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Hamilton College

Clinton, NY · CDS 2024–2025 · Suburb: Midsize · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
13.6%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
39.0%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
100.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$90,780
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
9:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$14,667

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates2,037
Total all graduate——
Grand total all students2,037

Admissions

Total applicants8,531
Total admitted1,162
Total enrolled453
Overall admit rate13.6%
Admit rate — women14.1%
Admit rate — men13.0%
Yield rate39.0%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/15
ED notification date12/15
# admitted under ED plan247
Offers Early Action plan?No
EA closing date——
EA notification date——
Restrictive Early Action?——

Test Scores

% submitting SAT34.0%
% submitting ACT16.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile720
SAT EBRW 75th %ile770
SAT Math 25th %ile730
SAT Math 75th %ile780
ACT Comp 25th %ile33
ACT Comp 75th %ile35
% in top 10% of HS class82.0%
% in top 25% of HS class98.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$71,970
Tuition — out-of-state——
Required fees$720
Room and board$18,090
Total cost — in-state$90,780
Total cost — out-of-state$90,780

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$59,696
Avg % of need met100.0%
% with 100% of need met100.0%
Avg merit grant (no need)——
Avg loan debt at graduation$14,667

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist1,709
# admitted from waitlist35
Waitlist admit rate3.7%
Transfer applicants (total)282
Transfer admit rate12.4%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio9:1
% faculty full-time——

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)13.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)——
Average net price (private)$28,985Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)92.0%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)89.1%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate95.2%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$79,130Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant17.9%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan30.0%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full24.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress46.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress8.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged——
Defaulted——

Undergraduates

% part-time0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white62.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino9.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian9.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races5.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international8.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women55.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men44.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white63.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino4.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian13.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international6.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown6.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Social Sciences30.5%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences16.0%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services7.6%
Psychology5.5%
Visual And Performing Arts5.5%
Mathematics And Statistics5.3%
English Language And Literature/Letters5.1%
Physical Sciences5.1%