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Southern Methodist University
Private school
Dallas, TX
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Cost of attendance and debt at Southern Methodist University

Cost of attendance in 2022-23

Tuition
$61,058 +3.03%/y over the past 5y
Cost of living in Dallas, TX
$28,507

Tuition discount summary

4.2%
paid full price in 2021 -22

Tuition discounts for the 95.8 %

$16k
25th percentile
$25k
50th percentile
$28k
75th percentile

A 50th percentile discount (scholarship) of $25k means that half of the full-time students with a discount (95.8% of full-time students) paid at least $25,000 less than full-price tuition of $61,058.

Tuition discount breakdown

0% of 2021 1L's had their scholarship reduced or eliminated after the first year. 2.2% of 1L's had a conditional scholarship, thus 0% of conditional scholarship recipients paid more in subsequent years than expected. More information.

Treasury rate
1.68%
Direct rate
5.28 %
Direct PLUS rate
6.28 %

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