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Smith College

Private College · Located in Northampton, MA · VetLink Partner since 2016

Admissions Numbers

  • 2 VetLink applicants matriculated

  • Test optional for all students

  • 3.52 Average GPA of VetLink applicants*

    (*applicant reported)

How to Apply

Application available on Common App

  • Secondary School Report, including transcripts

  • Counselor recommendation

  • Teacher evaluations x2

  • Midyear Report

  • Standardized test scores (Optional)

  • Interview (Optional)

  • Financial Aid Application (Optional*)

Admissions Deadlines

  • Early I Decision Application Deadline: November 15

  • Early II Decision Application Deadline: January 1

  • Regular Decision Application Deadline: January 15

  • Ada Comstock Scholars Spring Deadline: November 15

  • Ada Comstock Scholars Fall Deadline: February 15


Financial Aid & Scholarships

  • $86,026 Cost of attendance for full time Undergraduate programs

  • $10,000 contribution through the Yellow Ribbon program; maximum 4 eligible students/year

  • 100% of documented need met for of all admitted students who meet required deadlines

  • 63% Recipients of need-based gift aid from Smith

  • $1,120-$81,000 range of Smith grants

  • $55,000 Average need-based grant

  • No Loans - loans have been eliminated from undergraduate financial aid packages for students receiving need-based institutional aid and replaced with grants from the college

  • ~20 percent of Smith’s incoming students would be eligible for start-up grants


Veterans Campus Life

  • Five College Consortium - Student exchanges, joint course offerings, combined library catalogues and more between Smith & nearby Amherst, Mount Holyoke and Hampshire colleges and the University of Massachusetts

  • The Office of Student Engagement - connects students to clubs, organizations & resources

  • The Smith Connectors - a pilot program working with the class of 2025 to connect new students to resources & opportunities across campus

  • 140+ student clubs & organizations, 11 varsity sports and extensive intramural and club sport programs


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Demographics

2,100+ enrolled undergraduate students

100% Females

17% first-generation college students

Academics

50+ Areas of Study & about 1,000 courses

9:1 student-faculty ratio

19 Average Student Class Size

Top Academic Programs

Research and Experimental Psychology

Political Science and Government

Biology/Biological Sciences

Engineering Science

Computer Science

Knowledge in Action

~50% of STEM majors conduct research with Smith professors

40% of Smith juniors study abroad each year in Smith programs in Florence, Geneva, Hamburg and Paris, or in programs in Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America and English-speaking countries in both hemispheres

Alumni & Outcomes

53,000 Active Alumni Worldwide

600+ companies recruit virtually & on campus

90% Graduation Rate

97% of alum are employed or enrolled in full-time graduate studies within 6 months of graduation

72% Law school Admit rate (2021–22)

80% Medical school Admit rate (2021–22; among qualified applicants)

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