Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Smith College is greatly skewed towards women students, with 99.9% of undergraduate students being women and 0.1% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 2,566, with 2,564 women and 2 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Smith College is greatly skewed towards women students, with 83.8% of undergraduate students being women and 16.2% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 358, with 300 women and 58 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 0.1% 2 students
- women 99.9% 2,564 students
Graduate Students
- men 16.2% 58 students
- women 83.8% 300 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 49.9% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 1,279 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 12.9% of the student body, with 330 students. Asian students represent 9.9% of the population, with 254 students, while African American students account for 5.6%, with 143 students. Mixed race students account for 5.5% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 140 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 3 students.
International students make up 14.2% of the undergraduate population, totaling 363 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 2.1% of the population, totaling 53 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Smith College.
Undergraduate Students
- White 49.9% 1,279 students
- International students 14.2% 363 students
- Hispanic 12.9% 330 students
- Asian 9.9% 254 students
- African American 5.6% 143 students
- Mixed race 5.5% 140 students
- Unknown race 2.1% 53 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 3 students
Graduate Students
- White 58.5% 209 students
- Unknown race 10.1% 36 students
- Hispanic 8.7% 31 students
- International students 8.1% 29 students
- African American 5.3% 19 students
- Mixed race 5.3% 19 students
- Asian 3.9% 14 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 46.6% 27 students
- International students 24.1% 14 students
- Hispanic 10.3% 6 students
- Mixed race 8.6% 5 students
- Asian 5.2% 3 students
- African American 5.2% 3 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Unknown race 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 45% 1,142 students
- 18-19 43% 1,105 students
- 22-24 8% 204 students
- 25-29 1% 32 students
- 30-34 1% 22 students
- 35-39 1% 13 students
- 40-49 0% 9 students
- 50-64 0% 2 students
- 25-29 33% 120 students
- 22-24 21% 75 students
- 30-34 19% 70 students
- 40-49 9% 34 students
- 35-39 9% 32 students
- 50-64 5% 17 students
- 20-21 1% 4 students
- 18-19 0% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Smith College in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 99 | 17.49% | |
| New York | 78 | 13.78% | |
| California | 64 | 11.31% | |
| Connecticut | 34 | 6.01% | |
| Maryland | 21 | 3.71% | |
| New Jersey | 21 | 3.71% | |
| Pennsylvania | 21 | 3.71% | |
| Texas | 21 | 3.71% | |
| Maine | 16 | 2.83% | |
| Washington | 16 | 2.83% | |
| Illinois | 15 | 2.65% | |
| Vermont | 15 | 2.65% | |
| Arizona | 14 | 2.47% | |
| Virginia | 13 | 2.30% | |
| Minnesota | 11 | 1.94% | |
| New Hampshire | 9 | 1.59% | |
| Florida | 8 | 1.41% | |
| Georgia | 7 | 1.24% | |
| Ohio | 7 | 1.24% | |
| Rhode Island | 7 | 1.24% | |
| Tennessee | 7 | 1.24% | |
| Colorado | 6 | 1.06% | |
| North Carolina | 6 | 1.06% | |
| Oregon | 6 | 1.06% | |
| Indiana | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 4 | less than 1% | |
| District of Columbia | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 2 | less than 1% | |
| West Virginia | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Montana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 1 | less than 1% |
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