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Southern Methodist University

Brand

4.1

Company overview

A nationally ranked private university with seven degree-granting schools, SMU is a distinguished center for teaching and research located in the heart of Dallas. SMU’s 11,000 students benefit from small classes, leadership opportunities, international study and innovative programs.
Founded in 1953
Dallas, Texas, USA
6.3K employees (437 in marketing)
smu.edu
81% recommend to a friend
70% positive business outlook

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People

Marketing leadership

Kyla Gijan
Kyla Gijan
Vice-President of Marketing
At the company for 2 years 2 months
Shelby Burnette
Shelby Burnette
Assistant Athletic Director, Digital Marketing
At the company for 1 year
Bohao Zhao
Bohao Zhao
Executive Director, Digital Marketing
At the company for 2 years 8 months
Amy Felknor
Amy Felknor
Associate Director, Annual Giving and Alumni Relations Marketing Projects
At the company for 2 years 10 months

Hiring activity

Open marketing jobs over time

11 open now

Headcount trend

Company growth over the last 12 months

Headcount +0.3% year over year

Funding

Total funding

$101.8M

Last raise

$1.7M

Grant, 3 years ago

Funding history

Jun 2023

Grant Southern Methodist University · $1.7M

Jul 2022

Grant Southern Methodist University · $99.2K

Nov 2019

Grant Southern Methodist University · $100M

Audience

Monthly website visitors
2M
Month over month+19.9%
Quarter over quarter+99.6%
Top sourceDirect (48.9%)
Ad budget per month$754.8K
Average search rank46.7
Traffic source mix
Direct
48.9%
Search
45.7%
Referral
3.9%
Social
0.7%
Paid referral
0.7%

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Total followers

161.3K

12-mo growth

—

Monthly growth

+0.9%

News

Links

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