Headcounts and Directory Information
Southern Methodist University (SMU) is a private (not-for-profit), four-years institute located in Dallas, TX. It has a total enrollment of 12,116 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 11 to 1. It is a Research University (high research activity) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
A total of 1,125 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at SMU. The average faculty salary is $134,241 for the academic year 2023-2024. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 2,902 employees work at SMU. The average non-instructional staff salary is $94,232. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 6425 Boaz St, Dallas, TX |
| Phone Number | 214-768-2000 |
| Web | https://www.smu.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 11 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 750 Full-time / 375 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 2,491 Full-time / 411 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $134,241 |
| Staff Average Salary | $94,232 |
| Student Population | 12,116 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Southern Methodist University, there are 2,902 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 2,491 full-time and 411 part-time staffs work at SMU. By gender there are 1,373 male and 1,529 female employees.
Among them, 1,125 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 854 full-time and 382 part-time faculty. By gender there are 715 male and 521 female faculty teaching at SMU.
The following table summarizes the number of faculty and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 2,902 | 1,373 | 1,529 | 2,491 | 1,136 | 1,355 | 411 | 237 | 174 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 1,236 | 715 | 521 | 854 | 486 | 368 | 382 | 229 | 153 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 112 | 27 | 85 | 107 | 26 | 81 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Management | 817 | 286 | 531 | 811 | 285 | 526 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 108 | 31 | 77 | 106 | 31 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 151 | 102 | 49 | 149 | 102 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 173 | 89 | 84 | 171 | 88 | 83 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 26 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Service | 68 | 46 | 22 | 67 | 45 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 172 | 31 | 141 | 166 | 28 | 138 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 39 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 0 | - | - | - |