Southern Methodist University

"Southern Methodist" redirects here. For the unrelated denomination, see Southern Methodist Church.
Not to be confused with Singapore Management University.

Southern Methodist University
MottoLatin: Veritas liberabit vos
Motto in English
"The truth will make you free"
TypePrivate research university
EstablishedApril 17, 1911; 113 years ago (1911-04-17)
AccreditationSACS
Religious affiliation
United Methodist Church[1]
Academic affiliations
Endowment$2.04 billion (2023)[2]
PresidentR. Gerald Turner
ProvostElizabeth G. Loboa[3]
Academic staff
1,151; 754 full time (fall 2019)[4]
Students12,053 (fall 2022)[5]
Undergraduates7,056 (fall 2022)[5]
Postgraduates4,997 (fall 2022)[5]
Location
University Park
,
Texas
,
United States

32°50′19″N 96°46′59″W / 32.83855°N 96.78294°W / 32.83855; -96.78294
CampusUrban enclave, 234 acres (0.95 km2)[6]
Other campusesTaos
NewspaperThe Daily Campus
ColorsRed and blue[7]
   
NicknameMustangs
Sporting affiliations
MascotPeruna
Websitewww.smu.edu

Southern Methodist University (SMU) is a private research university in University Park, Texas, United States, with a satellite campus in Taos County, New Mexico.[8] SMU was founded on April 17, 1911, by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South—now part of the United Methodist Church—in partnership with Dallas civic leaders.[9][10] However, it is nonsectarian in its teaching and enrolls students of all religious affiliations. It is classified among "R-2: Doctoral Universities – High Research Activity".[11]

As of fall 2022, the university had over 12,000 students, including approximately 7,000 undergraduates and 5,000 postgraduates. As of fall 2019, its instructional faculty is 1,151, with 754 being full-time.[12]

In the 2020 academic year, the university granted over 3,827 degrees, including 315 doctorates, 1,659 master's and 1,853 bachelor's degrees and offers over 32 doctoral and over 120 masters programs from eight schools: the Edwin L. Cox School of Business, the Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, the Dedman School of Law, the Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering, the Algur H. Meadows School of the Arts, the Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies, Perkins School of Theology, and the Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development.[13][14]

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  2. ^ "2023-2024 Financial Information".
  3. ^ "About the Provost". SMU. Archived from the original on October 7, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  4. ^ "About SMU" (PDF). Southern Methodist University. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
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  6. ^ "SMU Today: A Leading National University". SMU.edu. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  7. ^ "Color Palette - SMU". January 1, 2018. Archived from the original on August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  8. ^ "Location & Facilities-SMU". Smu.edu. Archived from the original on December 15, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  9. ^ "About SMU". Southern Methodist University. Archived from the original on December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  10. ^ "South Central Jurisdiction". Scj.umportal.org. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  11. ^ "Carnegie Classification of Southern Methodist University". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  12. ^ "About SMU" (PDF). Southern Methodist University. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  13. ^ "Welcome to the Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies". Southern Methodist University. Archived from the original on December 11, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  14. ^ "Landmark $100 million gift to SMU from Moody Foundation to create separate graduate school, fuel significant research". Southern Methodist University. Archived from the original on November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.