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FAQs: Student/Campus Life
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• How many students attend SMU?
• What is the percentage of minority students?
• What is the male-to-female ratio?
• What percentage of first-year students return
in their second year?
• What kinds of student organizations are
on campus?
• What kinds of activities take place on the
weekends?
• What types of athletics does SMU offer?
• How many students participate in the Greek system,
and when is recruitment?
• How important is community service to SMU
students?
• Do you have any cooperative education programs?
• What type of career services are provided?
• What types of student support services are provided?
How many students attend SMU?
For 2006-2007, 6,208 undergraduates and 4,693 graduate and professional
students were enrolled at SMU. Total population: 10,901. First-year student
population:1,3.
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What is the percentage of minority students?
For 2006-2007, undergraduate minority enrollment was more than 28%.
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What is the male-to-female ratio?
For 2006-2007, total population: 51% male to 49% female; 45% male
to 55% female in the first-year class.
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What percentage of first-year students returns in their second year?
88.2% of the 2003 first-year class returned in 2004.
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What kinds of student organizations are on campus?
There are about 180 student organizations in which students can explore
new interests or expand upon old ones. Students have many opportunities
to serve and lead, and the freedom to experiment and follow. For more
information on campus organizations, visit smu.edu/studentlife.
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What kinds of activities take place on the weekends?
Weekend activities on campus include sports, social events, academic lectures,
fine arts productions, etc.
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What types of athletics does SMU offer?
NCAA Division I-A teams in basketball, cross-country/track and field,
swimming and diving, golf, soccer, tennis, volleyball (women only),
equestrian (women only), crew
(women only), and football. SMU also offers several special
interest sports clubs and an extensive intramural sports program. For
more information on SMU athletics, visit http://smumustangs.com.
For more information on SMU recreational sports, visit smu.edu/recsports.
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How many students participate in the Greek system, and when is recruitment?
Approximately 35% of female undergraduates participate in sororities, and about 29% of male undergraduates participate in fraternities.
Greeks are a positive force on campus: involved, service oriented, and
academically competitive. SMU has deferred recruitment, meaning that recruitment
week is the last week of the winter break.
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How important is community service to SMU students?
Building a sense of social responsibility through community service is
central to SMU's mission. SMU offers service-learning courses, fall and
spring Community Service Days, an Inter-Community Experience (ICE) program,
SMU Service House residence, an Alternative Spring Break program, as well
as many other service opportunities through various campus organizations.
For more information, visit smu.edu/lci/.
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Do you have any cooperative education programs?
The School of Engineering offers an extensive program, SMU Cooperative
Education. For more information, visit engr.smu.edu/coop.
Other SMU undergraduate schools offer numerous internship opportunities.
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What type of career services are provided?
The Hegi Family Career Development Center offers advising, testing, internships, job postings,
interviews, etc. For more information, visit smu.edu/career/.
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What types of student support services are provided?
SMU provides students with several different types of services, such as
the Counseling and Testing Center (smu.edu/healthcenter/counseling/),
the Altshuler Learning Enhancement Center (A-LEC) (smu.edu/alec/home.html),
the Career Center, the Advising Center (smu.edu/dedman/advise), as
well as services for students with disabilities smu.edu/disabilities.
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