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SMU (Southern Methodist University) reviews

4.2

78% would recommend to a friend

(1,070 total reviews)
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R. Gerald Turner

92% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

SMU (Southern Methodist University) has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,070 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The SMU (Southern Methodist University) employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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1K reviews
2.0
May 3, 2011

A learning experience

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits and scenery of campus

Cons

Work less than 40hrs a week Benefits emphasized over pay rate

1.0
Mar 20, 2011

Don't go there as junior faculty member

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

nice looking campus and buildings.

Cons

Doesn't pay for h1B or green card application. Minimal support for junior faculty above average teaching load reputation as a 'party school'

4.0
Nov 21, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Bautiful campus, a lot of extracaricular activities, good balance between life and work and offcourse all of thses depend on your advisor as well.

Cons

Small community, sometime you get bad advisor, small departments, it's expensive if you don't get scholarship, the diversity of students is low.

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