A nationally ranked private university located near the heart of Dallas, SMU is a distinguished center for global research with a liberal arts tradition.
SMU's more than 12,000 diverse, high-achieving students come from all 50 states and more than 80 countries to take advantage of the University's small classes, hands-on research opportunities, leadership development, community service, international study and innovative programs. The University offers a strong foundation in the humanities and sciences and undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs through eight schools.
SMU is increasingly recognized for the ways it supports students, faculty and alumni as they become ethical leaders in their professions and communities. The University's entrepreneurial spirit lives in people from every academic discipline who see opportunities to create something new in the world - and work hard to bring their innovations to life. SMU's relationship with Dallas - the dynamic center of one of the nation's fastest-growing regions - offers unique learning, research, social and career opportunities that provide a launch pad for our students, faculty and alumni to make a global impact. On the most beautiful college campus in the country, SMU Mustangs are energized by opportunities - from teaching, learning and research to creativity, performance and athletic endeavor.
As the premier private university in North Texas, SMU shapes future leaders who transform communities and organizations through ingenuity and thoughtful problem-solving. Join us on North Texas Giving Day to ignite the future and support the bold, the curious and the creative. Working with those who believe in who we are and what we do, we are building upon SMU's history of transformational successes in education, research and teaching to power our growth in national and international distinction.
Gifts to the SMU Fund for Greatest Needs help provide critical support for the most pressing needs on campus. Designated for current use, each dollar is put to work immediately in the year it is received.
Scholarships, fellowships, faculty research and special programs all benefit when you allow SMU the flexibility to use your gift where it is needed most, when it is needed most. As tuition only covers 70% of an SMU education, every Mustang has enjoyed the benefits of current-use giving, which helps bridge the gap between what is needed and what is possible.
When you give to the SMU Fund for Greatest Needs, your gift provides financial support for our current students, jump-starts our faculty's innovative, world-changing research and fuels campus experiences that students will remember for a lifetime.
Southern Methodist University (SMU) will create, expand and disseminate knowledge through teaching, research and service, while preparing individuals to contribute to their communities and excel in their professions in an emerging global society. Among its faculty, students, and staff, the University will cultivate principled thought, develop intellectual skills, and promote an environment emphasizing individual dignity and worth.
SMU's Office of Diversity and Inclusion works with people across the University to develop, coordinate, and advance the organizational vision and strategy to fulfill the University's core values of excellence, integrity, intellectual freedom, open dialogue, diversity and inclusion. Reporting directly to the President, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion guides and supports University policies and practices that foster inclusive admission, recruiting, hiring and promotion practices, and oversees SMU's Cultural Intelligence and anti-bias training. The office works to promote understanding across cultures and identities, explore interdisciplinary solutions to injustice and inequity, and prepare SMU students, faculty, and staff to effectively collaborate, lead, and create world-changing solutions with diverse partners.
Organization name
Southern Methodist University (SMU)
other names
SMU
Causes
Education - STEM, Education - Career Prep, Education - Higher Ed
Operating Budget
$10,000,000 or more
Counties Served
Dallas
BIPOC Leadership
Neither/None
Equity Statement
Equity Statement
Address
P.O. Box 750402