SMU Company Description
What do former first lady Laura Bush, actress Kathy Bates, and NFL Hall-of-Famer Doak Walker have in common? They're all graduates of Southern Methodist University (SMU). Founded in 1911 by what is now The United Methodist Church, SMU is a nonsectarian private institution offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees in arts, business, engineering, humanities, law, science, and theology. Some 11,000 students attend the university, where annual tuition and fees (including room and board) exceed $40,000. About 85% of the 600-member full-time faculty hold the doctorate or highest degree in their fields. SMU is housed in 76 buildings on its 165-acre main campus.
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The Company Description provides a historical perspective of SMU's organization from inception to current status.
Produced by Hoover's in-house editorial team, the Company Description tracks ownership transitions, company progress via mergers and acquisitions, major growth milestones, and strategic initiatives, to provide a holistic view of SMU's evolution in the marketplace.
