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Smith College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Northampton, Massachusetts. Smith is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Where Is Smith College?

Contact details for Smith are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Elm St, Northampton, MA 01063
Phone:	413-584-2700
Website:	www.smith.edu

How Do I Get Into Smith?

You can apply to Smith online at: https://www.smith.edu/admission-aid/how-apply/first-year-students

Admission Requirements for Smith

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Recommended
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Smith?

The acceptance rate at Smith is 30%, which means the school is highly selective when deciding who will be admitted and who won't. Even if you have great grades and test scores, that may not be enough. So be sure to look for ways to make your application memorable.

Average Test Scores

About 34% of students accepted to Smith submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 690 and 760. Math scores were between 680 and 770.

Smith received ACT scores from 20% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 33 and 35. Math scores were between 28 and 34. Composite scores were between 31 and 34.

Can I Afford Smith College?

The overall average net price of Smith is $44,485. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Smith, approximately 39% of students took out student loans averaging $4,269 a year. That adds up to $17,076 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Smith is 1.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Smith College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,566 undergraduate students at Smith, with 2,554 being full-time and 12 being part-time.

There are also 358 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,554 full-time undergraduates at Smith, 0% are male and 100% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Smith College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	254
Black or African American	142
Hispanic or Latino	327
White	1,274
International Students	361
Other Races/Ethnicities	196

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Smith College. At this time, 41 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 80 countries are represented at Smith. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Canada.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Redjar under License

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