- The Inkwell
- Ohio
- Hiram College


Hiram, OHRural: distantZIP 44234Founded 1850
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1850
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.hiram.edu
OhioPrivate nonprofit
Hiram College
Hiram College is a private nonprofit college in Hiram, Ohio, with 777 undergraduates. It admits 94% of applicants, graduates 56% within six years and costs $20,753 a year after aid.
56%graduate
Admission rate94%
Retention72%
4-year graduation45%
Pell Grant share35%
Federal loans56%
$20,753net price / year
94%admission rate
—average SAT
56%graduate in 6 years
$57,745median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,542median debt
#904 of 1,704 for earnings#925 of 1,739 for lowest net price#830 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,313 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
- $41,920tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $30,720
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $30,720
- Average net price
- $20,753national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$18,005
$30,001–48,000$16,921
$48,001–75,000$17,183
$75,001–110,000$20,934
$110,001+$26,693
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 94%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college94%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college72%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college56%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college35%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 56%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 45%
- First-year retention
- 72%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 61%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,153
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,745middle 50%: $39,170–$82,128
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,542
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$82,128
Median, Hiram College$57,745
Lower quarter$39,170
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
- 777
- Part-time
- 3.0%
- Women / men
- 47% / 53%
- Average age at entry
- 23.4
- First-generation students
- 38%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 35%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,756 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $12,391
- Endowment, end of year
- $55,424,015
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White50%
Hispanic9.0%
Black10%
Asian0.8%
Two or more races2.7%
U.S. nonresident0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
Unknown25%
15 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management18%
Biological & biomedical sciences14%
Education12%
Health professions12%
Psychology7.4%
Social sciences7.4%
Parks, recreation & fitness6.8%
Natural resources & conservation4.0%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 203128. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5769100.