	37	75.7%
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	7	27	74.1%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	10	38	73.7%
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	7	24	70.8%

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