Southern Methodist University, a private institution, was founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is located in Dallas, Texas. The current enrollment is around 11,000 students. The university operates out of campuses in Dallas, Plano and Taos, New Mexico. Southern Methodist offers strong undergraduate, graduate and professional programs through seven schools - in the Humanities and Sciences, Business, the Performing, Visual, and Communication Arts, Engineering, Education and Human Development, Law, and Theology.