Meet the Class of 2030

Who are the Smithies in the class of 2030? Check out some of the data on our newest group of students.

All data is for students entering in the fall of 2026 as of July 15, 2026. The enrolling class is not finalized until after October 1.

Admission Statistics

Statistic

Value

Total number of applications

8,630

Admitted students

1,677

Admit rate

19%

Size of class

641

Number of transfers entering in September

23

Number of Ada Comstock transfers entering in September

8

Number of states represented (including D.C.)

45

Percentage of international students

13%

Percentage of domestic students of color

39%

Percentage of first-generation students

17%

Pell Grant recipients

20%

Recipients of Smith College Startup Grants

21%

Percentage receiving Smith institutional aid

66%

Geographic Breakdown of Enrolling Students

States

  • 45 states represented
  • New York, California, Massachusetts, Texas, Connecticut, New Jersey, Maine, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Maryland are the top states represented.

Countries

  • 34 countries represented by citizenship
  • China, Hong Kong S.A.R., and Mexico are the most represented countries.

Region

Percentage

New England

22%

Middle Atlantic

25.3%

Midwest

6.2%

South & Southwest

15.6%

West

19.7%

U.S. Territories

0%

Schooled abroad

11.2%

CBO Affiliations

Most Represented CBOs: QuestBridge, Posse Foundation, Matriculate, Academic Success Program (ASP) Dallas, TRIO: Upward Bound, Seeds of Fortune Inc., Thrive Scholars, STEP: Student Expedition Program, EMERGE (Scholars), Let’s Get Ready

17%

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

67

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 July 15, 2026, 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

0.2%

2.2%

Asian American

8.9%

16.2%

Black or African American

5.1%

10.9%

Latinx

14.4%

14.4%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

0%

0.2%

Two or more races

10.5%

N/A

White

44.6%

63.7%

Did not report

3%

3%

International citizens

13.4%

13.4%

High School Experiences

Where the incoming class of 2030 attended high school.

65%

public or charter school

26%

private school

9%

religious or homeschooled