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Art & design at Smith College

Smith College graduates about 34 art & design majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 177th of 828 schools we score for art & design, a strong program at 72 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $43,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

72/100Strong#177 of 828 for art & design →
Graduates a year344% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$43,0000.96× the same major nationally
Research in the field$302Ka year, NSF
Admit rate21%whole school
SAT middle 50%1420–1520whole school

Around Smith College

Dam at Smith College.
Smith College damPhoto: ktr101 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Exterior of Alumnae Gymnasium at Smith College. The upper windows look into the
Alumnae Gymnasium (Smith College)Photo: Sphilbrick · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Smith Alumnae Gymnasium, Smith College campus Green St. Northampton
Smith College Gym after1891Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain · source
Neilson Library at Smith College in June 2025
Nielson Library at Smith College, June 2025Photo: Pi.1415926535 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where art & design happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Brown Fine Arts Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 19 · Dorm 12 · Athletics 8 · Offices 3 · Library 2 · Student housing 1.

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Nearby in the art & design ranking

  1. Washington and Lee University 73
  2. California State University–East Bay 73
  3. Towson University 73
  4. Union College 73
  5. Hofstra University 72
  6. Cornell University 72
  7. Macalester College 72
  8. CUNY–City College 72

Other strong majors at Smith College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Smith College with every school we score in art & design. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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