# Smith College

#### **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

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Demographics</strong> </td><td>2,100+ enrolled undergraduate students</td><td>100% Females</td><td>17% first-generation college students</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Academics</strong></td><td>50+ Areas of Study &#x26; about 1,000 courses</td><td>9:1 student-faculty ratio</td><td>19 Average Student Class Size</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Top Academic Programs</td><td>Research and Experimental Psychology</td><td>Political Science and Government</td><td>Biology/Biological Sciences</td><td>Engineering Science</td><td>Computer Science</td></tr></tbody></table>

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#### 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

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#### Veterans Campus Life&#x20;

* 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

<table data-card-size="large" data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Knowledge in Action</strong> </td><td>~50% of STEM majors conduct research with Smith professors</td><td>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</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Alumni &#x26; Outcomes </td><td>53,000 Active Alumni Worldwide</td><td>600+ companies recruit virtually &#x26; on campus</td><td>90% Graduation Rate</td><td>97% of alum are employed or enrolled in full-time graduate studies within 6 months of graduation</td><td>72% Law school Admit rate (2021–22)</td><td>80% Medical school Admit rate (2021–22; among qualified applicants)</td></tr></tbody></table>

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#### More Resources

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