- The Inkwell
- New York
- Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science
Paul Smiths, NYRural: distantZIP 12970Founded 1946
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1946
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1966
- Website
- www.paulsmiths.edu
New YorkPrivate nonprofit
Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science
Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science is a private nonprofit college in Paul Smiths, New York, with 579 undergraduates. It admits 76% of applicants, graduates 46% within six years and costs $23,753 a year after aid.
46%graduate
Admission rate76%
Retention75%
4-year graduation43%
Pell Grant share23%
Federal loans44%
$23,753net price / year
76%admission rate
—average SAT
46%graduate in 6 years
$52,012median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,250median debt
#1,171 of 1,704 for earnings#1,144 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,163 of 1,738 for graduation rate#752 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $50,619tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $34,000
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $34,000
- Average net price
- $23,753national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$17,464
$30,001–48,000$17,105
$48,001–75,000$21,366
$75,001–110,000$25,676
$110,001+$31,319
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 76%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college76%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college75%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college46%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college23%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 46%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 43%
- First-year retention
- 75%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 57%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,138
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,012middle 50%: $36,206–$68,213
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$68,213
Median, Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science$52,012
Lower quarter$36,206
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 579
- Part-time
- 1.4%
- Women / men
- 37% / 63%
- Average age at entry
- 20.5
- First-generation students
- 30%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 23%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 85%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,551 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,287
- Endowment, end of year
- $36,318,604
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White84%
Hispanic0.4%
Black3.6%
Asian0.9%
Two or more races4.5%
U.S. nonresident0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown4.2%
9 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Natural resources & conservation48%
Business & management13%
Biological & biomedical sciences12%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies8.9%
Personal & culinary services6.5%
Parks, recreation & fitness5.3%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting3.0%
Psychology2.4%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 194392. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7153646.