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Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science was awarded 1 badge in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is natural resources & conservation.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Paul Smith's College is ranked #779 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Paul Smith's College held the #1,587 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
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The acceptance rate at Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science is 85%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Paul Smith's College is a good fit for you.
With a student to faculty ratio of 13 to 1, Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science is 76%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science is 69%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Paul Smith's College the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 45%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 668 undergraduates at Paul Smith's College with 650 being full-time and 18 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $14,958 | $17,610 | $23,068 | $25,797 | $30,170 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Paul Smith's College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Paul Smith's College, approximately 79% of students took out student loans averaging $9,669 a year. That adds up to $38,676 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Paul Smith's College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 7777 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NY 12970-0265 |
| Phone: | 518-327-6000 |
| Website: | https://www.paulsmiths.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Forestry | 29 | $44,342 |
| Natural Resource Management | 17 | $41,863 |
| Natural Resources Conservation (Other) | 13 | NA |
| Culinary Arts | 13 | $31,506 |
| Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies | 12 | $27,543 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 11 | $33,333 |
| Sustainability Science | 8 | NA |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 8 | $33,398 |
| Fisheries Sciences | 6 | $34,321 |
| Hospitality Management | 5 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 267 students took at least one online class at Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science. This is an increase from the 250 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 267 | 18 |
| 2021-2022 | 250 | 34 |
| 2020-2021 | 329 | 14 |
| 2018-2019 | 170 | 3 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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