Hobart William Smith Colleges

Hobart William Smith Colleges is a private nonprofit college in Geneva, NY. Its average net price is $31,617 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$14,938
$30,001 to $48,000$15,053
$48,001 to $75,000$22,863
$75,001 to $110,000$27,688
$110,001 and up$39,021
$66,748Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$66,748Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$31,617Average Net Price
$18,210Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,000Books and Supplies
$1,800Other Expenses
27.0%Students on Pell Grants
75.6%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

64.0%Acceptance Rate
610 to 700SAT Reading, Middle Half
580 to 685SAT Math, Middle Half
28 to 32ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$61,257
8 years after entry$76,628
10 years after entry$80,471
71.1%Graduation Rate
86.4%Retention Rate
$26,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Geneva, NYLocation
Distant townSetting
1,786Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

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MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Architecture and Related Services, Other$42,738 National median for this major n=78$25,750 Small program - rough guide n=34
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$48,402 Small program - rough guide n=30Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Communications$53,637 Small program - rough guide n=59$26,250 Small program - rough guide n=54
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$74,215 Small program - rough guide n=77$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=62
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Environmental Conservation$43,154 Small program - rough guide n=42$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=35
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other$36,977 National median for this major n=166Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617$25,500 Small program - rough guide n=34
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physical Sciences, Other$51,413 National median for this major n=242Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$58,473 Small program - rough guide n=31Not published
Psychology$42,205 Small program - rough guide n=34$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=49
Public Policy Analysis$53,031 National median for this major n=1,940Not published
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$41,787 National median for this major n=353Not published
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Urban Studies/Affairs$46,328 National median for this major n=907Not published

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