by our College Data Analytics TeamIs Smith really diverse? College Factual’s diversity report brings to light the facts about diversity at Smith. We reviewed racial demographics, gender ratios, student age ranges, and where students come from.
Many schools pride themselves on their diversity, but what does that mean, really? College Factual analyzed the data to find out how diverse the standard college campus really is, including race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they’re from.
Smith total enrollment is approximately 3,146 students. 2,611 are undergraduates and 535 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time Smith undergraduate population is made up of 99.6% women, and 0.4% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Smith Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,342 | 51.4% |
| International | 333 | 12.8% |
| Hispanic | 319 | 12.2% |
| Asian | 259 | 9.9% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 157 | 6.0% |
| Black or African American | 136 | 5.2% |
| Unknown | 59 | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 0.2% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 86.4% of full-time grad students are women, and 13.6% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Smith Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 366 | 68.4% |
| Hispanic | 45 | 8.4% |
| Asian | 34 | 6.4% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 29 | 5.4% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 3.9% |
| International | 21 | 3.9% |
| Unknown | 19 | 3.6% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,708 | 54.3% |
| Hispanic | 364 | 11.6% |
| International | 354 | 11.3% |
| Asian | 293 | 9.3% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 186 | 5.9% |
| Black or African American | 157 | 5.0% |
| Unknown | 78 | 2.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 0.1% |
Smith College faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 64.4% |
| International | 10.1% |
| Asian | 7.2% |
| Black or African American | 7.0% |
| Hispanic | 5.5% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 3.2% |
| Unknown | 2.0% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 3,062 female students and 84 male students at Smith.
Smith College faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
The undergraduate student body is split among 45 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 80 | 14.4% |
| California | 74 | 13.4% |
| New York | 72 | 13.0% |
| Texas | 33 | 6.0% |
| New Jersey | 29 | 5.2% |
Smith welcomes roughly 11.3% international (nonresident) students, adding to the global diversity of the campus.
A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Smith, 77.7% of undergraduate students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.
| Student Age Group | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 18-19 | 1,161 | 40.6% |
| 20-21 | 1,060 | 37.1% |
| 22-24 | 324 | 11.3% |
| 25-29 | 129 | 4.5% |
| 35 and over | 80 | 2.8% |
| 30-34 | 67 | 2.3% |
| Under 18 | 36 | 1.3% |
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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