FourYearCost

Hobart William Smith Colleges

Geneva, NYPrivate nonprofitRank 236 of 1,732Traditional rank 158 of 1,156

Avg freshman grant · 2022-23
$47,463
434 recipients
Avg grant, later years · 2022-23
$43,310
1,046 recipients
The drop
$4,152
8.7% of the freshman average

Freshman grant vs later years

Freshman year$47,463Later years$43,310

Average grant per recipient, IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Averages across all recipients, not a prediction for one student. Continuing students include transfers and part-time students. Data is about two years old. How this is calculated.

Average net price by family income (2022-23)

Family incomeAvg net price
$0–30k$10,969
$30–48k$14,672
$48–75k$19,579
$75–110k$24,792
$110k+$41,860

First-time, full-time students receiving Title IV aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Published cost (IPEDS)

Tuition and fees (in-state), 2022-23$61,725
Tuition and fees (in-state), 2023-24$63,268
Change$1,543 (+2.5%)
On-campus room and board, 2023-24$17,334

Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics, academic years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Tuition and fees trend

$55,2552018-19$57,0302019-20$58,6502020-21$60,2402021-22$61,7252022-23$63,2682023-24

Published tuition and required fees, +14.5% from first to last year shown. Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2021-22 and 2023-24 files.

Average net price trend

$34,2392020-21$34,2592021-22$33,1722022-23

Average net price for first-time, full-time students receiving grant aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Outcomes and aid profile

Bachelor's graduation rate within 6 years73%
Full-time freshman retention (return for year 2)89%
Freshmen receiving Pell Grants23%
Freshmen taking federal loans78%
Average federal loan (freshmen who borrow)$3,694
Aid drop one year earlier (2021-22)$3,149

Sources: IPEDS Graduation Rates 2023 (DRVGR), Fall Enrollment 2023 (retention), SFA 2022-23 and 2021-22. "Freshmen" = first-time, full-time undergraduates.

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