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Financials
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Academic
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Students
Student Activities
Student Activities
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Activities and Organizations
choral groups, marching band, drama theatre, radio station, student newspaper, television station, national fraternities, national sororities, bba finance club, asian council, catholic campus ministry at smu, entrepreneurship club, hillel at smu
Sororities
44% of women participate
Fraternities
38% of men participate
ROTC
Army ROTC is offered off campus, Navy ROTC is offered on campus
Student Body
Student Body
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Coeducational
Yes
All Undergraduates
7,285
Women
3,728 (51.2%)
Men
3,557 (48.8%)
Full-Time Undergraduates
7,146
Ethnicity of Students from U.S.
American Indian/Alaskan Native
0.3%
Asian
8.6%
Black/African-American
5.7%
Hispanic/Latino
18.4%
Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino)
4.9%
Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander
0.1%
White
58.4%
Unknown
3.5%
International Students
3.8% from 61 countries
Average Age
20
All Graduate Students
Not reported
Undergraduate Retention & Graduation
Undergraduate Retention & Graduation
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First-Year Students Returning
91.0%
Students Graduating Within 4 Years
76.2%
Students Graduating Within 5 Years
83%
Students Graduating Within 6 Years
84.0%
After Graduation
After Graduation
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Graduates Offered Full-Time Employment Within 6 Months
88.4%
Average Starting Salary
$90,860
Graduates Pursuing Advanced Study Directly
Not reported
Disciplines Pursued
Not available
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