unitid 194392 · Paul Smiths, NY · private nonprofit 4-year · rural (distant)
Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science
- enrollment 2023
- 1,218
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
77%
55th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
579
35th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
36%
undergrads on Pell grants
56th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
51%
finish within 150% time
38th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$51,506
59th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$26,683
after aid, aided students
70th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$46,145
after entry, Title IV students
31st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$22,750
36th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $16,732 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k21%
- 30-48knot reported
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $61,335
- First-generation students
- 30%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $33,009
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.0× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. | 22 | $55,219 | $27,000 |
| Forestry. | 19 | $54,245 | — |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management. | 19 | — | $24,874 |
| Forestry. | 13 | $54,919 | — |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services. | 12 | $42,296 | $27,000 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. | 11 | — | $23,250 |
| Sustainability Studies. | 9 | — | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 8 | — | $25,089 |
| Biology, General. | 8 | — | — |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General. | 8 | — | — |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. | 6 | — | — |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services. | 6 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.