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Smith College

Work 7 College Lane Northampton, MA 01063
Work(413) 585-2500
Web site: http://www.smith.edu
  • 18Rank
  • 82Score
Tier 1
College Category:
Liberal Arts Colleges

Overview : Smith College

General Information  
Institutional Control: Private
Year founded: 1871
Religious affiliation: N/A
Academic calendar: semester
Total number of undergraduates: 2,596
Setting urban
Endowment: $1,360,965,509
Fall Admissions  
Application deadline: 1/15
Application fee: $60
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 51.9 %
Selectivity: more selective
Expenses  
Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $36,058
Mission  
School mission As the nation's largest undergraduate women's college, Smith offers curricular and educational resources rivaling, in breadth and depth, those of many universities. Its highly respected study abroad programs, Praxis internships and pioneering engineering and science majors attract a diverse student body seeking a rigorous liberal arts education as a basis for careers in all fields of endeavor. Since its inception, the college has educated women for positions of leadership and social engagement, counting among its 46,000 worldwide alumnae many of the most accomplished and influential women of our times.

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