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Hobart William Smith Colleges

Geneva, NY · Private · Town (distant) · HWSC

Private institution in Geneva, NY · 1,606 undergraduates · 57% acceptance rate · $68,831 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$31,0571,753rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$63,2681,956th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$63,2681,956th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$80,6351,904th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$68,831300th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$62,416206th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
72.7%340th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
89.2%267th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
57.3%350th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1296202nd highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
29132nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,6061,070th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
24.1%1,498th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 208 mi (EWR)

On 3 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 39 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$55,964$55,512
International Relations and National Security StudiesSocial Sciencesbachelors$52,107—
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$50,022$42,682
Architecture and Related Services, OtherArchitecturebachelors$48,849—
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$48,432—
Public Policy AnalysisPublic Administrationbachelors$46,478$44,942
Historybachelors$42,682$41,193
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$40,402$32,569
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$39,909—
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$38,721$33,281
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resourcesbachelors$37,748$34,348
Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studiesbachelors$36,141—

Campus facts

Athletics — 17 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $37,730 (M $37,730 · W $0 · Coed $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Hobart William Smith Colleges’s 1,606 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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