Like most colleges and universities today (indeed, like society at large), Smith College has a diverse and dynamic student body that includes individuals who identify as transgendered. Some do so for intellectual or political reasons, in order to challenge prevailing gender norms in our society; others feel that their birth sex does not truly represent who they are. Students at Smith, whatever their gender or sexual identity, are diverse, accomplished, and various in their views.

Whereas the exploration of sexuality, sexual orientation and gender identity was once a very private matter, it is a much more visible and public part of contemporary campus cultures. Students coming to college today, whether at Smith, Yale, Princeton, Wesleyan, Wellesley or elsewhere, feel comfortable publicly exploring a range of identities and behaviors.

Is Smith still a women’s college? Absolutely. As a women’s college, Smith only considers female applicants for undergraduate admission. And like other women’s colleges, Smith is a place where women are able to explore who they are in an environment that is safe and accepting.

Smith does not track statistics related to the gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation of its students. Once admitted, any student who completes the college’s graduation requirements will be awarded a degree.

In 2003, Smith students voted by a very slim margin to remove pronouns from the language in the Student Government Association constitution, as a well-meaning gesture of support toward a handful of transgendered students who didn't identify with "she" and "her." This change in no way affected any official documents or practices of the college.