Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science
Paul Smiths, NY · Private · Rural (distant) · PSCAS · Paul Smith's College
Private institution in Paul Smiths, NY · 582 undergraduates · 91% acceptance rate · $46,145 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
- $24,5831,447th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $32,0491,382nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $32,0491,313th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $50,8651,494th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $22,750965th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,1451,287th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $38,3251,331st highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 53.3%1,018th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 76.2%896th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 90.7%1,253rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 5821,630th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 36.7%849th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 217 mi (BOS)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 17 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| ForestryNatural Resources | bachelors | $39,369 | $38,289 |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementBusiness | bachelors | $38,289 | — |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCulinary & Personal Services | bachelors | $32,094 | $28,381 |
| Natural Resources Management and PolicyNatural Resources | bachelors | $30,228 | $31,996 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resources | bachelors | $26,353 | $28,598 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and ManagementNatural Resources | bachelors | $26,353 | $25,774 |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure StudiesParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $25,967 | — |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $25,194 | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 8 sports
USCAA · Other
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0 · Coed $0)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science’s 582 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NY
- Elmira CollegeElmira, NY · 583 undergrads
- Villa Maria CollegeBuffalo, NY · 536 undergrads
- Manhattan School of MusicNew York, NY · 535 undergrads
- Five Towns CollegeDix Hills, NY · 533 undergrads
- Talmudical Seminary of BobovBrooklyn, NY · 515 undergrads
- Albany College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesAlbany, NY · 509 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Bethany CollegeLindsborg, KS · 583 undergrads
- Millsaps CollegeJackson, MS · 580 undergrads
- Sinte Gleska UniversityMission, SD · 579 undergrads
- Teachers College of San JoaquinStockton, CA · 585 undergrads
- Florida CollegeTemple Terrace, FL · 589 undergrads
- Southwestern Adventist UniversityKeene, TX · 574 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitepaulsmiths.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 194392)
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- Compare with Elmira CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science vs Elmira CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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