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IPEDS ID: 170286
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Hillsdale College
33 E College St, Hillsdale, Michigan 49242
General information:  (517) 437-7341
Website:  www.hillsdale.edu/
Type:  4-year, Private not-for-profit
Awards offered:  Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Campus setting:  Town: Distant
Campus housing:  Yes
Student population:  1,823 (1,688 undergraduate)
Student-to-faculty ratio:  8 to 1
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open-close General Information
Admissionswww.hillsdale.edu/admissions-aid/admissions-2/
Apply Onlineapply2.hillsdale.edu/apply/
Financial Aidwww.hillsdale.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid/
Net Price Calculatorwww.hillsdale.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid/tuition-and-costs/
Disability Serviceswww.hillsdale.edu/campus-life/student-support/disability-accommodations/
Mission Statement
  www.hillsdale.edu/about/mission/
Special Learning Opportunities
Distance education – undergraduate courses offered, programs not offered
Study abroad
Student Services
Academic/career counseling service
Employment services for students
Placement services for completers
Undergraduate students enrolled who are formally registered with office of disability services, Fall 2022
3% or less
High school students enrolled in college courses for credit, 2022-2023
75
Carnegie Classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Religious Affiliation
Undenominational
Federal Aid
Students cannot receive federal aid (e.g. Pell Grants).
For-credit instruction programs offered
Academic
Noncredit education offered
Recreational/Avocational/Leisure/Personal Enrichment
Credit Accepted
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Faculty and graduate assistants by primary function, Fall 2023Full timePart time
Total faculty16862
Instructional16862
Research and public service00
Total graduate assistants-0
Instructional-0
Research-0
open-close 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 year2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024% change 2022-2023 to 2023-2024
Tuition and fees$29,482$30,042$30,902$32,0923.9%
Books and supplies$1,200$1,200$1,200$1,2000.0%
Living arrangement
On Campus
Food and Housing$11,910$12,140$12,500$13,1805.4%
Other expenses$2,000$2,000$2,000$2,0000.0%
Off Campus
Food and Housing$11,910$12,140$12,500$13,1805.4%
Other expenses$2,000$2,000$2,000$2,0000.0%
Off Campus with Family
Other expenses$2,000$2,000$2,000$2,0000.0%
Total Expenses2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024% change 2022-2023 to 2023-2024
On Campus$44,592$45,382$46,602$48,4724.0%
Off Campus$44,592$45,382$46,602$48,4724.0%
Off Campus with Family$32,682$33,242$34,102$35,2923.5%
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 Multiyear Tuition Calculator
Average graduate student tuition and fees for academic year2023-2024
Tuition$26,780
Fees$560
Alternative Tuition Plans and Promise Program
Type of PlanOffered
Tuition guarantee plan
Prepaid tuition plan
Tuition payment planX
Other alternative tuition plan
  • Does not participate in Promise program
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Undergraduate Student Financial Aid, 2022-2023
Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students
  • Beginning students are those who are entering postsecondary education for the first time.
Type of AidNumber awarded aidPercent awarded aidTotal amount of aid awardedAverage amount of aid awarded
Any student financial aid137397%————
Grant or scholarship aid37397%$7,648,438$20,505
Federal grants00%$0—
Pell grants00%$0—
Other federal grants00%$0—
State/local government grant or scholarships00%$0—
Institutional grants or scholarships37397%$7,648,438$20,505
Student loan aid12733%$1,429,706$11,258
Federal student loans00%$0—
Other student loans12733%$1,429,706$11,258
  • 1 Includes students awarded Federal work study aid and aid from other sources not listed above.
All Undergraduate Students
Type of AidNumber awarded aidPercent awarded aidTotal amount of aid awardedAverage amount of aid awarded
Degree/certificate-seeking
Grant or scholarship aid11,54499%$35,497,809$22,991
Pell grants00%$0—
Federal student loans00%$0—
Non-degree/non-certificate-seeking
Grant or scholarship aid111100%$79,899$7,264
  • 1 Grant or scholarship aid includes aid awarded, 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.
open-close 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.
