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University description (as per official university website)
About Smith
Since its founding in 1871, Smith College has provided women of high ability and promise an education of uncompromising quality. A world-class faculty of scholars are fully engaged with their students’ intellectual development, and an open curriculum encourages each student to explore many fields of knowledge. Mentors for scholarship, leadership and service, across all spectrums of endeavor, allow Smith students to observe different models of achievement, then set their own course with conviction.
As the nation’s largest liberal arts college for women, Smith offers a unique breadth of resources. Outstanding academic facilities, on a New England campus noted for its beauty, are complemented by a supportive housing system that fosters self-reliance and builds life-long friendships.
Smith develops within its students the capacity to lead and change the world. For more than 130 years, Smith women have thrived in fields that women have not typically entered; they have broken new ground and set new standards. And the college continues to forge new paths, offering a curriculum based in the humanities, arts and sciences, but with an emphasis on globalism, practical learning and leadership skills.
Enrollment
2,600 undergraduates in Northampton, Massachusetts, and 250 studying elsewhere
Tuition and Fees, 2008-09
Tuition: $35,810
Room and Board: $12,050
Student Activities Fee: $248
Tuition and fees cover only 78 percent of the actual cost of a Smith education. The difference, a subsidy of more than $12,500 per student, comes from the college's endowment and annual gifts.
Financial Aid to the Class of 2010
Recipients of need-based gift aid from Smith: 59%
Recipients of need-based aid from any source: 69%
Smith grant range: $1,024-$45,312
Average grant: $26,293
Smith guarantees to meet the full financial need, as calculated by the college, of all admitted students who meet the published admission and financial aid deadlines.
TYPES OF AID
Need-based Aid
Need-based aid may include loans, grants and campus employment. If you wish to apply for financial aid from Smith, you must do so when you apply for admission.
Merit Aid
Smith offers a limited number of awards based on merit rather than need. All applicants for admission are considered; there are no special application forms.
Outside Aid
Financial aid applicants are expected to apply for all federal, state and local scholarships for which they are eligible. It is crucial that applicants find out about these sources of aid in order to help the college continue to the meet the needs of all students. |
