Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Provides educational access to educationally and economically disadvantaged students through the Higher Education Opportunity Program and the College Experience program in partnership with Ontario ARC, which offers students with developmental disabilities access to college courses and campus life.

Provides comprehensive career services that contribute to high post-graduation outcomes, including a 95% employment or graduate school enrollment rate within four months of graduation, an 80% medical school acceptance rate, and median starting and mid-career salaries of $69,100 and $132,600 respectively. Hosts career treks, such as a Nonprofit Career Trek to Brooklyn and Westchester County.

Engages students in extensive community service, service learning, and civic initiatives, contributing over 80,000 hours of service annually and generating approximately $110,000 in fundraising for nonprofit organizations. Includes voter registration drives, local service projects in Geneva and the Finger Lakes region, and alumni-led service activities nationwide.

Guarantees every student at least one funded internship or research opportunity through the Salisbury Center for Career, Professional and Experiential Education, with full financial support covering airfare, lodging, meals, transportation, and materials. The program includes international placements such as global health internships in pediatric cardiac missions.

Offers study abroad opportunities in nearly 50 global locations and hosts international and exchange students from over 30 nations. Supports global citizenship through educational programs, the POSSE program with recruitment partnerships in Los Angeles and Chicago, and initiatives like the President’s Forum and Stern Family Forum that bring public discussions on complex topics to campus.

Operates the Adams Intercultural Center, LGBTQ+ Resource Center, and First Generation Initiative to support student development, inclusion, and belonging. Provides academic, social, and co-curricular support for first-generation students, promotes spiritual pluralism, and offers programming to advance cross-cultural understanding, social justice, and emotional intelligence.

Established the first undergraduate major in LGBT/Queer Studies in the United States and continues to innovate through research centers and academic programming. Students engage in research such as air quality data collection to identify pollution hotspots.

Hosts annual arts events including the Koshare Dance Collective, which draws nearly 2,000 attendees, and co-sponsors The Arts Experience festival to enable participation in the arts for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, students, and the public. Also produced the inaugural winner of the Seneca Review’s Carter Harris Broadside Poetry Prize through student, alumni, and faculty collaboration.

Completed a $205 million fundraising campaign that added $74 million to the endowment, established over 90 scholarships, three endowed professorships, and 57 program funds. Raised an additional $20 million during Reunion 2026.

Recognized in nine national categories by The Princeton Review’s “Best 391 Colleges: 2026 Edition” and ranked among the best value colleges in the U.S. for 10 consecutive years, including top rankings for alumni network strength, internship opportunities, and impact. Ranked No. 4 in the nation for student experience by The Wall Street Journal in 2024.

Students participate in major external events such as credential processing for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Los Angeles and collaboration with NBC Sports during the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan.