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Engineering (all) at SMU

SMU graduates about 136 engineering majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 78th of 434 schools we score for engineering, a strong program at 78 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $82,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $13 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

78/100Strong#78 of 434 for engineering →
Graduates a year1367% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$82,0000.98× the same major nationally
Research in the field$13Ma year, NSF
Admit rate48%whole school
SAT middle 50%1370–1510whole 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 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 engineering ranking

  1. University of Dayton 78
  2. University of California, Santa Barbara 78
  3. Marquette University 78
  4. University of Miami 78
  5. Clemson University 77
  6. University of Utah 77
  7. Stony Brook University–SUNY 77
  8. Illinois Institute of Technology 77

Other strong majors at SMU

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares SMU with every school we score in engineering. 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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