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Hobart William Smith Colleges

Geneva, NY · CDS 20252026 · Town: Distant · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
66.7%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
12.5%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
89.7%
Total cost — out-of-state
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
11:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$21,470

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates1,862
Total all graduate36
Grand total all students1,898

Admissions

Total applicants5,865
Total admitted3,912
Total enrolled488
Overall admit rate66.7%
Admit rate — women70.5%
Admit rate — men63.0%
Yield rate12.5%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/15
ED notification date12/15
# admitted under ED plan125
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/15
EA notification date1/25
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT22.7%
% submitting ACT5.5%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile600
SAT EBRW 75th %ile710
SAT Math 25th %ile580
SAT Math 75th %ile675
ACT Comp 25th %ile26
ACT Comp 75th %ile32
% in top 10% of HS class27.2%
% in top 25% of HS class62.1%

Cost

Tuition — in-state
Tuition — out-of-state
Required fees$71
Room and board
Total cost — in-state
Total cost — out-of-state

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$52,644
Avg % of need met89.7%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$38,325
Avg loan debt at graduation$21,470

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist
# admitted from waitlist
Waitlist admit rate
Transfer applicants (total)145
Transfer admit rate46.9%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio11:1
% faculty full-time90.1%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)64.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$31,563Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)73.9%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)74.6%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate87.8%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$70,017Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant24.8%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan73.1%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full17.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress38.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress17.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time0.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white66.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black7.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino11.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian2.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races3.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international5.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown3.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women49.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men50.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white79.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino1.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian7.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international1.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown5.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Social Sciences25.3%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences10.2%
Psychology9.9%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services8.5%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs7.4%
English Language And Literature/Letters5.5%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services4.1%
Physical Sciences3.9%