The chemistry department at Hobart and William Smith Colleges takes seriously its responsibility of educating, mentoring and training the science professionals of the future. We recognize that education must extend beyond the classroom and this commitment is evidenced by the extensive opportunities for student engagement in meaningful undergraduate research activities. Feedback from our alums indicates that we provide an excellent background with which to pursue a variety of post-graduate careers.

• 35% go on to Graduate schools. Here are some schools our students are at.

Stanford
Yale
Carnegie Mellon
Cal Tech
University of California, Santa Barbara
Dartmouth
Notre Dame
University of Massacheusetts, Amherst
University of Rochester
Syracuse University
University of Virginia
Temple University
University of California, Irvine
University of Rochester
SUNY-Buffalo
RPI

• 25% go on to Medical/Dental schools.

• Medical:

Baylor
Albert Einstein Medical College
Dartmouth
Tulane
Armed Forces Medical College
University of Rochester
SUNY-Buffalo
SUNY-Stony Brook
Upstate MedicalCenter
New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Albany College of Pharmacy

• Dental:

Howard
Tufts
SUNY-Buffalo

• 25% go directly to job market. Here are some of our graduate's employers.

Glaxo SmithKline
Merck
Xerox Corporation
Bristol Myers Squib
CombiMatrix
Los Alamos National Labs
FlavorChem
ViroPharma
ArQule
Immunogen
Elan Pharmaceuticals
Atofina Chemical

• 15% go to teaching, law school, armed forces, etc.