For School & CBO Counselors
Counselors are a vital part of what we do in college admission. You are an important partner in this process, which each year becomes increasingly more complicated and anxiety producing. If hearing from an admission officer can be of benefit to your students and their parents, please reach out!
Smith is one of the largest women’s liberal arts colleges in the United States.
Admission Statistics
Data for students entering Fall 2023.
Statistic |
Value |
|---|---|
Total number of applications |
9,869 |
Admit rate |
20% |
Size of class |
649 |
Number of transfers entering in September |
28 |
Number of Ada Comstock transfers entering in September |
10 |
Number of states represented (including D.C. and U.S. territories) |
46 |
Percentage of international students |
14% |
Percentage of students of color (excluding international) |
35% |
Percentage of first-generation students |
17% |
Geographic Breakdown of Enrolling Students
Data for the class of 2027.
Region |
Percentage |
|---|---|
Middle Atlantic |
24% |
Midwest |
10% |
New England |
23% |
South |
7% |
Southwest |
4% |
West |
20% |
U.S. Territories |
<1% |
Foreign residents |
11% |
Our open curriculum gives students the freedom to discover their passions and purpose.
Forms & Deadlines
Deferred applicants are reconsidered with Regular Decision applications in the spring. Decision mailings are sent mid-December.
| Item | Due date |
|---|---|
| Early Decision Agreement | November 15 |
| Common Application or Coalition Application |
November 15 |
| Secondary School Report | November 15 |
| Counselor Recommendation | November 15 |
| Two Teacher Evaluations | November 15 |
| Standardized Test Scores (optional) | November 15 |
| First-quarter or First-trimester Senior Grades | As soon as grades become available |
| Financial Aid Materials | See Tuition & Financial Aid for deadlines |
| Midyear School Report | As soon as grades become available |
Where to Send Forms
You can send your documents to us by email, through the mail or via fax. Please make copies of all documents submitted.
Office of Admission
Smith College
7 College Lane
Northampton, MA 01063
Fax: 413-585-2527
admission@smith.edu
Deferred applicants are reconsidered with regular decision applications in the spring. Decision mailings are sent in late January.
| Item | Due date |
|---|---|
| Early Decision Agreement | January 1 |
| Common Application or Coalition Application |
January 1 |
| Secondary School Report | January 1 |
| Counselor Recommendation | January 1 |
| Two Teacher Evaluations | January 1 |
| First-quarter or First-trimester Senior Grades | As soon as grades become available |
| Midyear School Report (if available) | January 1 |
| Standardized Test Scores (optional) | January 1 |
| Financial Aid Materials | See Tuition & Financial Aid for deadlines |
Where to Send Forms
You can send your documents to us by email, through the mail or via fax. Please make copies of all documents submitted.
Office of Admission
Smith College
7 College Lane
Northampton, MA 01063
Fax: 413-585-2527
admission@smith.edu
Decision mailings are sent in late March.
| Item | Due date |
|---|---|
| Common Application or Coalition Application |
January 15 |
| Secondary School Report | January 15 |
| Counselor Recommendation | January 15 |
| Two Teacher Evaluations | January 15 |
| Standardized Test Scores (optional) | January 15 |
| Midyear School Report | February 15* |
| Financial Aid Materials | See Tuition & Financial Aid for deadlines |
*If you are unable to provide the Midyear School Report by February 15, please send it to us as soon as possible.
Where to Send Forms
You can send your documents to us by email, through the mail or via fax. Please make copies of all documents submitted.
Office of Admission
Smith College
7 College Lane
Northampton, MA 01063
Fax: 413-585-2527
admission@smith.edu
With over 140 clubs and organizations, Smith has something for everyone.
Students live in self-governing houses at Smith, not dorms.
At a Glance
Enrollment
More than 2,500 undergraduates in Northampton
Tuition and Fees, 2023–24
- Tuition: $61,260
- Room and Board: $21,310
- Student Activities Fee: $308
Financial Aid to the Class of 2027
At Smith we are committed to making a high-quality education possible for women from all economic backgrounds by meeting 100% of the documented need of all admitted students who meet our deadlines. In the fall of 2022, Smith College eliminated loans from its undergraduate financial aid packages for students receiving need-based institutional grants and replaced the loan amount with grants from the college.
- Recipients of need-based gift aid from Smith: 63%
- Smith grant range: $2,414 - $89,904
- Average need-based grant: $59,231
President
Sarah Willie-LeBreton is Smith’s president.
Faculty
There are 296 professors in 50 academic departments and programs. The student-faculty ratio is 8:1 in most years, and 99% of full-time faculty have doctoral or terminal degrees.
Courses of Study
Over 1,000 courses in 83 areas of study.
International Study
Each year, 35% of Smith juniors study abroad in Smith programs in Florence, Geneva, Hamburg, and Paris, or in programs in Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and English-speaking countries in both hemispheres.
Library Holdings
More than 1 million items. Special-subject libraries for the fine and performing arts and the sciences; distinguished collection of women’s history manuscripts; nationally prominent rare book collection.
Residential Life
41 self-governing house communities accommodate between 10 and 100 students; most houses include women from all four classes.
Athletics
11 varsity sports and extensive intramural and club sport programs.
Success After Smith
Six months after graduation, 97% of alums are employed, enrolled in full-time graduate studies, or in a full-time fellowship.
Five College Consortium
Student and faculty exchanges, joint faculty appointments, joint course offerings, doctoral programs, combined library catalogues, and borrowing privileges between Smith and nearby Amherst, Mount Holyoke, and Hampshire colleges and the University of Massachusetts.
Alumnae
More than 45,000 undergraduate and 8,000 graduate degree recipients in all 50 states and 119 countries.
Support for Smith
Fundraising campaigns, including Women for the World and Here for Every Voice, have raised a total of $605 million in recent years. It was the largest and most successful campaign ever undertaken by a women’s college. In 2020, the college received the largest gift in its history—$50 million—in support of financial aid and career development.
Graduation Rates
Smith’s six-year undergraduate graduation rate is 89%.
Each student receives a stipend of up to $4,500 to pursue an internship that excites them.
Smith is a core part of Northampton, a bustling small city just a five-minute walk from campus.
Dive Deeper
Want to get a better sense of what Smith is all about, so you can convey that to your students? Our newly redesigned viewbook allows you to do just that. With information about Smith’s unique history and cherished traditions, profiles of accomplished alums and current students, and a full list of academic programs available—among other features—the viewbook will help you and your students get acquainted with the college.
The viewbook is also available in hardcopy—printed on recycled paper, in keeping with Smith’s ongoing commitment to sustainability. Request one and see for yourself.