Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University is a private nonprofit college in Dallas, TX. Its average net price is $39,816 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $31,728 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $18,708 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $23,206 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $28,047 |
| $110,001 and up | $57,328 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $77,754 |
| 8 years after entry | $82,864 |
| 10 years after entry | $90,037 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $60,798 National median for this major n=44,210 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | $37,052 National median for this major n=3,388 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | Not published |
| Biology | $36,133 Small program - rough guide n=39 | $19,750 Small program - rough guide n=52 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $70,326 Small program - rough guide n=33 | $19,250 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Business and Commerce | $54,795 National median for this major n=25,511 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $72,789 National median for this major n=15,339 | Not published |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Cognitive Science | $48,492 National median for this major n=2,112 | Not published |
| Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Computer Engineering | $83,729 National median for this major n=11,252 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $97,568 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=69 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Data Science | $76,968 National median for this major n=322 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $39,422 National median for this major n=22,892 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $36,286 National median for this major n=1,258 | Not published |
| Economics | $62,429 n=101 | $20,000 n=109 |
| Education | $44,614 National median for this major n=9,571 | Not published |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | $84,056 National median for this major n=341 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $82,431 National median for this major n=15,396 | Not published |
| Engineering | $72,868 National median for this major n=2,850 | Not published |
| Engineering-Related Fields | $73,960 National median for this major n=1,712 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $68,044 National median for this major n=1,601 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $31,110 National median for this major n=12,988 | $23,110 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $93,440 n=134 | $17,500 n=134 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | $44,416 National median for this major n=2,767 | Not published |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | $36,985 National median for this major n=2,289 | Not published |
| History | $54,915 Small program - rough guide n=40 | Not published |
| Insurance | $67,182 National median for this major n=1,506 | Not published |
| International/Globalization Studies | $42,221 National median for this major n=4,870 | Not published |
| Journalism | $52,095 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $23,000 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $65,673 National median for this major n=9,101 | Not published |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $68,249 National median for this major n=9,765 | Not published |
| Marketing | $58,100 Small program - rough guide n=45 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| Mathematics | $82,076 Small program - rough guide n=48 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $82,252 Small program - rough guide n=37 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | $26,921 National median for this major n=35 | Not published |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $43,178 National median for this major n=246 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $37,389 National median for this major n=7,500 | Not published |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | $44,728 National median for this major n=2,888 | Not published |
| Operations Research | $97,876 National median for this major n=155 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | $22,375 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | $35,467 National median for this major n=4,169 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $43,306 National median for this major n=36,807 | $18,500 Small program - rough guide n=62 |
| Psychology | $53,527 Small program - rough guide n=52 | $20,000 n=126 |
| Public Policy Analysis | $53,031 National median for this major n=1,940 | $19,737 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $56,398 Small program - rough guide n=98 | $18,500 n=120 |
| Real Estate | $62,470 National median for this major n=1,522 | Not published |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | $38,781 National median for this major n=3,059 | Not published |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $59,270 Small program - rough guide n=55 | Not published |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Social Sciences | $43,758 National median for this major n=5,239 | Not published |
| Sociology | $40,712 National median for this major n=29,430 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $53,477 Small program - rough guide n=52 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=67 |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | $12,000 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
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