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The Texas State Ledislature does not consider SMU a Tier 1 school. SMU does not receive any Tier 1 money from the State of Texas, only Rice, A&M, and UT do.
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While Rice is considered a Tier 1 University, it does not get any state funding from Texas - it is a private university, just as SMU is (albeit ranked much higher in US News). The Tier 1 funding initiative that is being taken by the state legislature is to add funding dollars to emerging PUBLIC universities in th state of Texas, ie. UT Arlington, UT Dallas, UTEP, University of Houston, etc.
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Legislation filed by Dallas Rep. Dan Branch (HB 51) would create a program for matching state dollars when an emerging research university:
1. Receives a major research grant.
2. Recruits top research faculty and staff.
3. Receives a gift to the research endowment.
4. Invests outside money to establish research-enhancing professorships, fellowships, scholarships or financial aid.
5. Invests outside money in research facilities or equipment.
State universities that would qualify: University of Texas at Dallas, UT-Arlington, University of North Texas, Texas Tech University, University of Houston, UT-San Antonio, UT-El Paso |
The only publice dollars that Rice gets is in the form of grants, specifically - national grants from departments such as Defense or Health and Human Services, in order to fund specific projects and research.
Rice isn't and has never been part of the public university system in Texas, nor do they want to be...
Neither is SMU, TCU, Trinity, Austin College, etc.