Hobart William Smith Colleges
Geneva, New York · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
15of 15 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746 a year).
15 of 38 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 23 have no earnings published. The 4 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$31,563 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$31,563 a year
About $126,252 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $14,650 |
| $30k to $48k | $12,639 |
| $48k to $75k | $22,108 |
| $75k to $110k | $23,149 |
| $110k and up | $39,740 |
| All families (average) | $31,563 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical New York high-school graduate ($35,746 a year).
15 of 42 programs could be assessed 36% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $111,833 | +$76,087 | clears the bar | $26,967 | 0.4 yrs | 51 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $59,317 | +$23,571 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.1 yrs | 40 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $61,905 | +$26,159 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.0 yrs | 36 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $73,650 | +$37,904 | clears the bar | $26,500 | 0.7 yrs | 34 |
| Architecture and Related Services, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $68,341 | +$32,595 | clears the bar | $22,623 | 0.7 yrs | 28 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $62,737 | +$26,991 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.0 yrs | 24 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $60,616 | +$24,870 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.1 yrs | 22 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $60,381 | +$24,635 | clears the bar | $24,000 | 1.0 yrs | 19 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $79,778 | +$44,032 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.6 yrs | 17 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | $77,977 | +$42,231 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 0.6 yrs | 15 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $68,522 | +$32,776 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $103,822 | +$68,076 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.4 yrs | 13 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | $40,284 | +$4,538 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 5.9 yrs | 13 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $55,440 | +$19,694 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.4 yrs | 12 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $67,556 | +$31,810 | clears the bar | $26,500 | 0.8 yrs | 10 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 29 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $27,000 | not assessed | 13 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $35,746 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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