Southern Methodist University is a private institution that was founded in 1911. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 6,249, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 231 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Southern Methodist University's ranking in the 2014 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 60.

Despite its name, this private university in Dallas is a secular institution when it comes to classes. The school was founded by what became the United Methodist Church in 1911, but is now home to students of many religious affiliations.