Southern Methodist University

=== Reputation and rankings ===
{{Infobox US university ranking
| Forbes = 169
| USNWR_NU = 89 <small>(tie)</small>
| THE_WSJ = 175
| USNWR_W = 732 <small>(tie)</small>
| QS_W = 1001–1200
| Wamo_NU = 353
| ARWU_W = 701–800
| ARWU_NU = 158–171
| THES_W = <small>Unranked</small>
}}

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<big>USNWR graduate school rankings</big><ref name="USNWR Grad School Rankings">{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/southern-methodist-university-228246/overall-rankings|title=Southern Methodist University - U.S. News Best Grad School Rankings|publisher=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=September 28, 2020|archive-date=December 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181208033108/https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/southern-methodist-university-228246/overall-rankings|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| Business
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| Education
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| Engineering
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| Law
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In the 2023 edition, ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' SMU is tied for 89th in the rankings of national universities, with its highest ranking by the ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' being 56th in 2017, and 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2016/09/13/smu-ties-ut-baylor-passes-m-2017-us-news-college-r/|title=SMU Ties UT, Baylor Passes A&M in 2017 U.S. News College Rankings|date=September 13, 2016|publisher=The Texas Tribune|access-date=October 9, 2020|archive-date=December 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225024700/https://www.texastribune.org/2016/09/13/smu-ties-ut-baylor-passes-m-2017-us-news-college-r/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2010/08/17/how-did-texas-fare-in-us-news-college-rankings/|title=TribBlog: How Texas Colleges Stack Up [Updated]|date=August 17, 2010|publisher=The Texas Tribune|access-date=October 9, 2020|archive-date=October 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025000425/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/08/17/how-did-texas-fare-in-us-news-college-rankings/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="SMU Rankings and Recognitions">{{cite web|url=https://www.smu.edu/aboutsmu/facts/rankingsandrecognition|title=Rankings and Recognition|publisher=Southern Methodist University|access-date=October 9, 2020|archive-date=September 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926113827/https://www.smu.edu/AboutSMU/Facts/RankingsAndRecognition|url-status=live}}</ref>

In spring 2020, ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' ranked the Cox School's Executive M.B.A. program No. 27 in the nation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/smu-3613/overall-rankings|title=Southern Methodist University|publisher=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=September 28, 2020|archive-date=March 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312003800/https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/smu-3613/overall-rankings|url-status=live}}</ref>

''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' ranks the Dedman School of Law tied for 56th in the U.S. for 2021.<ref name="USNWR Grad School Rankings"/> and it ranks No. 23 among the top 50 law schools with the highest average salaries of first-year graduates, according to data released by the ''[[U.S. Department of Education]]'' in April 2020 based on 2016 salaries.<ref name="SMU Rankings and Recognitions"/>

