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Smith College

Northampton, MA · Private · Small city

Private institution in Northampton, MA · 2,501 undergraduates · 20% acceptance rate · $64,027 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
$26,1811,565th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$61,5681,955th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$61,5681,955th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance
$82,1341,940th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt
$17,550441st lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$64,027402nd highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$45,731818th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
89.7%86th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention
92.6%182nd highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
19.7%76th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT
148049th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT
3334th highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,501809th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
8.0:1216th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share
18.1%1,816th highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 83 mi (BOS)

On 1 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 43 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Engineering, GeneralEngineeringbachelors$61,020—
Computer Sciencebachelors$60,161$71,957
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$42,682$47,650
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$39,214$39,153
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors$37,568$42,682
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$33,993$29,685
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$32,925$22,937
Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBiological Sciencesbachelors$32,711$34,603
Research and Experimental PsychologyPsychologybachelors$31,585$18,566
Historybachelors$31,127$26,353
Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studiesbachelors$30,771$34,420
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesArea & Ethnic Studiesbachelors$30,771$22,485

Campus facts