Smith College vs Georgetown

Smith College and Georgetown University, two esteemed institutions of higher learning, offer distinct educational experiences. Smith, a women's college in Northampton, Massachusetts, boasts a tight-knit community and a focus on liberal arts education. Georgetown, a Jesuit university in Washington, D.C., excels in international relations, politics, and business. With acceptance rates of 34% and 14%, respectively, both schools are highly selective. Smith's student body is predominantly female, while Georgetown's is more evenly split between men and women. Popular majors at Smith include social sciences, humanities, and biological sciences, while Georgetown students often pursue degrees in business, social sciences, and international relations. Smith's graduation rate is 88%, while Georgetown's is 91%. Explore the comparison table below to delve deeper into the differences between these two prestigious universities and find the best fit for your academic aspirations.

	Georgetown University	Smith College
Overview
Location	Washington, District of Columbia	Northampton, Massachusetts
Campus setting	City: Large	Suburb: Large
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	98.0%	95.0%
Common app member	No	Yes
Religious affiliation	Catholic

Admission
Acceptance rate	12.0%	29.9%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $75 Graduate: $90	$60
SAT range	1410 - 1550	1370 - 1530
ACT range	32 - 35	31 - 34
Students submitting SAT score	64.0%	34.0%
Students submitting ACT score	38.0%	20.0%
Total number of applicants	27,629	6,064
Total number of admissions given out	3,311	1,814
Admitted students who chose to enroll	1,585	676
Yield rate	47.9%	37.3%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Not required
Recommendation letters	Required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Not required	Not required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$81,515	$68,128
Average net price	$23,049	$29,569
Tuition	$59,784	$55,830
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $11,802 Meal plan: $7,120	Room/dormitory: $9,700 Meal plan: $9,720
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	42.0% Average amount $36,711	70.0% Average amount $44,108
Students receiving federal student loan	20.0% Average amount $3,246	35.0% Average amount $3,560
Students taking out private loans	3.0% Average amount $34,459	5.0% Average amount $8,280

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	7,598 Men 42.8% Women 57.2%	2,566 Men 0.1% Women 99.9%
Graduate students	13,337 Men 45.7% Women 54.3%	358 Men 16.2% Women 83.8%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Moderate
Out-of-state students	97.4%	N/A
International students	16.7%	13.4%
Campus local/setting	City: Large	Suburb: Large
Dormitory capacity	5,571	2,519
First year students are required to live on campus?	Yes	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	New York California Maryland New Jersey Virginia	Mississippi New York California Connecticut Maryland

Academics
Popular study areas	Business Social Sciences Legal Profession Health Professions Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Public Administration and Social Service Engineering Social Sciences Foreign Languages and Literatures Mathematics and Statistics
Students to faculty ratio	11:1	9:1
Institutional accreditation	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	New England Commission on Higher Education

Outcome
Graduation rate	95.2%	91.0%
Dropout rate	4.4%	3.6%
Transferred out	N/A	5.1%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $131,589 Year 2: $127,040 Year 3: $139,178 Law (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $165,914 Year 2: $119,805 Year 3: $129,874 Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $109,015 Year 2: $118,650 Year 3: $124,664 Finance and Financial Management Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $104,741 Year 2: $96,183 Year 3: $117,331 Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $105,843 Year 2: $97,367 Year 3: $114,961 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $77,441 Year 2: $77,715 Year 3: $112,359 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $84,438 Year 2: $85,538 Year 3: $107,054 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $93,493 Year 2: $88,639 Year 3: $106,148 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $104,783 Year 2: $100,876 Year 3: $103,046 Statistics (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $96,445 Year 2: $90,856 Year 3: $102,592	Engineering, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,496 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $70,990 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $47,650 Year 3: $56,651 Social Work (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $48,011 Year 2: $45,554 Year 3: $53,962 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $46,620 Year 3: $53,886 Education, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $42,098 Year 2: $43,798 Year 3: $48,619 Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,776 Year 2: $39,153 Year 3: $43,120 Education, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $31,839 Year 3: $41,147 Research and Experimental Psychology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $29,006 Year 2: $18,566 Year 3: $41,145 Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $26,954 Year 2: $28,019 Year 3: $40,411 Neurobiology and Neurosciences (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $34,603 Year 3: $38,497

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