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Electrical engineering at SMU

SMU graduates about 18 electrical engineering majors a year. That puts it 58th of 312 schools we score for electrical engineering, a strong program at 75 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

75/100Strong#58 of 312 for electrical engineering →
Graduates a year18under 1% of the class
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate48%whole school
SAT middle 50%1360–1470whole school

Around SMU

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
Boaz Commons on the campus of Southern Methodist University in University Park,
Southern Methodist University July 2016 116 (Boaz Commons)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where electrical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: J. Lindsay Embrey Engineering Building.

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 electrical engineering ranking

  1. University of Pittsburgh 76
  2. Boston University 76
  3. University of South Florida 76
  4. University of Central Florida 75
  5. Drexel University 75
  6. Auburn University 74
  7. Villanova University 74
  8. University of Massachusetts–Lowell 74

Other strong majors at SMU

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares SMU with every school we score in electrical engineering. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 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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