Northampton, Massachusetts · Private Non-Profit
Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation at Smith College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.7% reported program-share signal, $27,579 school-wide net price, and $64,027 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 19 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.7% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.7%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~19
- Schools with reported signal
- 23
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 21%
- Graduation rate
- 89.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $27,579/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $110,316
- Median debt
- $17,550
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $64,027/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.7%), school-wide average net price ($27,579), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($64,027), and peer averages from 23 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 23 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is 4.4x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($2,340 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($13,037 below). Together, those evidence points place Smith College in the top 78% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Rice University Houston, TX · 0.1% reported share · $13,370 net A+ 
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL · 0.0% reported share · $10,974 net A Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN · 0.1% reported share · $15,846 net A 
Harvard University Cambridge, MA · 0.1% reported share · $19,066 net A Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · 0.1% reported share · $21,590 net A 
University of Houston Houston, TX · 0.0% reported share · $14,276 net A University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA · 0.2% reported share · $21,565 net B 
Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO · 0.0% reported share · $21,786 net B Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation accounts for 0.7% of reported programs at Smith College, which is bigger than 91% of schools in this field set and 4.4x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 19 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Smith College's average net price is $27,579 per year, about $110,316 over four years. That is $2,340 above the $25,239 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $64,027 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $13,037 below the $77,064 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Smith College #18 of 23 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.