SMU’s Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development has maintained its prestigious spot in the U.S. News & World Report 2025 national rankings. Simmons remains in the top 50 out of 255 participating public and private graduate schools of education around the country
Simmons also maintains the #11 spot among all private universities on the list. Simmons is #1 among private universities in the Southwest and is ranked #3 among all colleges in Texas. Statewide, only the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M at College Station, both public universities, have a ranking higher than Simmons.
Leon Simmons Endowed Dean Stephanie L. Knight, Ph.D. has led SMU Simmons since 2017. “In the competitive world of higher education, Simmons has maintained its impressive spot in the national rankings. “I remain incredibly grateful to Simmons’ dedicated research faculty members who are the reason for our continued success.”
To rank schools of education, U.S. News & World Report considers many factors including research activity, academic quality, faculty resources, student selectivity, doctoral degrees granted, as well as peer assessment scores. Simmons has 82 active research projects with 73% of tenured professors engaged in research.
Knight noted that SMU professor Leanne Ketterlin-Geller received a $14 million grant to study improving math learning loss nationwide, setting the SMU record for highest single award total. “With work like that being done by our faculty researchers, I believe Simmons will only continue to rise in the rankings and national prominence.”
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