Hobart William Smith Colleges

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Hobart and William Smith Colleges is a liberal arts college located in Geneva, New York, United States. The institute was established in 1822 as Geneva College. In 1852, it was renamed to honor its founder, John Henry Hobart.

Hobart and William Smith Colleges’ campus spreads across an area of more than 180 acres. The institute offers Bachelor of Science degrees, Bachelor of Arts degrees, and Master of Arts in Teaching degrees to students.

Hobart and William Smith Colleges has over 70 clubs and organizations including Amnesty International, Caribbean Student Association, Druid Society, and Equestrian Club. The college’s sports teams were named the "Statesmen" in 1936. The teams compete in the NCAA Division III.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in art studies, conservation and resource management, liberal arts, science, mathematics, and architecture and planning.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High male/female ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,078 in 2009-2010 (2,035 full-time equivalent).

About 42% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 58% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students and graduate students are 0%.

Students under 25 years old represent 99% of the student body. About 0% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

Hobart William Smith Colleges provides on-campus housing for 1,859 of its 2,035 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Hobart William Smith Colleges offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (18 awarded)

• Architecture and Related Services

ART STUDIES (19 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (13 awarded)

• Natural Resources/Conservation

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Dance

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (9 awarded)

• Elementary Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (21 awarded)

• Public Policy Analysis

FINE ARTS (0 awarded)

• Fine Arts and Art Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (209 awarded)

• African Studies
• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
• Anthropology
• Area Studies
• Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
• Asian Studies/Civilization
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Comparative Literature
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• European Studies/Civilization
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• French Language and Literature
• Gay/Lesbian Studies
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Latin American Studies
• Latin Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Russian Studies
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Urban Studies/Affairs
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (8 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (20 awarded)

• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (11 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (57 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
• Physical Sciences
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (36 awarded)

• Psychology