Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX
- Undergrads
- 7,277
- Admit rate
- 63%
- Net price
- $40.9k
- Grad rate
- 84%
- United Methodist
- Specialty: Business 26%
- Specialty: Social Sciences 17%
American University
Washington, DC 20016City: LargeUNITID 131159
Private nonprofit 4-yearDoctoral Universities: High Research ActivityUnited MethodistSpecialty: Social Sciences 34%Specialty: Business 11%
Undergraduates
7,266
Graduate students
4,845
Admit rate
62%
Average net price
$41.9k
Graduation rate
75%
Retention rate
88%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$77.4k
Median debt
$22.8k
Student : faculty
10:1
Value score*
31th pct.
Programs offered
163
Highest degree
Graduate degree
- Sector
- Private nonprofit 4-year
- Region
- South · South Atlantic
- Setting
- City: Large (population of 250,000 or more)
- Carnegie
- Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
- Size & setting
- Four-year, large, highly residential
- Predominant degree
- Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
- Religious affiliation
- United Methodist
- Main campus
- Yes
* Value score is a CampusAtlas estimate, not an official metric.
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- 10.5k
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- 59%
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- 5,287
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, data as of June 10, 2026. “Not reported” means the value is missing or privacy-suppressed in the source data.