About
Hobart and William Smith Colleges is a private liberal arts college in Geneva, New York. It traces its origins to Geneva Academy established in 1797. Students can choose from over 70 areas of study with degrees in Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts in Teaching, Master of Science in Management, and Master of Arts in Higher Education Leadership.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 48 Title IV programs, 15 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 33 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing15 · 31.2%
- No Data33 · 68.8%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
New England Commission of Higher Education
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 2
Action history · 4
- Feb 2023Initial AccreditationNew England Commission of Higher Education
- Feb 2023Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary WithdrawalMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Sep 2022Voluntary Withdrawal ReceivedMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Feb 2022Approved for Distance EducationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 505 students received $3.1M in Pell grants, alongside $10.7M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 433 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (1.1%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Hobart William Smith Colleges
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 16
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus27
- Non-campus1
- Public property1
Includes 19 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Stewardson House1 fireCookingDamage $0-$99
- Blackwell House1 fireCookingDamage $1,000-$9,999
- Miller House1 fireElectricalDamage $0-$99
- Sherrill Hall2 firesOtherDamage $0-$99
- Sherrill Hall2 firesArson. Contents of wastebasket set on fire.Damage $0-$99
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Hobart William Smith Colleges vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Hobart William Smith Colleges selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectHobart William Smith Colleges | 77% | — | 1,841 | $31,563 | Baccalaureate |
| 73% | 54.6% | 1,171 | $22,940 | Baccalaureate | |
| 88% | 18.5% | 2,056 | $33,375 | Baccalaureate | |
| 79% | 17.4% | 2,394 | $40,007 | Baccalaureate | |
| 80% | 42.1% | 2,314 | $37,607 | Baccalaureate | |
| 84% | 28.2% | 1,808 | $36,425 | Baccalaureate | |
| 79% | 42.9% | 2,554 | $30,308 | Baccalaureate | |
| 83% | 38.9% | 2,812 | $31,490 | Baccalaureate | |
| 77% | 61.0% | 1,906 | $22,900 | Baccalaureate | |
| 88% | 31.4% | 2,775 | $34,433 | Baccalaureate | |
| 84% | 36.0% | 2,275 | $26,441 | Baccalaureate | |
| 81% | 44.2% | 1,881 | $38,263 | Baccalaureate | |
| 85% | 50.4% | 1,861 | $28,585 | Baccalaureate | |
| 83% | 21.1% | 2,704 | $32,297 | Baccalaureate | |
| 79% | 54.3% | 1,991 | $28,651 | Baccalaureate | |
| 74% | 59.5% | 1,738 | $23,458 | Baccalaureate | |
| 80% | 43.9% | 2,065 | $34,561 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 80% | 42.5% | 2,056 | $31,563 |
Institutions like Hobart William Smith Colleges
Explore the federal data for institutions in Hobart William Smith Colleges's comparison group.
- BaccalaureatePennsylvania
Allegheny College
Grad rate73%Admit rate54.6%Enrollment1,171Net price$22,940View data - BaccalaureateColorado
Colorado College
Grad rate88%Admit rate18.5%Enrollment2,056Net price$33,375View data - BaccalaureateOhio
Denison University
Grad rate79%Admit rate17.4%Enrollment2,394Net price$40,007View data - BaccalaureatePennsylvania
Dickinson College
Grad rate80%Admit rate42.1%Enrollment2,314Net price$37,607View data - BaccalaureatePennsylvania
Franklin and Marshall College
Grad rate84%Admit rate28.2%Enrollment1,808Net price$36,425View data - BaccalaureateSouth Carolina
Furman University
Grad rate79%Admit rate42.9%Enrollment2,554Net price$30,308View data - BaccalaureatePennsylvania
Gettysburg College
Grad rate83%Admit rate38.9%Enrollment2,812Net price$31,490View data - BaccalaureateMinnesota
Gustavus Adolphus College
Grad rate77%Admit rate61.0%Enrollment1,906Net price$22,900View data - BaccalaureatePennsylvania
Lafayette College
Grad rate88%Admit rate31.4%Enrollment2,775Net price$34,433View data - BaccalaureateMassachusetts
Mount Holyoke College
Grad rate84%Admit rate36.0%Enrollment2,275Net price$26,441View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Occidental College
Grad rate81%Admit rate44.2%Enrollment1,881Net price$38,263View data - BaccalaureateTennessee
Rhodes College
Grad rate85%Admit rate50.4%Enrollment1,861Net price$28,585View data - BaccalaureateNew York
Skidmore College
Grad rate83%Admit rate21.1%Enrollment2,704Net price$32,297View data - BaccalaureateNew York
St Lawrence University
Grad rate79%Admit rate54.3%Enrollment1,991Net price$28,651View data - BaccalaureateOhio
The College of Wooster
Grad rate74%Admit rate59.5%Enrollment1,738Net price$23,458View data - BaccalaureateNew York
Union College
Grad rate80%Admit rate43.9%Enrollment2,065Net price$34,561View data
Hobart William Smith Colleges Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Research (OIR) at Hobart and William Smith Colleges aims to provide accurate, meaningful, and timely information and analysis to support data-informed decision making and collaborates with stakeholders across the campus to assess the effectiveness of the Colleges' commitment to student success and to ensure the reduction of persistent equity gaps.
Visit IR office page- T. Alden GassertDirector of Institutional Research
Common Data Set
Hobart William Smith Colleges's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C15,865 applied → 3,911 admitted (66.7%) → 488 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Accessible — 66.7% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Admit rate varies by gender.
SAT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% SAT 1185–1380 (median 1320).
ACT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% ACT 27–32 (median 30).
High-school class rank
C10Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.
Affordability & Value
Where grant aid comes from
H189% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H572% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $31,392 on average.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 77%; first-year retention 88%.
Equity: Pell graduation gap
B4Pell-grant recipients graduate 0 pts above the overall rate (77% vs 77%).
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I372% of classes have under 20 students; 0% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Degrees by discipline
JSTEM-dominant: ~17% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B25% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Undergrad vs graduate
B11,862 undergraduates and 36 graduate students.
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D1145 transfer applicants → 68 admitted (46.9%) → 34 enrolled — more selective than first-year admission.
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planStrategic Plan2026The document outlines the strategic plan for Hobart and William Smith Colleges. It covers various aspects of institutional priorities and development for the future. However, specific strategic themes, priorities, or measurable targets are not detailed in the provided text.hws.edu
Notable alumni of Hobart William Smith Colleges (29)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Willis AdcockAcademia
- Willard Myron AllenScience and medicine
- John D'AgataAcademia
- William Watts FolwellAcademia
- Michael Ann HollyAcademia
- Stephen KuusistoAcademia
- Elizabeth J. PerryAcademia
- Gregory J. VincentAcademia
- Greg MullaveyArts and Entertainment
- Brock YatesLiterature and journalism
- Abigail JohnsonBusiness
- Warren LittlefieldBusiness
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