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Business & finance at SMU

SMU graduates about 625 business & finance majors a year, 33% of its graduating class. That puts it 2nd of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a standout program at 95 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 255 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 98% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $120,000 four years out, 1.52× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $5 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

95/100Standout#2 of 650 for business & finance →
Graduates a year62533% of the class
Courses in the catalog255more than 98% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$120,0001.52× the same major nationally
Research in the field$5Ma year, NSF
Admit rate48%whole school
SAT middle 50%1370–1510whole school

Around SMU

The Cox School of Business on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Uni
Southern Methodist University July 2016 112 (Cox School of Business)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Crain Family Centennial Promenade on the campus of Southern Methodist Univer
Southern Methodist University July 2016 058 (Crain Family Centennial Promenade)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Crain Family Centennial Promenade on the campus of Southern Methodist Univer
Southern Methodist University July 2016 057 (Crain Family Centennial Promenade)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Boaz Commons on the campus of Southern Methodist University in University Park,
Southern Methodist University July 2016 117 (Boaz Commons)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where business & finance happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 38 · Academic 26 · Dining 10 · Chapel 4 · Athletics 4 · Arts 3.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. University of Notre Dame 97
  2. Northeastern University 93
  3. Boston College 93
  4. University of Pennsylvania 93
  5. University of Southern California 92

Other strong majors at SMU

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares SMU with every school we score in business & finance. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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