Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science

Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Paul Smiths, New York (rural: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 579 students of which 1,178 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science is categorized as “22” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 76.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $26,683, with published in-state tuition of $33,009 and a Pell grant recipient share of 36.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,750, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 52.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 75.2%. Graduates earn a median of $46,145 ten years after enrolling, compared with $38,325 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 72400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 58.7% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.