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Education at Smith College

Smith College graduates about 28 education majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 9th of 551 schools we score for education, a standout program at 86 out of 100.

86/100Standout#9 of 551 for education →
Graduates a year285% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$34,000
Research in the field$223Ka year, NSF
Admit rate21%whole school
SAT middle 50%1370–1520whole 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 education happens

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 education ranking

  1. Swarthmore College 88
  2. Bowdoin College 88
  3. New York University 87
  4. Boston College 87
  5. Brown University 85
  6. University of Wyoming 84
  7. Texas Christian University 84
  8. Syracuse University 84

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 education. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 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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