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The below information is required while
completing the university application :
For First-Year / Freshman Applicants:
Submit a completed application (SMU, Common App, or other) and pay the application fee.
Official high school transcript is required.
Counselor recommendation is required; teacher recommendation is optional.
SAT or ACT scores: SMU is test-optional; you may submit them, but they are not required.
English proficiency test: For students whose high school instruction was not in English, SMU requires official scores (TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo).
International students:
• TOEFL minimum 90 with certain section subscores; or IELTS 6.5; or Duolingo 115; or equivalent test.
• English test requirement may be waived if the student attended a school using English as the medium of instruction or scored sufficiently high on the SAT/ACT (reading/writing) portion.
Concurrent / dual credit / AP / IB / college courses taken in high school may be considered for credit, if they meet SMU’s standards (grade C- or better, accredited institution, transferable).
For Transfer Applicants:
Submission of official college transcripts from all institutions attended.
If fewer than 30 transferable credits, you may also need to submit high school transcripts / essay.
Minimum GPA: transfer students should have at least 2.0 GPA, though a 2.7 GPA is recommended for a stronger application.
SAT / ACT: optional, consistent with SMU’s test-optional policy.
Application fee (USD $60) for undergraduate applicants / transfers.
Know more
After years of growth, SMU’s endowment crossed the $2 billion mark, reflecting strong donor support and financial stability.
The SMU Guildhall (in game design) was ranked #1 globally by The Princeton Review for two consecutive years, distinguishing SMU in the area of digital entertainment education.
SMU successfully concluded its “Second Century Centennial Campaign,” raising $1.15 billion, making it the largest fundraising campaign in North Texas private university history.
Patent US 10,898,485 B2 assigned to SMU: method and compounds to treat drug-resistant tumors by inhibiting p-glycoprotein export, thereby retaining therapeutic drugs in resistant cells.
— Invented / developed by SMU alumnus Robert H. Dennard, the one-transistor DRAM cell design fundamentally improved memory density and cost. His scaling principles (constant-field scaling) underlie the miniaturization trend in CMOS technology.
SMU alumnus Gary Pittman, working with Bob Biard at Texas Instruments, patented the infrared LED, enabling remote control systems and optical communication.
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