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Hobart and William Smith Colleges was awarded 62 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is writing studies.
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The Colleges landed the #475 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Out of the 142 colleges in New York, The Colleges is ranked at #33.
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If you're applying to Hobart and William Smith Colleges you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 67%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 23% of students accepted to The Colleges submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 690. Math scores were between 590 and 680.
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At The Colleges, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 9 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Hobart and William Smith Colleges is 87%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Hobart and William Smith Colleges has a freshmen retention rate of 91%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At The Colleges the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 73%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,824 undergraduates at The Colleges with 1,808 being full-time and 16 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $14,226 | $21,954 | $26,463 | $36,895 | $45,782 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of The Colleges, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At The Colleges, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $7,017 a year. That adds up to $28,068 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at The Colleges is 2.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for The Colleges are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 337 Pulteney Street, Geneva, NY 14456 |
| Phone: | 315-781-3000 |
| Website: | www.hws.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/hwscolleges |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/hwscolleges |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Economics | 94 | $57,689 |
| General Psychology | 50 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 47 | $37,105 |
| History | 38 | $29,417 |
| Political Science & Government | 36 | $47,695 |
| General Biology | 35 | $25,187 |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 33 | NA |
| International Relations & National Security | 23 | $42,965 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 23 | NA |
| General English Literature | 21 | $37,939 |
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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