Massachusetts students paid $52,404 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $2,360 more than the $50,044 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 74 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 438 students received grants or scholarships totaling $18.2 million and 324 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.4 million.
Including all undergraduates (2,903), 1,782 students used grants or scholarships totaling $75.1 million, and 1,263 students took out $6.5 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~348 | $46,288 | $47,904 | $50,044 | $52,404 | 13.2% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Smith College in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 130 | 20% | $758,833 | $5,837 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 36 | 6% | $104,875 | $2,913 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 438 | 69% | $17,287,146 | $39,468 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 438 | 69% | $18,150,854 | $41,440 |
| Federal student loans | 290 | 45% | $1,053,487 | $3,633 |
| Other student loans | 47 | 7% | $371,992 | $7,915 |
| Student loan aid | 324 | 51% | $1,425,479 | $4,400 |
| Total student aid | 472 | 74% | - | - |
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