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Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Hobart and William Smith Colleges
300 Pulteney Street
Geneva, NY 14456

Official telephone: (315) 781-3000
Fax number: (315) 781-5471
Website: https://www.hws.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,559
Full-time undergraduates: 1,520
Part-time undergraduates: 12
Total graduate students: 16 men
Full-time graduate students: 24
Part-time graduate students: 3 men
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
2.3% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.0% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
9.3% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
66.3% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.6% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
7.6% Nonresident Alien
3.7% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 200 acres
Nearest major city: Rochester, Syracuse

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 81%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 87%
Percent of students who live off campus: 7%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 247
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Latin American Organization; SANKFA; Student Governments; Club Sports; CAB

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 3

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's crew NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's equestrian sports  
Men's football NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's golf NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's ice hockey NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's lacrosse NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's rock climbing  
Men's rowing NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's rugby  
Men's sailing  
Men's skiing (downhill)  
Men's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's squash  
Men's tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's ultimate Frisbee  
Women's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's bowling  
Women's crew NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's equestrian sports  
Women's field hockey NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's golf NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's ice hockey NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's rock climbing  
Women's rugby  
Women's sailing  
Women's skiing (downhill)  
Women's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's squash  
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's ultimate Frisbee  
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III

Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton; baseball; basketball; fencing; field hockey; football; golf; ice hockey; lacrosse; racquetball; soccer; softball; squash; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; water polo; weight lifting; rowing; skiing (downhill); swimming and diving; track and field; table tennis; cross-country running; skiing (cross-country)

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Greater Rochester Internationa

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 85% within six months of graduation

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