Welcome to the Graduate School of Southern Methodist University
SMU is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational institution, and it provides more than 3,000 graduate students with a wide range of outstanding professional and non-professional programs. Students from all 50 states and more than 65 countries are pursuing masters and doctoral programs in the University's six Graduate Schools. Our PhD candidates are drawn to SMU by exceptional opportunities to participate in individually designed research projects, internships, and independent study and to learn from faculty who are committed to both teaching and research.
- PhD Programs
- Anthropology
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Economics
- Geology
- History
- Math
- Physics
- Psychology
- Religious Studies
- Statistical Science
About SMU
History – Dedman College was named in 1981 in honor of its benefactors – the late Robert H. Dedman Sr. and his wife, Nancy McMillan Dedman, of Dallas.
Areas of Study – Bachelor’s, Master’s, and doctoral degrees offered through 16 departments in the humanities, social sciences, and mathematical and natural sciences.
Competitive Graduates – The percentage of Dedman students accepted to medical school are typically 10-20 points higher than the national average each year.
Publications – Faculty members publish with such university presses as Oxford, Yale, Cambridge, and Harvard.
Research Grants – Last year Dedman College researchers generated $7,752,800 of SMU’s $19.6 million in competitive research grants, an amount that has increased 52 percent since 1994.
Renovated Facilities – Last year Dedman College completed the first phase of the Fondren Science Building renovation. During the past five years, more than $28 million has supported construction and renovation projects for science facilities.