Meet the Class of 2028

Who are the Smithies in the class of 2028? Check out some of the data on our newest group of students.

All data is for students entering in the fall of 2024 as of September 5, 2024.

Admission Statistics

Statistic

Value

Total number of applications

8,666

Admitted students

1,820

Admit rate

21%

Size of class

645

Number of transfers entering in September

31

Number of Ada Comstock transfers entering in September

10

Number of states represented (including D.C.)

45

U.S. territories represented

1

Percentage of international students

15.7%

Percentage of domestic students of color

34.4%

Percentage of first-generation students

17%

Pell Grant recipients

21.2%

Recipients of Smith College Startup Grants

22.2%

Percentage receiving Smith institutional aid

64%

Geographic Breakdown of Enrolling Students

States

  • 45 states and 1 U.S. territory represented
  • New York, California, Massachusetts, Texas, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Vermont, and Washington are the most-represented states.

Countries

  • 41 countries represented by citizenship
  • China, India, Rwanda, Kenya, South Korea, Vietnam, Somalia, and Bangladesh are the most represented countries.

Region

Percentage

New England

22.0%

Middle Atlantic

23.7%

Midwest

7.8%

South & Southwest

13.6%

West

19.2%

U.S. Territories

<1%

Schooled abroad

13.5%

CBO Affiliations

Most Represented CBOs: Questbridge, Posse Foundation, Education USA, Matriculate, Academic Success Program (ASP) Dallas, Education is Freedom, Upward Bound, Emerge at Houston ISD, iMentor, SEEDS, EMERGE (Scholars), Prep for Prep, Seeds of Fortune, SEO Scholars, and College Match LA

14%

students associated with local, national, or international community-based organizations

49

individual community-based organizations affiliated with students

Racial & Ethnic Identity

*All figures represent a percentage of the entire incoming class of first-time first year students and are based on information provided on the application for admission. Data are as of September 5, 2024 and will be updated periodically before the census date of October 1. 
~U.S. citizens and permanent residents may self-identify multiple races and ethnicities on their applications. Total percentage exceeds 100% because U.S. students may identify as more than one race or ethnicity.

Identity

Federal Reporting Methodology*

All Self-Reported Identities*~

American Indian or Alaska Native

0.0%

0.9%

Asian American

9.1%

14.6%

Black or African American

4.3%

10.4%

Latinx

12.9%

12.9%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

0.2%

0.9%

Two or more races

7.9%

N/A

White

45.4%

61.9%

Did not report

4.5%

4.5%

International citizens

15.7%

15.7%

High School Experiences

Where the incoming Class of 2028 attended high school.

65%

public or charter school

25%

private school

10%

religious or homeschooled