President Sarah Willie-LeBreton considers Smith’s enduring legacy and the continuing relevance of Sophia Smith’s vision.

Inspired by a book from her public library, Christy Hardin Smith ’91 found a whole new world at Smith.

The Smith Summer Science and Engineering Program (SSEP) is designed for exceptional high school students with strong interests in science and engineering. Engage in lab-based courses with Smith ...

The warp-weighted loom has been used since about 7000 BCE It is not a specialized loom and can be used to weave many things, including blankets and clothing. The most commonly used materials for ...

Smith Precollege Programs are open to students entering 9th–12th grade in the fall of 2025. Smith is a residential women’s college. Our Precollege Programs offer a Smith experience for high school ...

The Smith community comes together for events throughout the year. From the first Rally Day in 1876, to Julia Child Day and the Sherrerd Teaching Prizes, begun in 2004, the college's annual events ...

Smith College welcomes and supports qualified students from all economic backgrounds. As part of the college’s commitment to access, affordability and equity, Smith has eliminated loans from its ...

Who goes to Smith? We could quote statistics on geographic distribution, class rank and College Board examination scores. But statistics do little to give you a sense of the vibrancy, intelligence and ...

For almost 150 years, Smith has stood as a beacon for knowledge, equality, and progress—while at the same time upholding unique traditions that have come to define the Smith experience. A college rich ...

The Ada Comstock Scholars Program is a transfer program for those who did not follow a traditional path to college. Ada Comstock Scholars complete a bachelor’s degree at a realistic pace, either ...

The Department of Biological Sciences treats the life sciences in all their breadth and diversity, including the study of molecules, cells, whole organisms, ecosystems, plants, animals and ...

Leslie Stephen compiled a photograph album and wrote an epistolary memoir, known as the “Mausoleum Book,” to mourn the death of his wife, Julia, in 1895. Leslie Stephen’s photograph album is now part ...