Smith College vs Hampshire College

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Smith College has more expensive tuition & fees ($61,568) than Hampshire College ($56,630).
It is harder to admit to Smith College than Hampshire College.
Smith College has more students with 2,873 students while Hampshire College has 508 students.
Smith College has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Hampshire College's ratio is 11 to 1.
Smith College has more full-time faculties with 313 faculties while Hampshire College has 48 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Smith College and Hampshire College.

Smith College	vs.	Hampshire College
Northampton, Massachusetts	Location	Amherst, Massachusetts
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$61,568	2024 Tuition & Fees	$56,630
70%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$47,628	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$40,098

19.73 %	Acceptance Rates	70.35 %
33.33 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.61 %
1,480	SAT Score	-
33	ACT Score	-
88 %	Graduation Rate	60 %
8 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
91 %	Retention Rate	67 %
2,873	Student Population	508
313	Number of Faculties	48
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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