SMU's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Southern Methodist University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Southern Methodist University students is 82.4%. Female students graduated at a rate of 86.8%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 78.4%.

82.4%

asian 82.5% 80 students
African American 76.9% 40 students
white 83.9% 784 students
hawaiian 100.0% 2 students
hispanic 77.1% 101 students
International Students 80.7% 75 students
Mixed Race 78.2% 43 students

Drop Out

Southern Methodist University has an overall drop-out rate of 4.7% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 6.0% and 3.2% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

4.7%

asian 3.1% 3 students
African American 5.8% 3 students
white 3.0% 28 students
hispanic 6.1% 8 students
International Students 16.1% 15 students
Mixed Race 9.1% 5 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Southern Methodist University at a rate of 12.4% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 9.9%, and male students' 14.7%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

12.4%

asian 14.4% 14 students
African American 15.4% 8 students
white 12.6% 118 students
hispanic 15.3% 20 students
International Students 3.2% 3 students
Mixed Race 12.7% 7 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

0.5%

white 0.4% 4 students
hispanic 1.5% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Finance and Financial Management Services	$66,678	$73,446	$89,611
Operations Research	NA	$76,460	$89,319
Computer Science	$74,528	$76,460	$88,043
Mechanical Engineering	$68,406	$73,035	$72,542
Economics	$50,628	$62,012	$71,965
Mathematics	$68,463	$61,814	$69,305
Marketing	$52,225	$59,576	$67,018
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$42,606	$49,344	$56,890
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$45,216	$49,625	$56,789
Design and Applied Arts	NA	$42,728	$56,250
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$47,744	$43,128	$55,617
Political Science and Government	$34,053	$52,941	$54,488
History	$35,802	$47,260	$50,428
Communication and Media Studies	$38,996	$42,044	$50,032
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$37,748	$49,746
Journalism	NA	$36,560	$47,929
Public Policy Analysis	$26,063	$45,852	$47,620
Fine and Studio Arts	$37,698	$35,276	$45,847
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$43,384	$43,426	$45,834
Psychology, General	$39,687	$28,055	$41,053
Sociology	NA	$35,060	$35,050
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	NA	$29,685	$34,371
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	NA	$54,713	NA
Music	NA	$25,194	NA
Civil Engineering	NA	$73,737	NA
Accounting and Related Services	NA	$58,673	NA
Business Administration, Management and Operations	NA	$52,198	NA
Biology, General	$34,322	$28,055	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$19,854	$21,508	NA
International/Global Studies	NA	$42,682	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	$100,915	$111,196	$127,135
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$118,537	$120,363	$120,106
Finance and Financial Management Services	$99,239	$101,558	$116,891
Systems Engineering	$104,021	$101,072	$112,196
Marketing	$89,842	$101,072	$107,302
Computer Systems Analysis	$108,251	$81,491	$100,026
Engineering-Related Fields	$101,824	$86,867	$99,671
Accounting and Related Services	$60,976	$66,541	$77,538
Education, Other	$55,054	$57,017	$59,064
Graphic Communications	NA	$59,873	$57,773
Theological and Ministerial Studies	$43,670	$46,380	$55,707
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	$49,815	$43,798	$50,665
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$37,665	$40,768	$45,258
Music	$25,103	$30,771	$43,672
Computer Engineering	$101,163	NA	NA
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	$61,009	NA	NA
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$78,145	NA	NA
Information Science/Studies	$115,112	NA	NA
Real Estate	$90,176	$106,421	NA
Taxation	NA	$66,941	NA
Manufacturing Engineering	$88,879	$109,763	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	NA	$42,682	NA
Operations Research	NA	$90,412	NA
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	$54,909	$78,971	NA
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$48,576	NA	NA
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$47,515	$41,565	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Graphic Communications	$53,465	$38,289	$58,113

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Law	$81,633	$81,554	$99,143

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