FUN FACTS
- Students come from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and approximately 90 foreign countries, and represent diverse economic, ethnic, and religious backgrounds.
- SMU is one of the few universities to have a voting student member of its Board of Trustees. Nearly 200 campus organizations provide other opportunities for involvement.
- Founded in 1911 by what is now The United Methodist Church, SMU opened in 1915 with support from Dallas leaders. The University is nonsectarian in its teaching and committed to freedom of inquiry.
- The internationally acclaimed Meadows Museum houses one of the finest collections of Spanish art outside of Spain.
- The University's 10 libraries house the largest private collection of research materials in the Southwest.