Advertisement Compare the 200 top values in liberal-arts colleges or private universities, or create your own custom lists of colleges from our rankings or schools from a particular state. SPECIAL REPORT: College Rankings, 2014 Smith College (Northampton, MA) Sortable Rankings | SPECIAL REPORT: College Rankings, 2014 ACADEMIC QUALITY Applicants who took SAT: 55.00% Applicants who took ACT: 30.00% SAT I Verbal score 600-699: 42.00% SAT I Verbal score 700+: 47.00% SAT I Verbal score 600+: 89.00% SAT I Math score 600-699: 42.00% SAT I Math score 700+: 36.00% SAT I Math score 600+: 78.00% ACT score 24-29: 29.00% ACT score 30-36: 65.00% ACT score 24+: 94% Students applied: 5,254 Students admitted: 1,956 Admission rate: 37% Students per faculty: 9 4-year graduation rate: 86% 5-year graduation rate: 0% STUDENT BODY Freshmen retained: 94% Full-time enrolled men: 2 Full-time enrolled women: 2,501 Part-time enrolled men: 0 Part-time enrolled women: 11 Total enrollment: 2,514 COSTS Tuition: $49,760 Room and board: $16,730 Est. book expense: $800 Fees: $284 Total cost: $67,574 Cost after need-based aid: $25,788 Cost after non-need-based aid: $51,101 Average debt at graduation: $23,857 FINANCIAL AID % of aid need met: 100% Average need-based aid: $41,786 Average non-need-based aid: $16,473 Students receiving non-need-based aid: 144 Average aid package: $48,115 Students receiving need-based aid: 1,493 % of aid from grants: 0% % receiving need-based aid: 59% % receiving non- need-based aid: 14% % receiving student loans: 62% SOURCE: Sortable Rankings | SPECIAL REPORT: College Rankings, 2014