Smith College

10 Interesting Facts about Smith College

1. Smith College was founded in 1871 by Sophia Smith, who left her estate to establish a women’s college.
2. The college is consistently ranked as one of the top liberal arts colleges in the United States and is a member of the Seven Sisters colleges.
3. The campus spans over 147 acres and includes 120 buildings, including the notable Neilson Library, which is currently undergoing renovation.
4. Smith College has an undergraduate enrollment of around 2,500 students and offers 50 areas of study across a range of disciplines, including the humanities, social sciences, and STEM fields.
5. The college has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9:1, and 99% of classes have fewer than 50 students.
6. Smith College is known for its strong commitment to women’s education, and all of its undergraduate programs are exclusively for women.
7. The college offers a range of extracurricular activities, including over 130 student-run organizations, 14 varsity sports teams, and a variety of arts programs.
8. Smith College has a diverse student body, with students from all 50 states and over 70 countries.
9. The college has a need-blind admission policy for U.S. citizens and permanent residents and is committed to meeting 100% of demonstrated need for all admitted students.
10. Notable alumnae of Smith College include former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, poet Sylvia Plath, and novelist Gloria Steinem.

Tuition & Fee

2022–23

All programs

AFRICANA STUDIES
AMERICAN STUDIES
ANTHROPOLOGY
ART: ARCHITECTURE & URBANISM
ART: HISTORY OF ART
ART: STUDIO ART
ASTRONOMY
BIOCHEMISTRY
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
CHEMISTRY
CLASSICAL STUDIES
CLASSICS
COMPUTER SCIENCE
DANCE
EAST ASIAN LANGUAGES & CULTURES
ECONOMICS
EDUCATION & CHILD STUDY
ENGINEERING SCIENCE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
FILM & MEDIA STUDIES
FRENCH STUDIES
GEOSCIENCES
GERMAN STUDIES
GOVERNMENT
GREEK
HISTORY
ITALIAN STUDIES
JEWISH STUDIES
LATIN
MATHEMATICS
MEDIEVAL STUDIES
MIDDLE EAST STUDIES
MUSIC
NEUROSCIENCE
PHILOSOPHY
PHYSICS
PORTUGUESE-BRAZILIAN STUDIES
PSYCHOLOGY
QUANTITATIVE ECONOMICS
RELIGION
RUSSIAN, EAST EUROPEAN & EURASIAN STUDIES
RUSSIAN LANGUAGE & LITERATURE
SOCIOLOGY
SPANISH
STATISTICAL & DATA SCIENCES
THEATRE
WOMEN & GENDER STUDIES
WORLD LITERATURES

Students

Full-Time Enrollment

2,160 Undergrads

Part-Time Undergrads

23