- The Inkwell
- New York
- Hamilton College
Clinton, NYSuburb: midsizeZIP 13323Founded 1793
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1793
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.hamilton.edu
New YorkPrivate nonprofit
Hamilton College
Hamilton College is a private nonprofit college in Clinton, New York, with 2,030 undergraduates. It admits 14% of applicants, graduates 90% within six years and costs $25,793 a year after aid.
90%graduate
Admission rate14%
Retention95%
4-year graduation82%
Pell Grant share20%
Federal loans28%
$25,793net price / year
14%admission rate
1506average SAT
90%graduate in 6 years
$84,956median earnings, 10 yrs
$15,000median debt
#145 of 1,704 for earnings#1,274 of 1,739 for lowest net price#70 of 1,738 for graduation rate#51 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $88,270tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $72,690
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $72,690
- Average net price
- $25,793national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$13,679
$30,001–48,000$4,407
$48,001–75,000$14,749
$75,001–110,000$20,025
$110,001+$40,520
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 14%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1506
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 720–770
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 730–780
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 33–35
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college14%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college95%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college90%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college20%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 90%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 82%
- First-year retention
- 95%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 92%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $72,695
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $84,956middle 50%: $63,257–$144,469
- Median debt at graduation
- $15,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$144,469
Median, Hamilton College$84,956
Lower quarter$63,257
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,030
- Part-time
- 0.1%
- Women / men
- 56% / 44%
- Average age at entry
- 19.3
- First-generation students
- 13%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 20%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 76%
- Average faculty salary
- $12,404 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $31,938
- Endowment, end of year
- $1,361,639,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White62%
Hispanic9.7%
Black3.1%
Asian9.0%
Two or more races5.9%
U.S. nonresident8.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown1.7%
15 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences30%
Biological & biomedical sciences16%
Computer & information sciences7.6%
Psychology5.5%
Visual & performing arts5.5%
Mathematics & statistics5.3%
English language & literature5.1%
Physical sciences5.1%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 191515. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3113011.