Smith College
Smith College is a private nonprofit college in Northampton, MA. Its average net price is $25,519 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $2,541 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $6,387 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $5,996 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $14,737 |
| $110,001 and up | $40,596 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $50,855 |
| 8 years after entry | $60,086 |
| 10 years after entry | $69,936 |
Campus Facts
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.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Applied Statistics | $62,525 National median for this major n=37 | Not published |
| Archeology | $30,319 National median for this major n=144 | Not published |
| Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation | $46,764 National median for this major n=64 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $37,005 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $10,000 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | $41,014 National median for this major n=614 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | Not published |
| Biology | $42,533 Small program - rough guide n=41 | $11,875 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Cognitive Science | $48,492 National median for this major n=2,112 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $89,589 Small program - rough guide n=32 | $12,606 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Data Science | $76,968 National median for this major n=322 | $12,389 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Design and Applied Arts | $39,422 National median for this major n=22,892 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $36,286 National median for this major n=1,258 | Not published |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $34,501 National median for this major n=3,700 | Not published |
| Economics | $70,191 Small program - rough guide n=38 | Not published |
| Education | $44,614 National median for this major n=9,571 | $13,490 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Engineering | $72,868 National median for this major n=2,850 | Not published |
| Engineering Science | $72,248 National median for this major n=427 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $35,994 Small program - rough guide n=37 | $13,500 Small program - rough guide n=55 |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Environmental Design | $47,323 National median for this major n=458 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | $9,245 Small program - rough guide n=47 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $31,110 National median for this major n=12,988 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | Not published |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $45,779 National median for this major n=7,065 | Not published |
| Journalism | $41,953 National median for this major n=11,629 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Library Science and Administration | $32,774 National median for this major n=134 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | $26,921 National median for this major n=35 | Not published |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $43,178 National median for this major n=246 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Museology/Museum Studies | $30,075 National median for this major n=48 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $37,389 National median for this major n=7,500 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $44,206 Small program - rough guide n=68 | $11,316 Small program - rough guide n=63 |
| Public Health | $42,733 National median for this major n=16,894 | Not published |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | $44,029 Small program - rough guide n=51 | $13,500 Small program - rough guide n=91 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $38,320 Small program - rough guide n=38 | $10,000 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Sociology | $40,682 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $12,478 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $37,216 National median for this major n=38,400 | Not published |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | $11,320 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | $46,328 National median for this major n=907 | Not published |
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