- The Inkwell
- New York
- Hilbert College
Hamburg, NYSuburb: largeZIP 14075Founded 1957
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1957
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1967
- Website
- www.hilbert.edu
New YorkReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Hilbert College
Hilbert College is a private nonprofit college in Hamburg, New York, with 921 undergraduates. It admits 97% of applicants, graduates 50% within six years and costs $20,955 a year after aid.
50%graduate
Admission rate97%
Retention64%
4-year graduation44%
Pell Grant share53%
Federal loans73%
$20,955net price / year
97%admission rate
—average SAT
50%graduate in 6 years
$55,931median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,625median debt
#987 of 1,704 for earnings#940 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,045 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,424 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
- $42,623tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $35,530
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $35,530
- Average net price
- $20,955national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$16,906
$30,001–48,000$16,552
$48,001–75,000$22,760
$75,001–110,000$26,207
$110,001+$24,238
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 97%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college97%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college64%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college50%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college53%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 50%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 44%
- First-year retention
- 64%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 49%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,759
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $55,931middle 50%: $38,836–$77,553
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,625
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0.3%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$77,553
Median, Hilbert College$55,931
Lower quarter$38,836
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
- 921
- Part-time
- 5.3%
- Women / men
- 58% / 42%
- Average age at entry
- 21.5
- First-generation students
- 38%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 53%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 32%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,332 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $6,509
- Endowment, end of year
- $3,808,428
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White56%
Hispanic9.0%
Black12%
Asian1.3%
Two or more races4.5%
U.S. nonresident2.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.9%
Unknown14%
11 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting52%
Business & management13%
Psychology11%
Communication & journalism5.9%
Public administration & social service4.6%
Liberal arts & humanities3.9%
Health professions3.3%
Biological & biomedical sciences2.6%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 191621. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5761194.