Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science

Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science is a private nonprofit college in Paul Smiths, NY. Its average net price is $23,753 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$17,464
$30,001 to $48,000$17,105
$48,001 to $75,000$21,366
$75,001 to $110,000$25,676
$110,001 and up$31,319
$34,000Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$34,000Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$23,753Average Net Price
$14,663Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,000Books and Supplies
$2,500Other Expenses
23.4%Students on Pell Grants
43.7%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

76.5%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$46,138
8 years after entry$47,238
10 years after entry$52,012
46.5%Graduation Rate
75.2%Retention Rate
$23,250Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Paul Smiths, NYLocation
Distant ruralSetting
579Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652Not published
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other$54,462 National median for this major n=3,522Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Culinary Arts and Related Services$41,017 National median for this major n=616Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$34,501 National median for this major n=3,700Not published
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy$40,346 Small program - rough guide n=45$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=43
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management$37,818 National median for this major n=378Not published
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$38,952 National median for this major n=2,176Not published
Forestry$51,465 Small program - rough guide n=32Not published
Homeland Security$58,220 National median for this major n=2,607Not published
Hospitality Administration/Management$46,331 National median for this major n=9,793Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not published
Natural Resources and Conservation, Other$36,547 National median for this major n=174Not published
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies$40,789 National median for this major n=2,548Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Sustainability Studies$44,710 National median for this major n=1,415Not published
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management$34,340 National median for this major n=1,905$26,476 Small program - rough guide n=31

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