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Hobart William Smith Colleges is a private liberal arts college located in Geneva, New York. Hobart William Smith Colleges is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Hobart William Smith Colleges is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $62,980 10 years after enrolling, 33rd in New York, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Hobart William Smith Colleges bachelor students earn 9% more than the national average. Hobart William Smith Colleges is ranked 77th in New York.
Hobart William Smith Colleges’s median net annual cost of $35,764 and average years to graduate of 4.1 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Hobart William Smith Colleges sorted by number of graduates - Economics, Comms & Media Studies, Psychology, Biology, History, Poli Sci/Government - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$35,764
Average years to graduate
4.1
Natural Resource Conservation
Rank: #51
Economic score: 4.08
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 4.81
International Relations
Rank: #74
Economic score: 8.08
Sociology
Rank: #309
Economic score: 12.3
English Language & Lit
Rank: #413
Economic score: 28.27
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.1 years. 77% of all students graduate within 8 years. The graduation rate at Hobart William Smith Colleges is 10% higher than the state average, and 9% above the average for all liberal arts colleges in the country.
At Hobart William Smith Colleges, Pell Grant recipients represent 22% of the measured graduating class, 13% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Hobart William Smith Colleges graduates within 4.1 years.
Hobart William Smith Colleges is in the top 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Hobart William Smith Colleges’s economic mobility score of 17.98 is calculated by adjusting the 1.71 economic score of lower-income students by the 22% pell grant recipients within the student body. Hobart William Smith Colleges’s EMS of 17.98 ranks in the top 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Hobart William Smith Colleges pays $35,764 a year, $40,762 less than the $76,526 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $35,764
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Hobart William Smith Colleges, 92% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $35,764 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 64% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,017. This is 10% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,304
Pell grants
$4,754
State grants
$3,609
Institutional grants
$39,677
Hobart William Smith Colleges's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 67% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 3,752 applicants, of which 2,530 were admitted and 367 enrolled. Hobart William Smith Colleges doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
51%
59%
First time
96%
59%
In-state
41%
68%
1st generation
13%
35%
White
71%
52%
Black
7%
14%
Hispanic
7%
15%
Asian
3%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
12%
12%