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Psychology at SMU

SMU graduates about 123 psychology majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 44th of 694 schools we score for psychology, a standout program at 83 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 96 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 96% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $72,000 four years out, 1.42× 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.

83/100Standout#44 of 694 for psychology →
Graduates a year1236% of the class
Courses in the catalog96more than 96% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$72,0001.42× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma 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 psychology 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.

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Nearby in the psychology ranking

  1. University of California, Davis 83
  2. University of Connecticut 83
  3. Syracuse University 83
  4. College of the Holy Cross 83
  5. Wellesley College 83
  6. Middlebury College 83
  7. Swarthmore College 83
  8. Haverford College 83

Other strong majors at SMU

How the score works

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