Smith College
Northampton, MA · Private · 2,544 undergrads
- Admit rate: 21.0% (9,869 applicants)
- SAT middle 50%: 1420–1540 (ACT 32–35)
- Undergraduates: 2,544 (13.7% international)
- Average net price: $27,579 (per year after aid)
- Graduation rate: 89% (within 6 years)
Deadlines
- Early Decision: Nov. 15, 2026
- Early Decision II: Jan. 5, 2027
- Regular Decision: Jan. 15, 2027
Editor's notes
- With no supplements, your personal statement does all the talking, and Smith's CDS rates the essay very important (as high as grades and rigor). Don't spend it recapping your activity list. Write the 650 words only you could write.
- Early decision is a real lever here. Smith admitted 371 of 1,107 ED applicants for fall 2025 against 1,816 of 8,102 overall. ED II on Jan. 5 gives you a second binding shot if a fall ED elsewhere doesn't work out.
- Apply for aid when you apply for admission, not after. Miss the deadline as a U.S. student and you wait two years for Smith grant money; miss it as an international student and you never get it. If your family earns up to $150,000, tuition is free.
- Take the alum interview. It's optional, but the CDS lists interviews as important, and with no supplements it's your one chance to show Smith something beyond your writing.
Sources
- Smith College Admission, First-year applicants
- Smith College Admission, Meet the Class of 2030
- Smith College, Tuition & financial aid for applicants
- Smith College, Financial aid for first-year applicants
- Common App, 2026-27 first-year deadlines, fees and requirements grid
- Smith College Institutional Research, Data about Smith
