Northampton, Massachusetts · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Small city
Overview
Smith College is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Northampton, Massachusetts. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 2,857 students in fall 2024, including 2,549 undergraduates and 308 graduate students.
Smith College offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 56 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Social Work, Computer Science, and Research and Experimental Psychology, Other. It awarded 871 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
94% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 8 to 1.
Key figures
2,857
Students enrolled
94%
First-year retention
871
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
56
Programs and majors
8:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 56
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
94%
Student-to-faculty ratio
8:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
690
Master's degrees
155
Doctoral degrees (research)
10
Postbaccalaureate certificates
16
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
2,857
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,549
Graduate students, fall 2024
308
Full-time, fall 2024
99%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,236
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,657
Graduate students, 2024-25
579
Full-time, 2024-25
98%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
97%
Men
3%
White
54%
Hispanic or Latino
12%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
8%
Two or more races
6%
International (U.S. nonresident)
12%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
6%
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Research designation
Research Colleges and Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
President
Sarah Willie-LeBreton
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit