Southern Methodist University was founded on April 17, 1911, by the Methodist Episcopal Church in Dallas. Southern Methodist University has nearly 12,000 students who hail from 50 states and 90 different countries across the globe.
Southern Methodist University which is a private, United Methodist university, is located in Dallas, TX. Southern Methodist University occupies a total area of about 237 acres. Southern Methodist University was founded in the year 1911. The motto of the Southern Methodist University is Latin: Veritas liberabit vos and its official colors are smu redsmu blue. Out of total 12,373 (Fall 2020) students enrolled at SMU, 6,710 belong to undergraduate courses while 5,114 are postgraduate students. To teach various courses to the students, the school has employed a total of 807 (Fall 2017) faculty. Around 98% of the students are 24 and under at Southern Methodist University. At SMU around 64% are white, 12% belong to Hispanic ethnicity, and 7% are Asian. And, when it comes to gender distribution at the varsity, around 49% of the students are females and 51% are males. In its 109 years of existence, SMU has produced several known personalities like Kourtney Kardashian (Fashion designer, Socialite), Jayne Mansfield (Pin-up girl, Pianist), Sarah Shahi (Model, Actor), and Laura Bush (Librarian, Author). The school believes in the all-round growth of the students and, hence encourages students to take part in several sporting activities, conducted inside the campus. Students taking admission here will notice that the university boasts of a decent sports infrastructure. SMU offers a total of 316 undergraduate and graduate programs, including both residential and online. The university also has a long list of accreditations. It has been accredited by AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), ABA (American Bar Association), ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.), and APA (American Psychological Association). The total endowment of the Southern Methodist University is around $1 billion (2019).