Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science
Paul Smiths, New York · Also known as Paul Smith's College · Website
$46,145
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$46,145
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Paul Smiths, New York with 579 undergraduates and 22 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $26,683 a year (tuition and fees $33,009). It admits 77% of applicants and 51% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $46,145 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $22,750 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$26,683
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$33,009
US median $11,837
Admission rate
77%
US median 78%
Completion rate
51%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$22,750
About $241 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$46,145
Rank 1,861 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $26,683
- Tuition and fees
- $33,009
- Cost of attendance
- $51,506
- Students with a need-based grant
- 36%
- Students with federal loans
- 72%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $16,732
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $17,877
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $23,253
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $29,288
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $32,048
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $27,130 in 2015-16 to $33,009 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 77%
- Undergraduates
- 579
- Graduate students
- 22
- Part-time students
- 1.4%
- Women
- 37%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 51%
- Retention rate
- 75%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 34
- Endowment
- $36.3M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,861 of 5,094 US colleges and 173 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $26,683 | $17,682 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $33,009 | $13,810 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 77% | 73% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 51% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 75% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $22,750 | $15,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $38,325 | $38,937 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $46,145 | $47,733 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 69% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 64% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
34 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and PolicyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $27,000 | $41,863 | $53,788 | $56,185 |
| ForestryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | $44,342 | $49,291 | $58,784 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $24,218 | $35,979 | $50,171 | $45,338 |
| ForestryAssociate's | Associate's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | $49,950 | $48,725 |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $27,000 | $31,506 | $42,652 | $47,668 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | $20,500 | $27,543 | $41,797 | $50,983 |
| Sustainability StudiesMaster's | Master's | 9 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | $23,250 | $33,398 | $51,359 | $55,012 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $45,709 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and PolicyMaster's | Master's | 6 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 6 | Withheld | $32,023 | $41,909 | $39,605 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | $33,333 | $46,834 | $50,532 |
| ForestryMaster's | Master's | 5 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Sustainability StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Homeland SecurityBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,842 |
| Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | $34,321 | Withheld | $47,243 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and PolicyGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 2 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,945 |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,726 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Sustainability StudiesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 1 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,099 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Paul Smiths and New York on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science cost?
$26,683 a year is the average net price at Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $33,009, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $51,506. Families earning under $30,000 pay $16,732 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science?
77% of applicants are admitted to Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science graduates earn?
$46,145 a year is the median pay of former Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science students who work, 10 years after they started ($38,325 after 6 years). That ranks 1,861 of 5,094 US colleges and 173 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Forestry (Bachelor's) at $44,342.
How much student debt do Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science graduates have?
$22,750 is the median federal student loan debt of Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science graduates, about $241 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 72% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science?
51% of first-time, full-time students at Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science finish within 6 years. 75% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science?
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy (22 bachelor's graduates), Forestry (19 bachelor's graduates), Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management (19 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 34 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.