Hobart and William Smith Colleges Overview

Hobart and William Smith Colleges is a private not-for-profit institution located in Geneva, New York. Geneva is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

What Is Hobart and William Smith Colleges Known For?

• The Colleges has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 8 to 1.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at The Colleges.
• In a recent academic period100% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from The Colleges makes roughly $68,831 a year. This is 69% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• It takes the average The Colleges student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Hobart and William Smith Colleges?

Contact details for The Colleges are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	337 Pulteney Street, Geneva, NY 14456
Phone:	315-781-3000
Website:	www.hws.edu

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How Do I Get Into The Colleges?

You can apply to The Colleges online at: www.hws.edu/admissions/apply/default.aspx

Admission Requirements for The Colleges

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into The Colleges?

With an acceptance rate of 68%, The Colleges does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 48% of accepted students are men and 50% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 66%, and the acceptance rate for women is 71%.

Average Test Scores

About 22% of students accepted to The Colleges submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 610 and 700. Math scores were between 600 and 700.

The Colleges received ACT scores from 9% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 27 and 35. Math scores were between 26 and 0. Composite scores were between 27 and 32.

Can I Afford Hobart and William Smith Colleges?

The overall average net price of The Colleges is $45,398. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At The Colleges, approximately 60% of students took out student loans averaging $8,228 a year. That adds up to $32,912 over four years for those students.

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Hobart and William Smith Colleges Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,824 undergraduate students at The Colleges, with 1,808 being full-time and 16 being part-time.

There are also 9 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,808 full-time undergraduates at The Colleges, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Hobart and William Smith Colleges students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	49
Black or African American	122
Hispanic or Latino	130
White	1,287
International Students	91
Other Races/Ethnicities	129

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. At this time, 27 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 35 countries are represented at The Colleges. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Canada, and Nigeria.

Hobart and William Smith Colleges Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Economics	51	0	0	51
General Psychology	40	0	0	40
Natural Resources Conservation	36	0	0	36
Communication & Media Studies	34	0	0	34
Business Administration & Management	0	1	29	30
Architecture (Other)	28	0	0	28
General Biology	24	0	0	24
History	22	0	0	22
Area Studies	19	0	0	19
Political Science & Government	17	0	0	17
International Relations & National Security	15	0	0	15
Writing Studies	14	0	0	14
Computer Information Systems	13	0	0	13
General Education	13	0	0	13
Philosophy	13	0	0	13
Geological & Earth Sciences	13	0	0	13
General English Literature	12	0	0	12
Chemistry	11	0	0	11
Romance Languages	10	0	0	10
Sociology	10	0	0	10
Fine & Studio Arts	10	0	0	10
Dance	8	0	0	8
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	7	0	0	7
Special Education	0	0	7	7
Mathematics	7	0	0	7
Classical Languages & Literature	6	0	0	6
Ethnic Studies	4	0	0	4
Liberal Arts General Studies	4	0	0	4
Physics	4	0	0	4
Anthropology	4	0	0	4
Drama & Theater Arts	4	0	0	4
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	3	3
Religious Studies	3	0	0	3
Music	3	0	0	3
General Social Sciences	2	0	0	2
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other)	0	0	0	0
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	0	0	0
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	0	0	0	0
Other Physical Science	0	0	0	0
Urban Studies	0	0	0	0
Public Policy	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	461	1	39	501

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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