Meet the Class of 2029

Who are the Smithies in the class of 2029? Check out some of the data on our newest group of students.

All data is for students entering in the fall of 2025 as of August 1, 2025.

Admission Statistics

Statistic

Value

Total number of applications

8,102

Admitted students

1,816

Admit rate

22%

Size of class

703

Number of transfers entering in September

31

Number of Ada Comstock transfers entering in September

7

Number of states represented (including D.C.)

45

Percentage of international students

12%

Percentage of domestic students of color

40%

Percentage of first-generation students

20%

Pell Grant recipients

22%

Recipients of Smith College Startup Grants

24%

Percentage receiving Smith institutional aid

66%

Geographic Breakdown of Enrolling Students

States

  • 45 states represented
  • New York, Massachusetts, California, New Jersey, Connecticut, Texas, Maine, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and North Carolina are the top states represented.

Countries

  • 38 countries represented by citizenship
  • China, Canada, Nigeria, Rwanda, Hong Kong S.A.R., and India are the most represented countries.

Region

Percentage

New England

22.3%

Middle Atlantic

25.6%

Midwest

9.2%

South & Southwest

13.5%

West

17.8%

U.S. Territories

0%

Schooled abroad

11.5%

CBO Affiliations

Most Represented CBOs: Questbridge, Posse Foundation, STEP: Student Expedition Program, Matriculate, CollegeBound Initiative NYC, College Now: New York, Seeds of Fortune Inc., Sutton Trust U.S. Programme, Academic Success Program (ASP) Dallas, Thrive Scholars

20%

students associated with local, national, or international community-based organizations

60

individual community-based organizations affiliated with students

Racial & Ethnic Identity

*All figures represent a percentage of the entire incoming class of first-time, first-year students and are based on information provided on the application for admission. Data are as of August 1, 2025 and will be updated periodically before the census date of October 1.
~U.S. citizens and permanent residents may self-identify multiple races and ethnicities on their applications. Total percentage exceeds 100% because U.S. students may identify as more than one race or ethnicity.

Identity

Federal Reporting Methodology*

All Self-Reported Identities*~

American Indian or Alaska Native

0.0%

1.7%

Asian American

10.5%

17.2%

Black or African American

6.8%

11.9%

Latinx

15.2%

15.2%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

0.0%

1.0%

Two or more races

7.5%

N/A

White

46.5%

63.2%

Did not report

<1.5%

<1.5%

International citizens

12.1%

12.1%

High School Experiences

Where the incoming class of 2029 attended high school.

69%

public or charter school

24%

private school

7%

religious or homeschooled