Engineer Your Future

Join students and faculty from around the globe to harness innovative research, engineer the future and tackle societal challenges.

All We're Missing is You

At SMU Lyle School of Engineering, students are encouraged across all fields of study to “Think Big, Do Good®.” At Lyle, that mission directive calls us to fulfill our role as builders, creators, researchers, and innovators of the highest caliber. Our enterprising spirit forges new pathways and encourages our students to boldly solve problems on a global scale, from developing distribution plans that ensure access to clean water to inventing pH sensors that predict when food has spoiled in real time.

Why SMU Lyle?

Nestled in the vibrant city of Dallas, our welcoming community awaits you

Top rated

Best Grad Schools – Engineering and Computer Science (Money Magazine 2024)

3 out of 4

of SMU Lyle undergraduates receive scholarships and/or financial aid

4 out of 5

of SMU Lyle engineering departments ranked in the top 100 (U.S. News & World Report 2024)

28%

of SMU Lyle School of Engineering students are women

90.2%

Of SMU Lyle grads employed within six months after graduation.

9:1

average graduate student-to-faculty ratio

Dedicated to inclusive excellence

We are a diverse, global community with an inclusive classroom experience. We are honored to be recognized with the American Society for Engineering Education’s Bronze Award for diversity and inclusion.

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Our students and alumni are changing the world - conceptualizing safer and more efficient bridges, developing self-sustainable communities, applying engineering in medicine, and more.

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