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Southern Methodist University's competitors and similar companies include Rice University and The University of Texas System.

	Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University (SMU) is a private education and research institution.	Rice University Rice University (also known as William Marsh Rice University) is an educational institution that provides under and post-graduation courses.	The University of Texas System The University of Texas System is a provider of education and research.
Founding Date	Founding Date 1911	Founding Date 1912	Founding Date 1883
Type	Type Private	Type Private	Type Private
Tags	Tags Education higher education professional education	Tags Education higher education professional education	Tags Education higher education
Locations	Locations Dallas, US HQ Dallas, US	Locations Houston, US HQ	Locations Austin, US HQ
Employees	Employees 1,7395% increase	Employees 6,753	Employees 130,2135% increase
Financial
Revenue (est.)	Revenue (est.) $1b (FY, 2025)	Revenue (est.) $989m (FY, 2023)	Revenue (est.) $26.1b (FY, 2025)
Net income	Net income $177.7m (FY, 2025)	Net income ($153.4m) (FY, 2023)	Net income $9b (FY, 2025)
Operating ⚠
Countries (Students)	Countries (Students) 88 (Aug, 2023)	Countries (Students) 60 (Aug, 2023)	Countries (Students) N/A
Degrees Awarded	Degrees Awarded 4.2 k (Aug, 2023)	Degrees Awarded N/A	Degrees Awarded 66 k (Aug, 2023)
Graduate Students	Graduate Students 5 k (Aug, 2023)	Graduate Students 4.1 k (Aug, 2023)	Graduate Students N/A
Undergraduate Students	Undergraduate Students 7.1 k (Aug, 2023)	Undergraduate Students 4.5 k (Aug, 2023)	Undergraduate Students N/A
Funding
Total funding raised	Total funding raised $ 100m	Total funding raised $ 11.8m	Total funding raised N/A