- The Inkwell
- Massachusetts
- Smith College
Northampton, MACity: smallZIP 01063Founded 1871
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1871
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.smith.edu
- Member of
- WCC
MassachusettsWomen's collegePrivate nonprofit
Smith College
Smith College is a private nonprofit college in Northampton, Massachusetts, with 2,544 undergraduates. It admits 21% of applicants, graduates 86% within six years and costs $25,519 a year after aid.
86%graduate
Admission rate21%
Retention94%
4-year graduation66%
Pell Grant share22%
Federal loans13%
$25,519net price / year
21%admission rate
1500average SAT
86%graduate in 6 years
$69,936median earnings, 10 yrs
$8,000median debt
#394 of 1,704 for earnings#1,260 of 1,739 for lowest net price#110 of 1,738 for graduation rate#79 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
- $91,062tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $67,448
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $67,448
- Average net price
- $25,519national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$2,541
$30,001–48,000$6,387
$48,001–75,000$5,996
$75,001–110,000$14,737
$110,001+$40,596
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 21%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 720–760
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 700–780
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 32–35
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college21%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college94%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college86%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college22%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 86%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 66%
- First-year retention
- 94%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 91%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,855
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $69,936middle 50%: $43,406–$99,964
- Median debt at graduation
- $8,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$99,964
Median, Smith College$69,936
Lower quarter$43,406
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
- 2,544
- Part-time
- 0.3%
- Women / men
- 100% / 0%
- Average age at entry
- 20.5
- First-generation students
- 18%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 22%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 87%
- Average faculty salary
- $13,076 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $31,466
- Endowment, end of year
- $2,564,122,544
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White50%
Hispanic12%
Black5.1%
Asian9.2%
Two or more races6.5%
U.S. nonresident14%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.8%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences16%
Biological & biomedical sciences10%
Physical sciences8.4%
Computer & information sciences7.5%
Visual & performing arts7.4%
Psychology6.4%
English language & literature5.8%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies5.8%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 167835. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q49204.