2020-20212021-20222022-2023
Average net price$24,057$24,196$26,030
Full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded Title IV aid by income.
Average net price by Income2022-2023
$0 – $30,000—
$30,001 – $48,000—
$48,001 – $75,000—
$75,001 – $110,000—
$110,001 and more—
  • 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 Food and Housing 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 Grants, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (FSEOG), Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grants, Federal Work-Study, Subsidized Direct Loans, and Unsubsidized Direct Loans. For those Title IV recipients, net price is reported by income category and includes students awarded 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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open-close Enrollment
Fall 2023
Total enrollment1,823
Undergraduate enrollment1,688
Undergraduate transfer-in enrollment21
Graduate enrollment135
Undergraduate Attendance StatusUndergraduate Student Gender
Undergraduate Attendance Status: Full-time: 91% Part-time: 9%Undergraduate Student Gender: Male: 50% Female: 50%
Undergraduate Race/ethnicity
Undergraduate Race/ethnicity: American Indian or Alaska Native: 0% Asian: 0% Black or African American: 0% Hispanic/Latino: 0% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 0% White: 0% Two or more races: 0% Race/ethnicity unknown: 100% U.S. Nonresident: 0%
Undergraduate Student AgeUndergraduate Student Residence
Undergraduate Student Age: 24 and under: 99% 25 and over: 1% Age unknown: 0%Undergraduate Student Residence: In-state: 21% Out-of-state: 78% Foreign countries: 1% Unknown: 0%
  • Residence data are reported for first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates, Fall 2022.
Undergraduate Distance Education Status
Undergraduate Enrollment by Distance Education Status: Enrolled exclusively in distance education courses: 6% Enrolled in some, but not all, distance education courses: 0% Not enrolled in any distance education courses: 94%
Graduate Attendance Status
Graduate Attendance Status: Full-time: 59% Part-time: 41%
Graduate Distance Education Status
Graduate Enrollment by Distance Education Status: Enrolled exclusively in distance education courses: 0% Enrolled in some, but not all, distance education courses: 0% Not enrolled in any distance education courses: 100%
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Undergraduate Admissions Fall 2023
TotalMaleFemale
Number of applicants2,7731,3741,399
Percent admitted21%20%22%
Percent admitted who enrolled62%65%59%
Admissions ConsiderationsRequired to be consideredNot required, but consideredNot considered
Secondary school GPAX
Secondary school rankX
Secondary school recordX
Completion of college-preparatory programX
RecommendationsX
Formal demonstration of competenciesX
Work experienceX
Personal statement or essayX
Legacy statusNot applicableX
Admission test scoresRequired to be consideredNot required, but considered (Test Optional)Not considered (Test Blind)
SAT / ACTX
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)X
English Proficiency TestX
Test Scores: Fall 2023 (enrolled first-time students)
Students submitting scoresNumberPercent
SAT7822%
ACT10129%
Test Scores25th Percentile*50th Percentile** (median)75th Percentile***
NOTES:
*   25% of students scored at or below
**  50% of students scored above and 50% scored below (i.e., midpoint of the test score distribution)
*** 25% of students scored above
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing670725760
SAT Math670700750
ACT Composite303233
ACT English313435
ACT Math272931
  • Data apply to first-time degree/certificate-seeking students.
  • Institutions are asked to report test scores only if they are required for admission. If an institution reports less than 5 students for any of the test scores, percentiles are not reported.
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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
Student retention: Full-time students: 96% Part-time students: 50%
Percentage of Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2022 and Returned in Fall 2023
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 without completing at the current 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, 74 percent of entering students were counted as "full-time, first-time" in 2023.

