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SMU Financial Aid

Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 4,987
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 72%
Average Aid Amount $35,270
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 1,194
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 76%

Financial Aid Information at SMU

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 4,987 students (72% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $35,270. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 1,194 students (76% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees at Southern Methodist University is $64,460, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 4,987 students (72% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $35,270. 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 aid4,98772%$35,270
Pell Grants80012%$4,944
Federal Student Loans1,50122%$6,297

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 1,194 beginning students (76% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 1,179 students (75% 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 Aid1,19476%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources1,15273%$35,344
Federal Grants17311%$6,002
Pell Grants17311%$4,932
Other Federal Grants825%$2,257
State/Local Grants17411%$3,958
Institutional Grants1,14673%$34,022
Student Loans40526%$12,369
Federal Student Loans38324%$5,166
Other Student Loans946%$32,243