| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 585 | 41.02% |
| California | 205 | 14.38% |
| Florida | 75 | 5.26% |
| Connecticut | 43 | 3.02% |
| Georgia | 39 | 2.73% |
| Illinois | 37 | 2.59% |
| Tennessee | 35 | 2.45% |
| New York | 27 | 1.89% |
| Colorado | 25 | 1.75% |
| North Carolina | 24 | 1.68% |
| Louisiana | 22 | 1.54% |
| Oklahoma | 20 | 1.40% |
| Virginia | 19 | 1.33% |
| Arizona | 17 | 1.19% |
| New Jersey | 17 | 1.19% |
| South Carolina | 16 | 1.12% |
| Kansas | 16 | 1.12% |
| Pennsylvania | 16 | 1.12% |
| Washington | 16 | 1.12% |
| Massachusetts | 15 | 1.05% |
| Alabama | 14 | 0.98% |
| Ohio | 12 | 0.84% |
| Arkansas | 11 | 0.77% |
| Maryland | 10 | 0.70% |
| Nevada | 9 | 0.63% |
| Mississippi | 7 | 0.49% |
| Wisconsin | 7 | 0.49% |
| New Mexico | 6 | 0.42% |
| Indiana | 5 | 0.35% |
| Montana | 4 | 0.28% |
| Kentucky | 3 | 0.21% |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 0.21% |
| Iowa | 3 | 0.21% |
| Michigan | 2 | 0.14% |
| Wyoming | 2 | 0.14% |
| Idaho | 2 | 0.14% |
| Oregon | 1 | 0.07% |
| Hawaii | 1 | 0.07% |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 0.07% |
| West Virginia | 1 | 0.07% |
| Utah | 1 | 0.07% |
The majority of the SMU students who live in the U.S. are from Texas. Student location diversity is higher than average.