Overall Graduation and Transfer-Out Rates for Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2017
Overall graduation rate: Overall graduation rate: 85% Transfer-out rate: 7%
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
Bachelor's degree rate: [Began in Fall 2015] 4-year: 78% 6-year: 88% 8-year: 88% [Began in Fall 2017] 4-year: 72% 6-year: 85%
Percentage of Full-time, First-time Students Who Graduated in the Specified Amount of Time and Began in Fall 2015 or Fall 2017
6-Year Graduation Rate by Gender for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees
6-Year Graduation Rate by Gender for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees: Male: 81% Female: 89%
Percentage of Full-time, First-time Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2017 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
6-Year Graduation Rate by Race/Ethnicity for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees: Race/ethnicity unknown: 85%
Percentage of Full-time, First-time Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2017 and Received a Degree or Award Within 150% of "Normal Time" to Completion for Their Program
open-close 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 2015-16
Award and enrollment rate: Received a Bachelor's degree: 87% Enrolled at same institution: 0% Enrolled at different institution: 7%
FULL-TIME, NON-FIRST-TIME DEGREE/CERTIFICATE-SEEKING UNDERGRADUATES WHO ENTERED IN 2015-16
Award and enrollment rate: Received a Bachelor's degree: 87% Enrolled at same institution: 0% Enrolled at different institution: 3%
PART-TIME, NON-FIRST-TIME DEGREE/CERTIFICATE-SEEKING UNDERGRADUATES WHO ENTERED IN 2015-16
Award and enrollment rate: Received a Bachelor's degree: 33% Enrolled at same institution: 0% Enrolled at different institution: 0%
  • Institution only reported students who did not receive Pell Grants in 2015-16
open-close Programs/Majors
Completions (Number of awards conferred) 2022-2023
Completions are the number of awards conferred by program and award level.
sort byProgramBachelorMasterDoctor
  • Data shown are for first majors.
  • (-) Program is not offered at this award level.
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
American/United States Studies/Civilization0--
European Studies/Civilization0--
Category total0--
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biochemistry24--
Biology/Biological Sciences, General27--
Category total51--
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Accounting13--
Finance, General17--
International Business/Trade/Commerce5--
Marketing/Marketing Management, General9--
Category total44--
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Speech Communication and Rhetoric5--
Category total5--
English Language and Literature/Letters
English Language and Literature, General39--
Category total39--
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature1--
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General3--
Comparative Literature0--
French Language and Literature1--
German Language and Literature1--
Latin Language and Literature3--
Spanish Language and Literature1--
Category total10--
History
History, General32--
Category total32--
Mathematics and Statistics
Applied Mathematics, General8--
Mathematics, General9--
Category total17--
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology
Exercise Science and Kinesiology8--
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management5--
Sports Studies1--
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General0--
Category total14--
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Christian Studies0--
Philosophy11--
Philosophy and Religious Studies, General3--
Religion/Religious Studies3--
Category total17--
Physical Sciences
Chemistry, General2--
Physics, General0--
Category total2--
Psychology
Psychology, General14--
Category total14--
Social Sciences
Economics, General35--
International Relations and Affairs0--
Political Economy5--
Political Science and Government, General30202
Sociology, General0--
Category total70202
Visual and Performing Arts
Art/Art Studies, General7--
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General1--
Music, General2--
Category total10--
Grand total325202
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Services and Programs for Servicemembers and Veterans
Credit for military training
Dedicated point of contact for support services for veterans, military servicemembers, and their families
Educational Benefits, 2022-2023
Number of students receiving benefits/assistance
Number of students receiving benefits/assistance: Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits - undergraduates: 0 Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits - graduates: 0 DoD Tuition Assistance Program - undergraduates: 0 DoD Tuition Assistance Program - graduates: 0
open-close Varsity Athletic Teams
  • No varsity sports data reported for this institution. Data on varsity athletics are submitted annually as required by the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA), by all co-educational postsecondary institutions that have an intercollegiate athletics program. For the most recent data collection, EADA did not collect data on varsity athletics for programs that were cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.
open-close Accreditation
Institutional Accreditation
AccreditorStatusNext Review Date
Higher Learning CommissionAccredited since (01/01/1919)8/31/2028
Higher Learning CommissionAccredited (01/01/1915 - 01/01/1916)
  • 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/122603.
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  • No campus security data reported for this institution.
open-close Cohort Default Rates
  • Institution does not have a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education. Eligible students can NOT be awarded federal aid (e.g. Pell Grants).