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Journalism at SMU

SMU graduates about 40 journalism majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 28th of 271 schools we score for journalism, a standout program at 83 out of 100.

83/100Standout#28 of 271 for journalism →
Graduates a year402% of the class
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 journalism 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 journalism ranking

  1. University of Miami 84
  2. Loyola Marymount University 84
  3. University of Kansas 83
  4. Indiana University–Bloomington 83
  5. University of Richmond 82
  6. Lehigh University 82
  7. University of Central Florida 81
  8. Elon University 81

Other strong majors at SMU

How the score works

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