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Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science

Paul Smiths, New York Private nonprofit 4-year Rural area

Overview

Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Paul Smiths, New York. Its campus is in a rural area. It enrolled 948 students in fall 2024, including 926 undergraduates and 22 graduate students.

Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 31 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management, and Environmental Science. It awarded 178 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

75% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Key figures

948

Students enrolled

75%

First-year retention

178

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

12:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 31

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Natural Resources and Conservation 11

Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor 21 graduates
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Bachelor 17 graduates
Environmental Science Bachelor 16 graduates
Forest Management CertificateBachelorMaster 11 graduates
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Bachelor 8 graduates
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management CertificateMaster 5 graduates
Forest Resources Production and Management Bachelor 3 graduates
Forest Technology/Technician Associate 3 graduates
Urban Forestry CertificateAssociate 3 graduates
Environmental Studies Bachelor
Forest Sciences and Biology Bachelor

Business, Management and Marketing 5

Business Administration and Management Bachelor 6 graduates
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other Bachelor 6 graduates
Digital Marketing Bachelor 4 graduates
Hospitality Administration/Management AssociateBachelor 4 graduates
Entrepreneurship Bachelor 2 graduates

Biological and Biomedical Sciences 3

Biology Bachelor 12 graduates
Environmental Biology Bachelor 8 graduates
Neuroscience Bachelor 1 graduate

Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 3

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies AssociateBachelor 12 graduates
Sustainability Studies CertificateBachelorMaster 5 graduates
Natural Sciences Bachelor 1 graduate

Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 3

Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef CertificateAssociateBachelor 10 graduates
Culinary Arts/Chef Training CertificateAssociateBachelor 1 graduate
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts Associate

Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1

Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies Bachelor 9 graduates

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1

Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Bachelor 5 graduates

Psychology 1

Psychology, General Bachelor 4 graduates

Communication and Journalism 1

Communication Bachelor 1 graduate

Engineering Technologies 1

Surveying Technology Associate

Family and Consumer Sciences 1

Foodservice Systems Administration/Management CertificateBachelor

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students: 75%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees: 155
Associate degrees: 13
Master's degrees: 6
Certificates of 1 to 2 years: 1
Postbaccalaureate certificates: 3

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 948
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 926
Graduate students, fall 2024: 22
Full-time, fall 2024: 61%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 1,058
Undergraduates, 2024-25: 1,025
Graduate students, 2024-25: 33
Full-time, 2024-25: 58%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 44%
Men: 56%
White: 53%
Hispanic or Latino: 1%
Black or African American: 3%
Asian: 1%
Two or more races: 3%
American Indian or Alaska Native: 1%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 39%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online: 2%
Students taking some online courses: 28%

Campus and services

Setting: Rural area
Academic calendar: Semester
Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association: NSCAA
President: Daniel L Kelting
Services and opportunities: Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members: Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization