Smith College
Northampton, Massachusetts · Private · 2,544 undergraduates · smith.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
22%
of 8,102 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1420 to 1520
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$102,660Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Smith College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
22% of applicants admitted
Reach
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, but your GPA is lower than about 90% of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$102,660
a year in 2027-28, from a $102,660 sticker price
What to do with your 1470
Send your score
About 58% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1380, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
Source: Smith College Standardized Testing Policy · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Early Decision · November 15, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Jan5Early Decision II · January 5, 2027A second binding round, after Early Decision.
- Jan15Regular Decision · January 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
22%
of applicants were admitted: 1,816 of 8,102 for fall 2025.
Early Decision
Binding. 34% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
1,440 students were offered a spot; 0 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 30% of them sent SAT scores and 15% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1420 to 1520
Reading and Writing 720 to 760
Math 690 to 760
ACT composite 32 to 34
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160086%
- 1200 to 139913%
- 1000 to 11990.5%
- 800 to 9990%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
- 4.072%
- 3.75 to 3.9922%
- 3.50 to 3.746.7%
- 3.25 to 3.490%
- 3.00 to 3.240%
- 2.50 to 2.990%
- Below 2.500%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$102,660
a year
- Tuition$73,280
- Fees$320
- Food and housing$25,500
- Books and supplies$830
- Transportation and other$2,730
Smith College published $98,706 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$2,541
- $30,001 to $48,000$6,387
- $48,001 to $75,000$5,996
- $75,001 to $110,000$14,737
- Over $110,000$40,596
Financial aid
100%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$73,031
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
4.4%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $28,090 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Required. It's a second, more detailed aid form some colleges use for their own grants.
- Aid priority date: 1/25
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 1/25
- The last day to send aid forms.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
25 of 25
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $7,330Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art History | 4 | 4 | |
| Art History | 5 | 4 | ARH 110 |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIO 130 or 132 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MTH 111 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH 111, 112 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHM 111 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | GOV 220 |
| Drawing | 4 | 4 | no designated course |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 4 | WRT 118 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 4 | WRT 118 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | no designated course |
| European History | 4 | 4 | no designated course |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | FRN 101, 103, 120, 220 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | GER 110y, 200 |
| Latin | 4 | 4 | no designated course |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECO 153 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECO 150 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 4 | MUS 110 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHY 113, PHY 118 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHY 111, PHY 117 |
| Psychology | 4 | 4 | PSY 100 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPN 110, 111, 120, 200 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPN 110, 111, 120, 200 |
| Statistics | 4 | 4 | SDS 210 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | GOV 200 |
| United States History | 4 | 4 | no designated course |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
86%
Come back for a second year
94%
Typical earnings
$69,936
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Smith College$57,613
- All colleges$61,498
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 14 majors here have earnings data.
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