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IPEDS ID: 191515
OPE ID: 00272800

Hamilton College
198 College Hill Rd, Clinton, New York 13323

General information:	(315) 859-4011
Website:	www.hamilton.edu/
Type:	4-year, Private not-for-profit
Awards offered:	Bachelor's degree
Campus setting:	Suburb: Midsize
Campus housing:	Yes
Student population:	2,055 (all undergraduate)
Student-to-faculty ratio:	9 to 1

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General Information

Admissions	www.hamilton.edu/admission
Apply Online	www.hamilton.edu/admission/apply
Financial Aid	www.hamilton.edu/admission/finaid
Net Price Calculator	hamilton.studentaidcalculator.com/welcome.aspx
Tuition Policies for Servicemembers and Veterans
Disability Services	www.hamilton.edu/offices/accessibility
Athletic Graduation Rates

Mission Statement

www.hamilton.edu/facts/mission

Carnegie Classification

Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus

Religious Affiliation

Not applicable

Federal Aid

Eligible students may receive Pell Grants and other federal aid (e.g. Direct Loans).

Undergraduate students enrolled who are formally registered with office of disability services

11%

Special Learning Opportunities

Study abroad

Student Services

Academic/career counseling service
Employment services for students
Placement services for completers

Credit Accepted

Advanced placement (AP) credits

Faculty and graduate assistants by primary function, Fall 2021	Full time	Part time
Total faculty	219	59
Instructional	219	59
Research and public service	0	0
Total graduate assistants	-	0
Instructional	-	0
Research	-	0

Tuition, Fees, and Estimated Student Expenses

Estimated Expenses for Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students

Beginning students are those who are entering postsecondary education for the first time.

Estimated expenses for academic year	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	% change 2020-2021 to 2021-2022
Tuition and fees	$54,620	$56,530	$58,510	$59,970	2.5%
Books and supplies	$1,000	$800	$800	$1,000	25.0%
Living arrangement
On Campus
Room and board	$13,870	$14,360	$14,860	$15,230	2.5%
Other	$500	$500	$500	$500	0.0%
Total Expenses	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	% change 2020-2021 to 2021-2022
On Campus	$69,990	$72,190	$74,670	$76,700	2.7%

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Alternative Tuition Plans

Type of Plan	Offered
Tuition guarantee plan
Prepaid tuition plan
Tuition payment plan	X
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Financial Aid

Undergraduate Student Financial Aid, 2020-2021

Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students

Beginning students are those who are entering postsecondary education for the first time.

Type of Aid	Number receiving aid	Percent receiving aid	Total amount of aid received	Average amount of aid received
Any student financial aid¹	272	62%	——	——
Grant or scholarship aid	240	55%	$11,488,026	$47,867
Federal grants	77	18%	$487,780	$6,335
Pell grants	77	18%	$406,393	$5,278
Other federal grants	21	5%	$81,387	$3,876
State/local government grant or scholarships	57	13%	$203,126	$3,564
Institutional grants or scholarships	236	54%	$10,797,120	$45,751
Student loan aid	160	37%	$1,070,087	$6,688
Federal student loans	154	35%	$666,964	$4,331
Other student loans	16	4%	$403,123	$25,195

¹ Includes students receiving Federal work study aid and aid from other sources not listed above.

All Undergraduate Students

Type of Aid	Number receiving aid	Total amount of aid received	Average amount of aid received
Grant or scholarship aid¹	1,069	$49,678,749	$46,472
Pell grants	345	$1,739,378	$5,042
Federal student loans	652	$3,017,106	$4,627

¹ Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.

For more information on Student Financial Assistance Programs or to apply for financial aid via the web, visit Federal Student Aid.

Net Price

Average Net Price for Full-Time Beginning Students

Full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded grant or scholarship aid from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Average net price	$29,117	$23,936	$26,803

Full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded Title IV aid by income.

