Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science Campus Life
Campus life
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Campus at a glance
Distant rural
Outside any urbanized area or urban cluster.
- City
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural (this campus)
579 students
Smaller than 76% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 23.4%
- TypePrivate nonprofit
- ClassBaccalaureate college
- CalendarSemester
Nearby college towns
- Saranac Lake10.3 mi
- Potsdam38.9 mi
- Plattsburgh42.6 mi
- Canton46 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science, the largest reported group is White (83.8%), followed by Two or more races (4.5%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 1.7% | 0% |
| Asian | 0.9% | 3.5% |
| Black | 3.6% | 0% |
| Hispanic | 0.4% | 0% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0% |
| White | 83.8% | 93.1% |
| Two or more races | 4.5% | 3.5% |
| Non-resident | 0.9% | 0% |
| Unknown | 4.2% | 0% |
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Did you know? Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science
- 76.5%Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science admitted 972 of 1,301 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 29.5%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 287 of 972.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $23,753average net price after grants for aided students, against $34,000 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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