Smith College Overview

Smith College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Northampton, Massachusetts. The location of Smith is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Smith College Known For?

• Students at Smith may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 8 to 1.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Smith.
• In a recent academic period82% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Smith with a bachelor's degree make about $64,027 a year. That's 57% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• The average Smith student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Smith College?

Contact details for Smith are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Elm St, Northampton, MA 01063
Phone:	413-584-2700
Website:	www.smith.edu

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How Do I Get Into Smith?

You can apply to Smith online at: https://www.smith.edu/admission-aid/how-apply/first-year-students

Admission Requirements for Smith

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into Smith?

If you plan to apply to Smith, make sure you don't wait until the last minute to fill out your application. The school is one of the most selective in the United States and has a low acceptance rate of 23%. If you are admitted, that's something to brag about!

Average Test Scores

About 33% of students accepted to Smith submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 700 and 760. Math scores were between 670 and 760.

Smith received ACT scores from 19% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 34 and 36. Math scores were between 27 and 0. Composite scores were between 31 and 34.

Can I Afford Smith College?

The overall average net price of Smith is $44,485. 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 Smith, approximately 39% of students took out student loans averaging $4,482 a year. That adds up to $17,928 over four years for those students.

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Smith College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,183 undergraduate students at Smith, with 2,160 being full-time and 23 being part-time.

There are also 321 graduate students at the school.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Smith College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	221
Black or African American	156
Hispanic or Latino	293
White	999
International Students	316
Other Races/Ethnicities	175

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Smith College. At this time, 41 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 80 countries are represented at Smith. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Canada.

Smith College Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Social Work	0	0	108	13	121
Child Development & Psychology	80	0	0	0	80
Data Science	62	0	0	0	62
Political Science & Government	60	0	0	0	60
General Biology	45	0	1	0	46
General English Literature	45	0	0	0	45
Economics	45	0	0	0	45
Computer Science	41	0	0	0	41
Ethnic Studies	39	0	0	0	39
Romance Languages	32	0	0	0	32
Fine & Studio Arts	32	0	0	0	32
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	31	0	0	0	31
Sociology	29	0	0	0	29
General Education	28	0	0	0	28
Mathematics	23	5	0	0	28
Engineering Science	25	0	0	0	25
Area Studies	24	0	0	0	24
Natural Resources Conservation	21	0	0	0	21
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	20	0	0	0	20
History	20	0	0	0	20
Anthropology	17	0	0	0	17
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	15	0	0	0	15
Chemistry	14	0	0	0	14
Health & Physical Education	0	0	12	0	12
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	11	0	0	0	11
East Asian Languages	10	0	0	0	10
Religious Studies	10	0	0	0	10
Architectural History	9	0	0	0	9
Philosophy	9	0	0	0	9
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	8	0	0	8
Astronomy & Astrophysics	8	0	0	0	8
Geological & Earth Sciences	8	0	0	0	8
Physics	8	0	0	0	8
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	7	0	7
Drama & Theater Arts	6	0	0	0	6
Music	6	0	0	0	6
General Engineering	5	0	0	0	5
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	5	0	0	0	5
Dance	3	0	2	0	5
Classical Languages & Literature	4	0	0	0	4
Statistics	3	0	0	0	3
Germanic Languages	1	0	0	0	1
Medieval Studies	1	0	0	0	1
TOTAL	855	13	130	13	1,011

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
• Image Credit: By Redjar under License

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