In 2020, ''[[Condé Nast Traveler]]'' ranked SMU among "The 50 Most Beautiful College Campuses in America", naming it the No.6 most beautiful college campuses in America in 2016.<ref name="SMU Rankings and Recognitions"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2016-01-29/the-20-most-beautiful-college-campuses-in-america/6|title=The 50 Most Beautiful College Campuses in America|work=Condé Nast Traveler|date=January 29, 2016|access-date=October 8, 2020|archive-date=September 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930225314/https://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2016-01-29/the-20-most-beautiful-college-campuses-in-america|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2020 ''[[The Princeton Review]]'' in its 11th edition ranked ''[[The Guildhall at SMU|SMU Guildhall]]'' as the No. 4 "Graduate Program for Game Design" in the world. Since the rankings debuted in 2010, the ''SMU Guildhall'' has ranked in the top 10, earning N0. 7 in 2013, No. 3 in 2014 and 2015, No. 2 in 2016 and 2019, and the No. 1 spot in 2017, and 2018 for two years in a row in a survey of over 150 institutions. ''[[The Princeton Review]]'' also ranks SMU as one of the "Best Western Colleges" and as eighth in "Lots of Greek Life."<ref name="Southern Methodist University"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smu.edu/Guildhall/News-and-Events/SMU-Guildhall-named-Top-Game-Design-Grad-School|title=SMU Guildhall Named to The Princeton Review List, "Top 25 Graduate Schools for Game Design for 2019"|publisher=Southern Methodist University|access-date=October 8, 2020|archive-date=September 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930174925/https://www.smu.edu/Guildhall/News-and-Events/SMU-Guildhall-named-Top-Game-Design-Grad-School|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.smu.edu/forum/2016/03/16/smu-guildhall-rises-to-2-in-the-princeton-reviews-2016-graduate-game-design-program-rankings/|title=SMU Guildhall rises to #2 in The Princeton Review's 2016 graduate game-design program rankings|publisher=Southern Methodist University|access-date=October 8, 2020|archive-date=November 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123174529/https://blog.smu.edu/forum/2016/03/16/smu-guildhall-rises-to-2-in-the-princeton-reviews-2016-graduate-game-design-program-rankings/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.smu.edu/forum/2015/03/30/princeton-review-ranks-smu-guildhall-3rd-among-graduate-game-design-programs-in-2015/|title=Princeton Review ranks SMU Guildhall #3 among graduate game-design programs in 2015|publisher=Southern Methodist University|access-date=October 8, 2020|archive-date=December 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225024733/https://blog.smu.edu/forum/2015/03/30/princeton-review-ranks-smu-guildhall-3rd-among-graduate-game-design-programs-in-2015/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.smu.edu/forum/2014/03/24/smu-guildhall-ranked-3rd-among-graduate-game-design-programs-in-2014-princeton-review-list/|title=SMU Guildhall ranked third among graduate game-design programs in 2014 Princeton Review list|publisher=Southern Methodist University|access-date=October 8, 2020|archive-date=December 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225024821/https://blog.smu.edu/forum/2014/03/24/smu-guildhall-ranked-3rd-among-graduate-game-design-programs-in-2014-princeton-review-list/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[http://www.princetonreview.com/game-design-press-release.aspx  Top Video Game Design Press Release] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425165034/http://www.princetonreview.com/game-design-press-release.aspx |date=April 25, 2012 }}, Princeton Review, March 11, 2014.</ref>

In the 2019 edition, SMU is ranked 91st in by ''[[Forbes]]''.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.smu.edu/Provost/IR/Statistics/FactSheets/Fall2018Facts/entering_first_year_2018|title=Entering First-year Students Fall 2018|website=Princetonreview.com|language=en|access-date=November 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128075550/https://www.smu.edu/Provost/IR/Statistics/FactSheets/Fall2018Facts/entering_first_year_2018|archive-date=November 28, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2016, ''[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]'' ranked the Cox School B.B.A. program No. 21 in the nation — the second consecutive ranking at No. 21 in that publication, and No. 5 in the nation for post-graduation B.B.A. salaries.<ref name="SMU Rankings and Recognitions"/> The 2016 ''[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]'' undergraduate rankings survey, which the publication announced it will no longer conduct after this year, ranked 114 U.S. schools based heavily on career outcomes. ''[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]'' also ranked the SMU Cox Professional MBA program No. 7 in the nation; the SMU Cox Full-Time MBA program No. 31 in the nation; and ranked the SMU Cox Executive MBA program no. 3 in the world in 2013, the last year the publication ranked EMBA programs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smu.edu/News/2016/cox-award-06dec2016|title=SMU Cox undergraduate degree program ranked No. 17|website=Bloomberg Businessweek|language=en|access-date=2020-10-08|archive-date=December 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225024803/https://www.smu.edu/News/2016/cox-award-06dec2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2015, ''[[Forbes]]'' named Southern Methodist University as the No.14th among America's Most Entrepreneurial Universities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/liyanchen/2015/07/29/americas-most-entrepreneurial-research-universities-2015/#25f5782f3823|title=America's Most Entrepreneurial Research Universities|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2020-10-08|archive-date=December 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225024734/https://www.forbes.com/sites/liyanchen/2015/07/29/americas-most-entrepreneurial-research-universities-2015/#25f5782f3823|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2014, ''[[USA Today]]'' ranked SMU as the number 1 music college in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/college/2014/06/19/the-top-10-music-colleges-in-the-united-states/37391927/|title=The top 10 music colleges in the United States|website=USA TODAY|language=en|access-date=2019-01-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105150901/https://www.usatoday.com/story/college/2014/06/19/the-top-10-music-colleges-in-the-united-states/37391927/|archive-date=January 5, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
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