Prior Peer Universities 2006-2018
Aspirational Peer Universities
Aspirational universities are institutions with which SMU seeks to be comparable in characteristics and quality.
BOSTON COLLEGE
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY
Waltham, Massachusetts
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
EMORY UNIVERSITY
Atlanta, Georgia
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY
Lehigh, Pennsylvania
TUFTS UNIVERSITY
Medford, Massachusetts
TULANE UNIVERSITY
New Orleans, Louisiana
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME
Notre Dame, Indiana
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
Rochester, New York
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles, California
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
Nashville, Tennessee
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Cohort Peer Universities
These universities are those defined as operationally comparative.
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
Washington, D.C.
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
Waco, Texas
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Boston, Massachusetts
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
Bronx, New York
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Washington, D.C.
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
Malibu, California
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
Syracuse, New York
TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
Fort Worth, Texas
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER
Denver, Colorado
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
Coral Gables, Florida
UNIVERSITY OF TULSA
Tulsa, Oklahoma
The Colonial Group (Now Renamed G14)
The Colonial Group is a consortium of fourteen universities formed by the Provosts of the universities, and supported by the Institutional Research offices through data exchanges and information sharing.
BOSTON COLLEGE
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Boston, Massachusetts
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY
Waltham, Massachusetts
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Washington, D.C.
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY
Lehigh, Pennsylvania
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
New York, New York
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
Boston, Massachusetts
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY
Dallas, Texas
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
Syracuse, New York
TUFTS UNIVERSITY
Medford, Massachusetts
TULANE UNIVERSITY
New Orleans, Louisiana
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
Coral Gables, Florida
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME
South Bend, Indiana
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
Winston-Salem, North Carolina