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Philosophy & religion at SMU

SMU graduates about 24 philosophy & religion majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 48th of 562 schools we score for philosophy & religion, a standout program at 86 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

86/100Standout#48 of 562 for philosophy & religion →
Graduates a year241% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$42,000
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate48%whole school
SAT middle 50%1370–1510whole school

Around SMU

Perkins Chapel on the campus of Southern Methodist University in University Park
Southern Methodist University July 2016 146 (Perkins Chapel)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 philosophy & religion happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Underwood Law Library, Fondren Library SMU, Perkins Chapel, Bridwell Library, Highland Park United Methodist Church.

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 philosophy & religion ranking

  1. Colby College 87
  2. The Catholic University of America 86
  3. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 86
  4. Furman University 86
  5. Oberlin College 86
  6. Brandeis University 86
  7. University of Washington 85
  8. The University of Texas–Austin 85

Other strong majors at SMU

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares SMU with every school we score in philosophy & religion. 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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