Average net price by Income	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
$0 – $30,000	$7,942	$8,810	$7,555
$30,001 – $48,000	$11,385	$6,827	$8,702
$48,001 – $75,000	$17,205	$13,321	$14,779
$75,001 – $110,000	$24,058	$24,161	$20,047
$110,001 and more	$41,786	$41,317	$42,090

Average net price is generated by subtracting the average amount of federal, state/local government, or institutional grant or scholarship aid from the total cost of attendance. Total cost of attendance is the sum of published tuition and required fees, books and supplies, and the weighted average for room and board and other expenses.

Beginning students are those who are entering postsecondary education for the first time.

Title IV aid to students includes grant aid, work study aid, and loan aid. These include: Federal Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG), National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant (National SMART Grant), Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant, Federal Work-Study, Federal Perkins Loan, Subsidized Direct or FFEL Stafford Loan, and Unsubsidized Direct or FFEL Stafford Loan. For those Title IV recipients, net price is reported by income category and includes students who received federal aid even if none of that aid was provided in the form of grants. While Title IV status defines the cohort of student for which the data are reported, the definition of net price remains the same – total cost of attendance minus grant aid.

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Enrollment

Fall 2021

Total enrollment (all undergraduate)	2,055
Undergraduate transfer-in enrollment	4

Attendance Status	Student Gender

Student Race/ethnicity

Undergraduate Student Age	Undergraduate Student Residence

Residence data are reported for first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates, Fall 2020.

Undergraduate Distance Education Status

Admissions


Undergraduate application fee (2021-2022):	$60

Undergraduate Admissions Fall 2021

	Total	Male	Female
Number of applicants	9,380	3,976	5,404
Percent admitted	14%	15%	14%
Percent admitted who enrolled	40%	41%	40%

Admissions Considerations	Required	Recommended	Considered but not required
Secondary school GPA			X
Secondary school rank			X
Secondary school record	X
Completion of college-preparatory program		X
Recommendations	X
Admission test scores (SAT/ACT)			X
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)			X
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign language)		X

Test Scores: Fall 2021 (enrolled first-time students)

Students submitting scores	Number	Percent
SAT	173	32%
ACT	106	20%

Test Scores	25th Percentile*	75th Percentile**
NOTES: * 25% of students scored at or below ** 25% of students scored above Data apply to first-time degree/certificate-seeking students. Institutions are asked to report test scores only if they are required for admission.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	700	760
SAT Math	710	780
ACT Composite	33	35

An English Language Proficiency Test is required from most international candidates. For more information, please visit: https://www.hamilton.edu/admission/apply/international/english-language-proficiency

Retention and Graduation Rates

First-to-Second Year Retention Rates

Retention rates measure the percentage of first-time students who are seeking bachelor's degrees who return to the institution to continue their studies the following fall.

Retention Rates for First-Time Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees

Percentage of Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2020 and Returned in Fall 2021

Overall Graduation Rate and Transfer-Out Rate

The overall graduation rate is also known as the "Student Right to Know" or IPEDS graduation rate. It tracks the progress of students who began their studies as full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking students to see if they complete a degree or other award such as a certificate within 150% of "normal time" for completing the program in which they are enrolled.

Some institutions also report a transfer-out rate, which is the percentage of the full-time, first-time students who transferred to another institution.

Note that not all students at the institution are tracked for these rates. Students who have already attended another postsecondary institution, or who began their studies on a part-time basis, are not tracked for this rate. At this institution, 98 percent of entering students were counted as "full-time, first-time" in 2021.

Overall Graduation and Transfer-Out Rates for Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2015

Percentage of Full-time, First-Time Students Who Graduated or Transferred Out Within 150% of "Normal Time" to Completion for Their Program

Bachelor's Degree Graduation Rates

Bachelor’s degree graduation rates measure the percentage of entering students beginning their studies full-time and are planning to get a bachelor’s degree and who complete their degree program within a specified amount of time.

