Smith College is a private institution that was started in 1871. It has a undergraduate enrollment of 2,531, its environment is suburban, and the campus size is 147 acres. It uses a semester-based academic year. Its tuition/fees are $56,114
Smith College is situated in Northampton, Massachusetts, about two hours from Boston and three hours from New York City. Smith is one of the largest liberal arts schools for women in the country. The school has more than 100 student organizations, which range from Smithies in Computer Science to Crapapella, one of several a cappella groups on campus. The Smith Pioneers have 12 NCAA Division III varsity sports that participate in the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference. Unlike many other schools, Smith does not have dorms or Greek life but rather 35 separate houses that range from Gothic to modern in style. Each house is home to between 10 and 100 learners, allowing for socialization among learners from all classes.

Smith is part of the Five Colleges consortium, which includes Amherst College, Mount Holyoke College, Hampshire College and the University of Massachusetts—Amherst. Smith is also part of the Seven Sisters colleges, a group of seven northeastern liberal arts schools that were originally for women. Smith’s graduate programs are coeducational and offer master’s degrees and a doctoral program. Traditional events on campus include Rally Day, which celebrates alumnae and learners, and Otelia Cromwell Day, which honors Smith’s first African-American graduate. Commencement traditions include Ivy Day, during which seniors plant ivy on campus to represent the connection between Smith and its graduates, and Illumination Night, when the campus is lit with colored paper lanterns. Notable alumnae include activist Gloria Steinem, chef and author Julia Child, poet and author Sylvia Plath, former first lady Nancy Reagan and Tammy Baldwin, a U.S. senator for Wisconsin.