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Smith College is a private campus in Northampton proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The federal record classifies Smith College as a women-only institution; check current eligibility with admissions.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$7,033

family income
under $30k

$9,382

$30–48k

$12,149

$48–75k

$17,628

$75–110k

$39,722

over $110k

Average net price

$27,5792023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Smith College rose from $24,972 (2008) to $27,579 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$24,972
2009	$26,374
2010	$25,290
2011	$25,665
2012	$24,603
2013	$27,406
2014	$27,880
2015	$26,321
2016	$24,829
2017	$28,193
2018	$28,305
2019	$29,615
2020	$29,814
2021	$31,087
2022	$26,181
2023	$27,579

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$86,0302024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Smith College rose from $50,588 (2009) to $86,030 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$50,588
2010	$52,756
2011	$54,212
2012	$55,993
2013	$57,913
2014	$60,167
2015	$62,300
2016	$64,483
2017	$66,647
2018	$69,563
2019	$72,701
2020	$75,169
2021	$72,636
2022	$78,438
2023	$82,134
2024	$86,030

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$23,584
2001	$24,742
2002	$25,986
2003	$27,544
2004	$29,156
2005	$30,754
2006	$32,558
2007	$34,186
2008	$36,058
2013	$43,114
2014	$44,724
2015	$46,288
2016	$47,904
2017	$50,044
2018	$52,404
2019	$54,224
2020	$54,224
2021	$56,114
2022	$58,768
2023	$61,568

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $65,178 before grants and other attendance costs. At Smith College, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 2,544 undergrads, Smith College is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

89% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Smith College within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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89%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Smith College has held near 89% from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	83.6%
1992 cohort	83%
1993 cohort	82%
1994 cohort	81.3%
1995 cohort	83.2%
1996 cohort	80.3%
1997 cohort	85.7%
1998 cohort	83.7%
1999 cohort	86.1%
2000 cohort	85.7%
2001 cohort	85.9%
2002 cohort	88.2%
2003 cohort	83.9%
2004 cohort	83.5%
2005 cohort	85.4%
2006 cohort	85.3%
2007 cohort	86.1%
2008 cohort	86.8%
2009 cohort	86.6%
2010 cohort	88.9%
2011 cohort	88%
2012 cohort	88.8%
2013 cohort	88.9%
2014 cohort	86.5%
2015 cohort	91%
2016 cohort	88.5%
2017 cohort	89.7%
2018 cohort	89%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$16,135	$4,469
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$17,125	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$17,125	$5,000
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$17,125	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$17,121	$8,230
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$16,870	$7,214
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$16,798	$5,023
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$16,825	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,037	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$18,402	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$19,000	$4,213
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$19,250	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$19,250	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$19,000	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$19,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$19,000	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$19,000	$7,745
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$19,000	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$19,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$17,550	$6,250

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$45,731

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$57,322

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$64,027

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Smith College admitted 1,820 of 8,666 applicants in Fall 2024. The 21% rate describes that application pool.

21%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $61,568 tuition · 2023–24 2,544 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1420–15401600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Smith College received 8,666 applications and admitted 1,820 (21%), with 645 enrolling.

Smith College reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Smith College’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 720–760 and Math was 700–780 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1420–1540 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	720	750	760
SAT Math	700	740	780
ACT Composite	32	34	35

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

21%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Smith College's admission rate fell from 54.3% to 21%. The rate alone cannot explain the change. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	54.3%
Fall 2002	53%
Fall 2003	51.6%
Fall 2004	56.6%
Fall 2005	48.4%
Fall 2006	53.1%
Fall 2007	51.8%
Fall 2008	47.7%
Fall 2009	47.5%
Fall 2010	46.9%
Fall 2011	45.5%
Fall 2012	42.6%
Fall 2013	43.1%
Fall 2014	42.2%
Fall 2015	37.9%
Fall 2016	37.2%
Fall 2017	31.9%
Fall 2018	30.9%
Fall 2019	32.5%
Fall 2020	36.5%
Fall 2021	29.9%
Fall 2022	22.9%
Fall 2023	19.7%
Fall 2024	21%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1420–1540Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1160	1370
Fall 2002	1170	1370
Fall 2003	1150	1370
Fall 2004	1160	1370
Fall 2005	1150	1380
Fall 2006	1140	1370
Fall 2007	1150	1380
Fall 2008	1170	1390
Fall 2021	1370	1530
Fall 2022	1370	1520
Fall 2023	1408	1540
Fall 2024	1420	1540

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

32–35Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	25	30
Fall 2002	24	30
Fall 2003	25	30
Fall 2004	25	30
Fall 2005	25	29
Fall 2006	25	29
Fall 2007	25	30
Fall 2008	25	31
Fall 2021	31	34
Fall 2022	31	34
Fall 2023	32	34
Fall 2024	32	35

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

2,544Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Smith College has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 2,692 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 2,544.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	2,647
Fall 2003	2,682
Fall 2004	2,692
Fall 2005	2,635
Fall 2006	2,634
Fall 2007	2,596
Fall 2008	2,610
Fall 2009	2,614
Fall 2010	2,588
Fall 2011	2,627
Fall 2012	2,664
Fall 2013	2,606
Fall 2014	2,563
Fall 2015	2,471
Fall 2016	2,504
Fall 2017	2,519
Fall 2018	2,496
Fall 2019	2,526
Fall 2020	2,183
Fall 2021	2,566
Fall 2022	2,515
Fall 2023	2,501
Fall 2024	2,544

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

94%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Smith College has held near 94% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	91%
Fall 2004 cohort	89%
Fall 2005 cohort	91%
Fall 2006 cohort	90%
Fall 2007 cohort	91%
Fall 2008 cohort	91%
Fall 2009 cohort	91%
Fall 2010 cohort	94%
Fall 2011 cohort	93%
Fall 2012 cohort	94%
Fall 2013 cohort	94%
Fall 2014 cohort	90%
Fall 2015 cohort	94%
Fall 2016 cohort	93%
Fall 2017 cohort	93%
Fall 2018 cohort	94%
Fall 2019 cohort	77%
Fall 2020 cohort	95%
Fall 2021 cohort	91%
Fall 2022 cohort	93%
Fall 2023 cohort	94%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Smith College

17.9% of Smith College's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Smith College as a primarily residential campus of 2,544 undergraduates — and 94.3% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Smith College's SAT section-percentile sums are 1420–1540 — their midpoint is above the MA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Smith College's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Smith College compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Smith College21%

Massachusetts median70.3%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Smith College$65,178

Massachusetts median$46,700

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Smith College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Smith College$64,027

Massachusetts median$62,832

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Smith College, Massachusetts and national reference values
Metric & basis	Smith College	Massachusetts median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	21%	70.3%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$65,178	$46,700	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$64,027	$62,832	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Smith College, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Smith College federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 13 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Economics	$88,067
Engineering, General	$86,262
Political Science and Government	$68,916
Biology, General	$63,133
Sociology	$58,664
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$58,304
English Language and Literature, General	$52,938
Research and Experimental Psychology	$51,267
Area Studies	$51,131
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$48,183
History	$46,960
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$46,136
Fine and Studio Arts	$43,354

These 13 fields listed for Smith College measure earnings after completion. The $64,027 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 28 additional Smith College fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Smith College report?

Smith College's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1420–1540 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Smith College's acceptance rate?

21% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,820 admitted from 8,666 applicants.

How much does Smith College cost?

At Smith College, tuition is $65,178. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Smith College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $64,027. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Massachusetts

College of the Holy Cross — 17.6% admitted
Boston College — 16.4% admitted
Babson College — 17.1% admitted
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering — 25.2% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.