Smith College Overview

Smith College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Northampton, Massachusetts. Northampton is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

What Is Smith College Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at Smith since the student to facuty ratio is 7 to 1.
• Students at Smith have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 1%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Smith.
• In 2017-2018, 80% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Smith makes roughly $46,200 a year. This is 13% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• The average Smith student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Smith College Rankings

According to our 2022 analysis, Smith is ranked #316 out of 2,587 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Smith has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#125	Best Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Smith.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Dance Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Most Popular General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#28	Most Popular Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#29	Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#40	Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#46	Most Popular Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#123	Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#166	Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Smith has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#24	Best Social Work Schools	College Factual
#43	Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools	College Factual
#64	Best History Schools	College Factual
#94	Best English Language & Literature Schools	College Factual
#133	Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools	College Factual
#147	Best Schools	Grad Degree

Where Is Smith College?

Contact details for Smith are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Elm St, Northampton, MA 01063
Phone:	413-584-2700
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/smithcollege
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/smithcollege

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	recommended
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Smith?

The acceptance rate of Smith College is 37%. While it may not be as selective as some schools, it does screen its applicants very carefully. Do what you can to stand out among others in the pool of applicants!

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 46% of students took out student loans averaging $5,219 a year. That adds up to $20,876 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Smith is 1.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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.

Online Learning at Smith College

In 2019-2020, 2,504 students took at least one online class at the school.

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	119	7	126
Child Development & Psychology	64	0	0	0	64
General Biology	58	0	0	0	58
Computer Science	56	0	0	0	56
Mathematics	44	9	0	0	53
General Engineering	49	0	0	0	49
General English Literature	48	0	0	0	48
Economics	46	0	0	0	46
Political Science & Government	46	0	0	0	46
Area Studies	40	0	0	0	40
Data Science	40	0	0	0	40
Sociology	33	0	0	0	33
Fine & Studio Arts	33	0	0	0	33
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	32	0	0	0	32
Romance Languages	31	0	0	0	31
Ethnic Studies	28	0	0	0	28
Natural Resources Conservation	27	0	0	0	27
History	24	0	0	0	24
Chemistry	24	0	0	0	24
General Education	21	0	0	0	21
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	18	0	0	0	18
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	16	0	16
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	15	0	0	0	15
Health & Physical Education	0	0	13	0	13
Physics	13	0	0	0	13
Drama & Theater Arts	12	0	1	0	13
Religious Studies	12	0	0	0	12
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	10	0	0	0	10
Classical Languages & Literature	9	0	0	0	9
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	9	0	0	9
Architectural History	8	0	0	0	8
Geological & Earth Sciences	8	0	0	0	8
Anthropology	8	0	0	0	8
Astronomy & Astrophysics	7	0	0	0	7
Philosophy	6	0	0	0	6
Dance	2	0	3	0	5
East Asian Languages	4	0	0	0	4
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	4	0	0	0	4
Music	4	0	0	0	4
Germanic Languages	2	0	0	0	2
Medieval Studies	1	0	0	0	1
TOTAL	887	18	152	7	1,064

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.