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Southern Methodist University

Cox School of Business

Quick Stats

  • Avg. SAT Score
    1398
  • Annual Tuition
    $37,050
    $ $ $ $ $
  • Program Enrollment
    1,071
  • University Selectivity
    54%
  • University Yield
    24%
  • Job Offers
    87%
  • Average Salary
    $52,715
  • Top Industry
    Financial Services
  • School Status
    Private
  • Accreditation
    AACSB Accredited
  • B-School Founded
    1920
  • Program Length
    Four Year
Contact Information
P.O. Box 750333
Dallas, Texas 75275, United States
Website
405x225

Cox School of Business

SMU Cox School of Business is an intimate private school located five miles north of downtown Dallas. The school provides its students with the essential tools for success: strong academics, access to employers and mentors, opportunities for leadership and personal growth, and membership in Cox's global alumni network. Cox students learn in many ways: in small classes taught by accessible faculty, performing research with renowned professors, solving real-world case studies, study abroad, service, and internships. Top employers recruit Cox students for jobs in business: they know the value of a Cox education.

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The professors at the Cox School of Business make the business program at SMU unique. Each professor encourages students to visit during office hours for additional help, advice, etc. I have always felt that my professors genuinely want me to succeed and are willing to go out of their way to help me.

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Admissions

Admissions Selectivity
54% Southern Methodist University 58% Average Across All Schools
Most Important Admissions Factors
  1. Secondary school record
  2. Class rank
  3. Extracurricular activities
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Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
13599% 13,599
54% 54
24% 24
54% School Selectivity
24% School Yield
Demographics of Applicants
  • Male Applicants
  • Female Applicants
  • International Applicants
  • U.S. Applicants
Application Deadlines
Jan 15
Fall 2013
Nov 1
Spring 2014
Apr 1
Summer 2014
Required Tests
  • SAT or
  • ACT
  • Are Interviews Required? Not offered
Additional Requirements:

Application for admission, transcripts, resume, essay, SAT or ACT scores, recommendation letters from high school counselor & teacher, TOEFL for international applicants, college transcripts for transfer students. Comprehensive and competitive review process.

Total Applications to Program
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
3569% 3,569
15% 15
55% 55
15% Program Selectivity
55% Program Yield
Program Requirements
  • Admissions managed by Business Program
  • Are interviews required? Not required
Required Tests

No other exam required.

Transfer Requirements
  • How internal transfers are handled
  • Min college GPA for transfers 3.3
  • Other transfer requirements 3.3 all college GPA; 3.3 business subset GPA.
Freshman Requirements
  • Freshman admissions Yes
  • Percent of admitted applicants who are freshmen 35
  • Min GPA required in pre-business courses No
  • How freshmen are admitted Indicate interest on university application
Other Requirements for freshman

Applicants must list business as first major on their SMU application for admission to be considered. Comprehensive and competitive review of all first-year applications focus on academic factors (test scores, GPA, curriculum rigor).

Careers

Financial Services 23%
Top Industry
  • Consulting 11%
  • Other 7%
  • Real Estate 7%
Ernst & Young 19
Top Employer
  • KPMG 16
  • Deloitte 11
  • PwC 7
Job offers within 3 months after graduation
87% Cox School of Business 75% Average Across All Schools
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Job Offers Received and Accepted
  • This School
  • All Schools
By Graduation
78% 78
59% 59.267238095238085
78% Receive Offers
59% 59
56% 55.65923664122137
59% Accept Offers
After graduation, but within 3 months
9% 9
16% 16.189999999999998
9% Receive Offers
17% 17
17% 17.25698275862069
17% Accept Offers
More than 3 Months after graduation
0%
10% 10.193835616438358
0%
13% 12.771399999999998
77% Graduates seeking full-time employment
23% Graduates not seeking employment
93% Percentage of graduates for whom employment information is available
Salaries and Percentages of Job Accepting Graduates
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Consulting
14% 14
$56,700.00
21K 72K
Finance/Accounting
58% 58
$56,244.00
43K 110K
General Management
4% 4
$37,000.00
34K 40K
Human Resources
0% 0
Data not provided
Management Information Systems
3% 3
$53,250.00
45K 70K
Marketing/Sales
11% 11
$46,143.00
30K 72K
Operations/Production
4% 4
$49,475.00
40K 55K
Other
6% 6
$37,554.00
20K 50K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Accounting
32% 32
$52,236.00
43K 57K
Consumer Products/Retail
5% 5
$53,500.00
47K 62K
Consulting
11% 11
$58,582.00
45K 72K
Financial Services
23% 23
$59,514.00
21K 110K
Government/Education
1% 1
Data not provided
Pharma/Biotech/Health
1% 1
Data not provided
Manufacturing
1% 1
Data not provided
Media/Entertainment
1% 1
Data not provided
Non-Profit
2% 2
Data not provided
Petroleum/Energy
5% 5
$59,111.00
50K 70K
Real Estate
7% 7
$47,636.00
30K 55K
Sports/Leisure
2% 2
Data not provided
Technology/Science
1% 1
Data not provided
Transportation
1% 1
Data not provided
Utilities
0% 0
Data not provided
Other
7% 7
$45,350.00
26K 55K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
U.S. Northeast
3% 3
$48,250.00
26K 57K
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
1% 1
Data not provided
U.S. South
3% 3
$53,333.00
40K 70K
U.S. Southwest
88% 88
$53,109.00
21K 110K
U.S. Midwest
2% 2
Data not provided
U.S. West
3% 3
$52,166.00
35K 69K
U.S. Possessions/Territories
0% 0
Data not provided
Canada
0% 0
Data not provided
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Average Signing Bonus for Most Recent Graduates
Internship Employers / Interns Hired
  • KPMG 28
  • Ernst & Young 25
  • Deloitte 18
  • Bank of America Merrill Lynch 18
  • PwC 13
Internship Services
  • Companies that recruit interns on campus
  • Companies that posted internships on school message board
  • Average intern length in weeks 10
  • Percentage of internships that are paid 75
Career Services
  • Number of companies that recruited students on campus 81
  • Number of companies that posted full-time jobs on school message boards 681
Other activities and career services provided to undergraduate business students:
Other career office activities and services at SMU Cox are individual career coaching, required career management course, employee mentor program, industry-focused panels and seminars, resume reviews, mock interviews, dining etiquette lunch, case interview simulation, online career resource library and tools, career fairs, analyst development program, career and job search workshops, alumni networking events and an online job board.

