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Smith College Scholarships and Merit Aid

Northampton, Massachusetts

5 scholarships Smith College publishes, each with the amount, what the school says it takes, and the sentence we read it in. This is what the school states, not a list of every award it offers.

2,501Undergraduates
21%Admit rate

Merit awarded on published numbers (1)

These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.

Trustee Grant

$0

The Trustee Grant is set at one-half of the annual tuition (limited to one-half of the tuition amount charged per semester).smith.edu (read 2026-06-26)

Awards that take an application (4)

The school publishes an amount for these, and also publishes that something beyond the admission file decides them.

Dora Windes Zollman Scholarships

$0

Renewable
Yes, per the school
This scholarship is half of the tuition cost for four years and is awarded to fewer than ten first-year students based on their exceptional promise for Smith.smith.edu (read 2026-06-26)

STRIDE Scholarships

$22,500

Renewable
Yes, per the school
This scholarship of $22,500 per year (limited to $11,250 per semester of enrollment) for four years is awarded to approximately 50 students each year.smith.edu (read 2026-06-26)

Smith Presidential Scholarship

$12,000

Renewable
Yes, per the school
Entering first-year Presidential Scholars receive a merit-based award of $12,000 annually ($6,000/semester) for four years.smith.edu (read 2026-06-26)

Phi Theta Kappa Scholarships

$5,000

Scholarships of $5,000 (maximum of three per year, and limited to $2,500 per semester of enrollment) are awarded to eligible students based on recommendations from the Office of Admission.smith.edu (read 2026-06-26)
Which of these a student actually clears depends on GPA, test score, home state, and major. A free Graidy account works that out award by award, and shows what is left to pay after it.
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What Smith College costs

Cost of attendance as published: tuition, fees, housing, and food for one year. It is the sticker, before any of the awards above and before need-based aid.

$98,638In-state, per year
$98,638Out-of-state, per year

Where Smith College lists its scholarships

Where this came from

Every amount on this page was read off a Smith College page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.