Hobart William Smith Colleges
Geneva, New York
- Private nonprofit
- Town
- 1,786 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 64%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $31,617per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 75%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $80,47110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Hobart and William Smith Colleges was originally founded as two separate institutions—Hobart for men and William Smith for women—and today operates united with one campus, one faculty, and one administration.
Hobart and William Smith Colleges guarantees an internship or research placement for its students.
Source: Salisbury Center for Career, Professional and Experiential Education
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 64%About 6 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1190–1385Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 28–32Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $31,617full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $85,685sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $66,748Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 75%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 86%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $80,47110 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,786Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 27%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 13%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- St Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure, NY — admits 82%
- Wagner College Staten Island, NY — admits 88%
- Le Moyne College Syracuse, NY — admits 83%
- Niagara University Niagara University, NY — admits 87%
Also worth a look
- St Lawrence University Canton, NY — admits 54%
- Nazareth University Rochester, NY — admits 75%
- St. John Fisher University Rochester, NY — admits 66%
- Clarkson University Potsdam, NY — admits 77%
- Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA — admits 68%
- Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY — admits 62%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Hobart William Smith Colleges, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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