Cost

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$53,541
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $37,050
  • Fees $4,700
  • Expenses $11,791
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$53,541
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $37,050
  • Fees $4,700
  • Expenses $11,791
74% Percent of Institutional Grants or Scholarships 3% Percent of Full-tuition Institutional Grants or Scholarships
Basis for Grants or Scholarships
  • Need 18%
  • Merit 82%
More Information
Financial Aid
  • Financial Aid Management No
  • Website www.smu.edu/financial aid
Scholarships
$15,304,198
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students last year
$15,048,059
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students this year
Loans
  • Loan Guarantee Policy No
  • Max Loan Guarantee Per Year

Academics

Average Class Size
  • Cox School of Business
  • All Schools
Core Business Classes
42% 39
50% 46
Elective Business Classes
53% 31
50% 29
Required Classes with a Waiting List
0 Cox School of Business 12 Average Across All Schools
* On the First Day of Enrollment
Top Areas of Study
  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • General Management
  • Marketing
  • Real Estate
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Business Program Classes
16% Less than 20 Students 9% More than 50 Students
75% 21 to 50 students
31 Average number of students in non-business required electives
59 Different Elective Courses
New Electives
  • Law for the Entrepreneur
  • Business of Energy
  • Energy and Environmental Law
  • Management, Planning and Analysis
  • Global Energy Markets
  • Program length Four Year
  • Last change to curriculum 2009
Degrees Offered / Credits Required
  • BBA 122
Faculty
  • All Faculty
  • Tenured
88% 88
34% 34
Prominent Faculty
  • William Dillon

    Marketing, Statistics

  • Hemang Desai

    Accounting, Mergers and Acquistions

  • Gordon Walker

    Strategic Planning
  • Are work study or co-ops available? Yes
  • Description of work study / co-ops:

    Work study or co-op opportunities include internship classes, accounting internships and work-study positions available with faculty and staff.

  • Is study abroad available? Yes
  • Description of study abroad programs:

    SMU offers both business-related and non-business related study abroad programs in 46 different countries. Programs are available to students throughout the year.

  • Is community service or volunteering available? Yes
  • Description of community service/volunteering:

    Community service opportunities are available through clubs and service organizations. SMU also has a residential service community. The "Engaged Learning" program is SMU's most prestigious student engagement program. Students learn beyond the classroom, tackling real-world issues and exploring careers. SMU finances projects up to $2,000 and records project titles on student transcripts. Students must submit a project proposal within a given deadline.

Students

50% Students in Top 10% of High School Class 65% Students with High School GPA over 3.75
1450 75th Percentile Score on SAT 33 75th Percentile Score on ACT
Student Body Breakdown
  • International Students
  • U.S. Students
  • Male Students
  • Female Students
Ethnicity of Students
White
78% 78
Asian American
10% 10
Hispanic
7% 7
* Percentages are for U.S. citizens in most recent entering class; only top three responses shown.
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U.S. Regional Breakdown
23%
17%
3%
43%
14%
0%
Student Citizenship
U.S.
99% 99
Other Non-U.S. Citizenship
1% 1
Dual Citizenship
0% 0
Canada
0% 0
91% Freshman retention rate
Graduation Rate
  • 4 Years
  • 6 Years
89% 89
95% 95

Alumni

Alumni Donors
Total Living Alumni 21,340
Alumni Donations
$2,557 Average Gift $1,000,000 Largest Gift
Most Prominent Alumni
  • Ray Hunt

    Hunt Consolidated, Inc. CEO/Chair/President

  • Martin Flanagan

    Invesco Ltd. CEO/President

  • William J. O'Neil

    Investor's Business Daily CEO/Chair