Smith College
Northampton, Massachusetts · Website
$64,027
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$64,027
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Smith College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Northampton, Massachusetts with 2,544 undergraduates and 308 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $27,579 a year (tuition and fees $65,178). It admits 21% of applicants and 89% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $64,027 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $17,550 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$27,579
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$65,178
US median $11,837
Admission rate
21%
US median 78%
Completion rate
89%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$17,550
About $186 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$64,027
Rank 562 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
- $27,579
- Tuition and fees
- $65,178
- Cost of attendance
- $86,030
- Students with a need-based grant
- 18%
- Students with federal loans
- 14%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $1,363
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $3,737
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $6,559
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $11,750
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $40,477
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 $46,288 in 2015-16 to $65,178 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
- 21%
- Average SAT
- 1,500
- SAT reading, middle
- 725
- SAT math, middle
- 725
- ACT, middle
- 33
- Undergraduates
- 2,544
- Graduate students
- 308
- Part-time students
- 0.3%
- Women
- 100%
- Students per teacher
- 8
- Completion rate
- 89%
- Retention rate
- 94%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 58
- Endowment
- $2.6B
- Other
- Women only
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 562 of 5,094 US colleges and 34 of 106 in Massachusetts (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $27,579 | $24,402 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $65,178 | $34,256 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 21% | 71% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 89% | 69% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 94% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $17,550 | $21,882 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $45,731 | $46,320 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $64,027 | $53,104 | $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. 82% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 74% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
58 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 108 | $60,256 | $53,525 | $68,927 | $65,123 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 80 | $18,114 | $43,717 | $51,267 | $55,695 |
| Data ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 62 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 60 | $19,000 | $42,327 | $68,916 | $63,293 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | $19,000 | $25,023 | $52,938 | $48,590 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | $19,000 | $32,747 | $63,133 | $57,214 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | $19,000 | $71,559 | $88,067 | $82,686 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $19,000 | $66,981 | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $18,259 | $19,105 | $46,136 | $51,710 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $19,000 | $35,407 | $58,304 | $55,000 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $19,000 | $20,171 | $43,354 | $41,367 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $18,558 | $36,727 | Withheld | $62,451 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $19,000 | $35,252 | $58,664 | $52,657 |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $19,000 | $33,737 | Withheld | $49,808 |
| Engineering ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Area StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $19,000 | $29,878 | $51,131 | $56,625 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $16,994 | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $17,495 | $21,648 | $48,183 | $55,012 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $19,000 | $26,131 | $46,960 | $50,680 |
| AnthropologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,676 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,765 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| Social WorkDoctoral | Doctoral | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $98,285 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's | Master's | 12 | Withheld | $43,642 | $57,262 | $62,033 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Northampton and Massachusetts on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Massachusetts
- Homes: Homes for sale in Massachusetts
Questions and answers
How much does Smith College cost?
$27,579 a year is the average net price at Smith College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $65,178, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $86,030. Families earning under $30,000 pay $1,363 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Smith College?
21% of applicants are admitted to Smith College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,500 and the middle ACT score is 33. The median admission rate of colleges in Massachusetts is 71%.
How much do Smith College graduates earn?
$64,027 a year is the median pay of former Smith College students who work, 10 years after they started ($45,731 after 6 years). That ranks 562 of 5,094 US colleges and 34 of 106 in Massachusetts. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Economics (Bachelor's) at $71,559.
How much student debt do Smith College graduates have?
$17,550 is the median federal student loan debt of Smith College graduates, about $186 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 14% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Smith College?
89% of first-time, full-time students at Smith College finish within 6 years. 94% 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 Smith College?
Social Work (108 master's graduates), Research and Experimental Psychology (80 bachelor's graduates), Data Science (62 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 58 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.