Graduation Rates for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees

Percentage of Full-time, First-time Students Who Graduated in the Specified Amount of Time and Began in Fall 2013 or Fall 2015

6-Year Graduation Rate by Gender for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees

Percentage of Full-time, First-time Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2015 and Received a Degree or Award Within 150% of "Normal Time" to Completion for Their Program

6-Year Graduation Rate by Race/Ethnicity for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees

Percentage of Full-time, First-time Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2015 and Received a Degree or Award Within 150% of "Normal Time" to Completion for Their Program

Outcome Measures

Alternative measures of student success are reported by degree-granting institutions to describe the outcomes of degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who are not only first-time, full-time students, but also part-time attending and non-first-time (transfer-in) students. These measures are also reported for students receiving Pell grants and those students that do not receive Pell grants. These measures provide the 8-year award-completion rates by award level (certificates, associate's and bachelor degrees) after entering an institution. For students who did not earn any undergraduate award after 8-years of entry, the enrollment statuses are reported as either still enrolled at the institution, or subsequently transferred out of the institution. Unlike the Graduation Rates data, all reporting institutions must report on their transfer outs regardless if the institution has a mission that provides substantial transfer preparation.

FULL-TIME, FIRST-TIME DEGREE/CERTIFICATE-SEEKING UNDERGRADUATES WHO ENTERED IN 2013-14

FULL-TIME, NON-FIRST-TIME DEGREE/CERTIFICATE-SEEKING UNDERGRADUATES WHO ENTERED IN 2013-14

Programs/Majors

Completions (Number of awards conferred) 2020-2021

Completions are the number of awards conferred by program and award level.

Program	Bachelor
Data shown are for first majors. (-) Program is not offered at this award level.
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
African-American/Black Studies	1
American/United States Studies/Civilization	2
Asian Studies/Civilization	5
German Studies	3
Russian Studies	0
Women's Studies	1
Category total	12
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biochemistry	12
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	23
Neuroscience	14
Category total	49
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Computer and Information Sciences, General	19
Category total	19
English Language and Literature/Letters
Creative Writing	20
General Literature	12
Category total	32
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Chinese Language and Literature	8
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General	3
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General	0
French Language and Literature	7
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General	12
Japanese Language and Literature	0
Category total	30
History
History, General	11
Category total	11
Mathematics and Statistics
Mathematics, General	24
Category total	24
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	5
Category total	5
Natural Resources and Conservation
Environmental Studies	21
Category total	21
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Philosophy	13
Religion/Religious Studies	1
Category total	14
Physical Sciences
Chemical Physics	1
Chemistry, General	8
Geology/Earth Science, General	9
Physics, General	14
Category total	32
Psychology
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other	33
Category total	33
Public Administration and Social Service Professions
Public Policy Analysis, General	10
Category total	10
Social Sciences
Anthropology, General	8
Archeology	2
Economics, General	68
International Relations and Affairs	21
Political Science and Government, General	31
Sociology, General	16
Category total	146
Visual and Performing Arts
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	8
Dance, General	0
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General	3
Film/Cinema/Media Studies	10
Fine/Studio Arts, General	14
Music, General	0
Category total	35
Grand total	473

Servicemembers and Veterans

Services and Programs for Servicemembers and Veterans

Yellow Ribbon Program (officially known as Post-9/11 GI Bill, Yellow Ribbon Program)

Tuition policies specifically for Veterans and Servicemembers

Educational Benefits, 2020-2021

Number of students receiving benefits/assistance

Average amount of benefits/assistance awarded through the institution

RETENTION RATES

RETENTION RATES FOR FIRST-TIME, DEGREE/CERTIFICATE EDUCATION BENEFIT USERS PURSUING BACHELOR'S DEGREES

Retention rate is the percentage of undergraduate students who began their studies in academic year 2013-14 and returned in academic year 2014-15

Varsity Athletic Teams

Athletics Participation

Sanction Body: NCAA Division III with football

Varsity Men's and Women's Teams	Men	Women
Baseball	41	–
Golf	19	12
Lacrosse	26	29
Rowing	33	46
Softball	–	17
Tennis	16	14
Track and Field, Outdoor	31	34

For further information on varsity athletic teams please visit the OPE Athletics Home Page.

