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SMU Financial Aid

Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 4,923
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 70%
Average Aid Amount $36,450
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 1,205
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 74%

Financial Aid Information at SMU

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 4,923 students (70% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $36,450. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 1,205 students (74% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees at Southern Methodist University is $67,040, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 4,923 students (70% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $36,450. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid.
The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at Southern Methodist University for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at Southern Methodist University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid4,92370%$36,450
Pell Grants83712%$5,132
Federal Student Loans1,53422%$6,301

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 1,205 beginning students (74% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 1,175 students (72% of all freshmen) awarded any student loans. The headcount includes the number of full-time, first-time degree-seeking beginning undergraduate students.
The below table shows the number and amount by the source of financial aid at Southern Methodist University.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at Southern Methodist University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid1,20574%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources1,12769%$36,850
Federal Grants19012%$6,368
Pell Grants19012%$5,057
Other Federal Grants956%$2,621
State/Local Grants19412%$3,908
Institutional Grants1,12169%$35,291
Student Loans41425%$14,284
Federal Student Loans39224%$5,235
Other Student Loans976%$39,811