Private, non-profit university · United States

Southern Methodist University

Also known as SMU

Dallas, Texas · In a suburb

✓ On the US government's College ScorecardResearch university (R2)

The numbers

Tuition and fees, per year$69,722About ₹66.2 lakh. Same for all students. Living costs are extra.
Applicants admitted63%
Students12,1087,277 bachelor's · 4,831 graduate
International students3.8%Share of bachelor's students from outside the US
Finish their degree83%Of full-time first-year students, within six years
Average SAT of admitted students1428Out of 1600

Figures from the US government's College Scorecard, files updated 15/10/2026. Rupees at the RBI rate of 16/10/2026. Some universities charge international students more. Check the fee on the official site before you plan.

Subjects it teaches

Subjects in which it awarded degrees in recent years, by official US subject group. The exact course names are on its website.

Bachelor's · 72 subjects
  • Accounting and Related Services
  • Anthropology
  • Area Studies
  • Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
  • Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
  • Biology, General
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Cognitive Science
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  • Communication and Media Studies
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Dance
  • Data Science
  • Design and Applied Arts
  • Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
  • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Economics
  • Education, General
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
  • Engineering-Related Fields
  • Engineering, General
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
  • Film/Video and Photographic Arts
  • Finance and Financial Management Services
  • Fine and Studio Arts
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
  • Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
  • History
  • Insurance
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Journalism
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
  • Management Information Systems and Services
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medieval and Renaissance Studies
  • Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music
  • Natural Resources Conservation and Research
  • Neurobiology and Neurosciences
  • Non-Professional Legal Studies
  • Operations Research
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
  • Political Science and Government
  • Psychology, General
  • Public Policy Analysis
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
  • Real Estate
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
  • Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Sociology
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
  • Statistics
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
Master's · 72 subjects
  • Accounting and Related Services
  • Anthropology
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
  • Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
  • Biology, General
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
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  • Computer Software and Media Applications
  • Computer Systems Analysis
  • Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
  • Dance
  • Data Science
  • Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
  • Economics
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Administration and Supervision
  • Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
  • Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
  • Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
  • Engineering Physics
  • Engineering Science
  • Engineering-Related Fields
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Film/Video and Photographic Arts
  • Finance and Financial Management Services
  • Fine and Studio Arts
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
  • Graphic Communications
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History
  • Housing and Human Environments
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
  • Management Information Systems and Services
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Marketing
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medieval and Renaissance Studies
  • Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
  • Music
  • Natural Resources Conservation and Research
  • Operations Research
  • Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
  • Physics
  • Psychology, General
  • Public Policy Analysis
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
  • Real Estate
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Religious Music and Worship
  • Research and Experimental Psychology
  • Special Education and Teaching
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
  • Statistics
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Systems Engineering
  • Taxation
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
  • Theological and Ministerial Studies
PhD and professional · 32 subjects
  • Anthropology
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Biology, General
  • Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Data Science
  • Economics
  • Education, Other
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  • Educational Administration and Supervision
  • Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
  • Engineering-Related Fields
  • Engineering, General
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • Fine and Studio Arts
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
  • History
  • Law
  • Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Operations Research
  • Physics
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Religious Music and Worship
  • Research and Experimental Psychology
  • Statistics
  • Systems Engineering
  • Theological and Ministerial Studies

Applying from India

For a bachelor's degreeApply to the college directly, often through the Common App. Check its own page for tests, English scores, essays and deadlines.Study abroad stage
For a master's degreeApply to the department on the university's own site. Check which Indian degrees, marks and tests the course asks for.Master's abroad guide
The full costTuition plus living, health insurance and travel. The university sends the visa form (I-20) only once you show you can pay.US cost in rupeesScholarships
Check before you pay anyoneYou can apply yourself, without an agent. Agents who say they are “free” are usually paid by the university.How free agents get paid
We haven't checked this university's entry rules and deadlines for Indian students yet.Use its official website for those. Want us to check a course for you? Ask on WhatsApp.

Source: US Department of Education, College Scorecard (ID 228246), checked 19/10/2026. Public US government data.

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