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Health & pre-med fields at SMU

SMU graduates about 27 pre-med & health fields majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 71st of 543 schools we score for pre-med & health fields, a strong program at 79 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.

79/100Strong#71 of 543 for pre-med & health fields →
Graduates a year271% of the class
Research in the field$2Ma 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 pre-med & health fields happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Fondren Science, Heroy Science Hall, Deadman Life Sciences, Smith Health Center.

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 pre-med & health fields ranking

  1. Purdue University–Main Campus 79
  2. University of Portland 79
  3. Howard University 79
  4. Syracuse University 79
  5. University of Arizona 78
  6. University of California, Irvine 78
  7. University of Utah 78
  8. Mercer University 78

Other strong majors at SMU

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares SMU with every school we score in pre-med & health fields. 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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