Smith finally released its Common Set Data for last year. This will be useful for anyone applying to the class of 2023!
613 Freshman (“Firsties”)
236 (34%) were via Early Decision
49% acceptance rate for ED
31% overall acceptance rate
34% yield
68 students (15%) taken off the waitlist of 458
73% of Firsties submitted test scores
Average SATs were something like 1430
84% had a GPA of 3.75 or higher
86% from Out of State
RD acceptance rate dropped from 29.4% to 28.3%.
RD yield rate dropped from 24.1% to 22.2%.
SAT reporting dropped from 50% to 43%; ACT from 36% to 30%. On the face of it, 25th-75th ranges moved up, but calculating the number of applicants who fell in each score bucket, it looks like applicants with scores below the mean were just less likely to report. Test-optional really makes it hard to gauge where an applicant falls in the pool; it’s possible (although unlikely) that only 43% of applicants reported scores at all. For comparison, among test-mandatory schools, percent with SAT plus percent with ACT is as high as 143%, so there can be a significant number who report both and are counted in both categories.
Average GPA went from 3.84 (47.1% reporting) to 3.98 (63.6% reporting)! Class rank percentiles shifted upward quite a bit, too (from 35% reporting to 38% reporting).