Accreditation

Institutional Accreditation

Accreditor	Status	Next Review Date
Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Accredited since (^(!)07/01/1921)	01/01/2029

(!) Estimated date

For more detailed information on accreditation for this institution, including all actions and justification for actions, visit OPE's Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs: ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/institution-profile/130527.

Campus Security and Safety

On-Campus


Criminal Offenses	2018	2019	2020
a. Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter	0	0	0
b. Negligent manslaughter	0	0	0
c. Rape	13	13	5
d. Fondling	4	5	7
e. Incest	0	0	0
f. Statutory Rape	0	0	0
g. Robbery	0	0	0
h. Aggravated assault	0	0	0
i. Burglary	1	2	2
j. Motor vehicle theft	0	1	0
k. Arson	1	0	0
VAWA Offenses	2018	2019	2020
a. Domestic violence	0	0	0
b. Dating violence	3	0	0
c. Stalking	2	3	1
Arrests	2018	2019	2020
a. Weapons: carrying, possessing, etc.	0	0	0
b. Drug abuse violations	1	1	0
c. Liquor law violations	0	0	0
Disciplinary Actions	2018	2019	2020
a. Weapons: carrying, possessing, etc.	1	0	0
b. Drug abuse violations	75	76	36
c. Liquor law violations	48	7	75

On-Campus Student Housing Facilities

On-campus Student Housing Facilities statistics are a subset of On-Campus statistics.


Criminal Offenses	2018	2019	2020
a. Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter	0	0	0
b. Negligent manslaughter	0	0	0
c. Rape	7	8	4
d. Fondling	3	4	5
e. Incest	0	0	0
f. Statutory Rape	0	0	0
g. Robbery	0	0	0
h. Aggravated assault	0	0	0
i. Burglary	1	2	0
j. Motor vehicle theft	0	0	0
k. Arson	0	0	0
VAWA Offenses	2018	2019	2020
a. Domestic violence	0	0	0
b. Dating violence	1	0	0
c. Stalking	0	1	0
Arrests	2018	2019	2020
a. Weapons: carrying, possessing, etc.	0	0	0
b. Drug abuse violations	0	1	0
c. Liquor law violations	0	0	0
Disciplinary Actions	2018	2019	2020
a. Weapons: carrying, possessing, etc.	1	0	0
b. Drug abuse violations	64	69	29
c. Liquor law violations	44	7	42

The crime data reported by the institutions have not been subjected to independent verification by the U.S. Department of Education. Therefore, the Department cannot vouch for the accuracy of the data reported here.

The crime statistics displayed only includes On-Campus data associated with the main campus as listed on College Navigator. For statistics associated with each campus location, off campus data, and for additional information covering Hate Crimes, and Fire statistics see https://ope.ed.gov/campussafety.

The On-Campus data do not include incidents that: (a) took place on public property, including thoroughfares, streets, sidewalks, and parking facilities, that is within the campus, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus; (b) took place on any building or property owned or controlled by a student organization that is officially recognized by the institution; or (c) took place on any building or property owned or controlled by an institution that is used in direct support of, or in relation to, the institution's educational purposes, is frequently used by students, and is not within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the institution.

For more resources on Campus Security, see https://www2.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/campus.html.

Cohort Default Rates

Three-year Official Cohort Default Rates

Fiscal Year	2019	2018	2017
Default rate	0.0%	0.4%	0.0%
Number in default	0	1	0
Number in repayment	243	227	221

For further information on default rates please visit the Default Management Home Page. This school's six-digit OPE ID is 002728.

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