Math & statistics at SMU
SMU graduates about 85 math & statistics majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 26th of 697 schools we score for math & statistics, a standout program at 91 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 72 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 86% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $97,000 four years out, 1.61× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around SMU
Where math & statistics happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Fondren Science, Heroy Science Hall, Deadman Life Sciences.
Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 38 · Academic 26 · Dining 10 · Chapel 4 · Athletics 4 · Arts 3.
Nearby in the math & statistics ranking
Other strong majors at SMU
- Business & finance 95 · #2
- Communications & media 92 · #11
- Economics 87 · #49
- Languages 87 · #60
- Political science & IR 86 · #51
- Philosophy & religion 86 · #48
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares SMU with every school we score in math & statistics. 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.