- The Inkwell
- Indiana
- Hanover College


Hanover, INTown: distantZIP 47243Founded 1827
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1827
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.hanover.edu
IndianaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Hanover College
Hanover College is a private nonprofit college in Hanover, Indiana, with 1,031 undergraduates. It admits 84% of applicants, graduates 68% within six years and costs $20,095 a year after aid.
68%graduate
Admission rate84%
Retention82%
4-year graduation65%
Pell Grant share33%
Federal loans90%
$20,095net price / year
84%admission rate
1201average SAT
68%graduate in 6 years
$59,112median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#831 of 1,704 for earnings#877 of 1,739 for lowest net price#426 of 1,738 for graduation rate#975 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
- $60,338tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $45,727
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $45,727
- Average net price
- $20,095national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$17,187
$30,001–48,000$12,734
$48,001–75,000$14,108
$75,001–110,000$20,259
$110,001+$25,778
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 84%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1201
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 560–650
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 550–630
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 23–29
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college84%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college82%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college68%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college33%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 68%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 65%
- First-year retention
- 82%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 64%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,299
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $59,112middle 50%: $44,336–$80,664
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$80,664
Median, Hanover College$59,112
Lower quarter$44,336
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
- 1,031
- Part-time
- 1.0%
- Women / men
- 50% / 50%
- Average age at entry
- 19.6
- First-generation students
- 25%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 33%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,708 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $21,982
- Endowment, end of year
- $163,733,338
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White80%
Hispanic4.1%
Black4.0%
Asian0.4%
Two or more races5.5%
U.S. nonresident3.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.3%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management20%
Parks, recreation & fitness18%
Biological & biomedical sciences14%
Social sciences7.5%
Communication & journalism6.7%
Engineering5.4%
Psychology4.6%
Education4.2%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Hollins University Roanoke, VA | $20,875 | 69% | $48,102 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 150756. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5649375.