Smith College Class of 2013, By the Numbers
News of Note
Published May 14, 2013
The following numbers offer a glimpse of the students who make up the Smith College Class of 2013. They graduate during Smith’s 135th commencement ceremony Sunday, May 19, at 10 a.m. in the Quadrangle at the corner of Elm Street and Paradise Road.
698 Baccalaureate Degree Recipients
668 bachelor of arts degrees
30 bachelor of science degrees
170 undergraduate degree recipients are double-majors
44 states are represented
34 countries are represented
5 most popular majors in descending order: psychology; government; economics; English; art (includes art history, art studio, architecture and urbanism).
36 are Ada Comstock Scholars (women of nontraditional age)
60 years is the age of the oldest graduating Ada
24 years is the age of the youngest graduating Ada
68 Advanced Degree Candidates
50 master’s degrees
8 diplomas in American Studies
10 certificates of graduate study
Looking Ahead: Smith College Class of 2017
4,401 applications, the largest number in Smith’s history
1,848 applicants were admitted
635 students expected to make up the class
42 states are represented
38 countries are represented
45 are traditional-aged transfer students
31 are Ada Comstock Scholars
Smith College educates women of promise for lives of distinction. One of the largest women’s colleges in the United States, Smith enrolls 2,800 students from nearly every state and 62 other countries.