Southern Methodist University Admission chances

The Southern Methodist University acceptance rate is 52% and for early application, the acceptance rate is 73%. This indicates the university follows moderate to easy selection criteria during SMU admissions. Students from hundreds of countries apply to the university due to its core values which include Excellence, Integrity, Open Dialogue, Diversity and Inclusion, and Intellectual Freedom. The university follows a lenient approach to selecting students and judging them based on previous school/ university academic records, standardized test scores, English proficiency scores, GPA, personal essays, teacher and counselor recommendations, and more.