- The Inkwell
- Michigan
- Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, MITown: distantZIP 49242Founded 1844
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1844
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1985
- Website
- www.hillsdale.edu
MichiganReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale College is a private nonprofit college in Hillsdale, Michigan, with 1,573 undergraduates. It admits 21% of applicants and graduates 89% within six years.
89%graduate
Admission rate21%
Retention97%
4-year graduation76%
Pell Grant share0%
Federal loans28%
—net price / year
21%admission rate
1415average SAT
89%graduate in 6 years
—median earnings, 10 yrs
—median debt
#76 of 1,738 for graduation rate#77 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
- —tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $34,190
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $34,190
- Average net price
- —national median $19,980
Net price by family income
The college does not report net price by income.
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 21%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 680–750
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 640–740
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 30–33
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college21%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college97%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college89%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college0%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 89%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 76%
- First-year retention
- 97%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 83%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- 3-year loan default rate
- —
Earnings ten years after entry
Median, Hillsdale College—
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
- 1,573
- Part-time
- 2.0%
- Women / men
- 51% / 49%
- Average age at entry
- —
- First-generation students
- —
- Pell Grant recipients
- 0%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,424 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $40,494
- Endowment, end of year
- $1,133,148,253
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
Unknown100%
14 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences16%
Business & management12%
Biological & biomedical sciences12%
History11%
English language & literature9.2%
Mathematics & statistics7.9%
Parks, recreation & fitness7.6%
Philosophy & religious studies5.9%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 170286. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5763774.