Hamline University Overview

Hamline University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The city atmosphere of Saint Paul makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is Hamline University Known For?

• The 3% student loan default rate at Hamline is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Hamline.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 55% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Hamline bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $49,200 a year. That's about 21% more than their peers at other schools.
• The average Hamline student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Hamline University Rankings

According to our 2022 analysis, Hamline is ranked #377 out of 2,587 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Hamline has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#109	Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Hamline.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#31	Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#34	Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#35	Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#41	Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#44	Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#97	Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#124	Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#131	Best Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Hamline has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#76	Best Music Schools	College Factual
#102	Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	College Factual
#107	Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools	College Factual
#125	Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools	Teaching Degree Search
#129	Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools	College Factual
#202	Best Education Schools	College Factual

Where Is Hamline University?

Contact details for Hamline are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1536 Hewitt Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55104-1284
Phone:	651-523-2800
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/hamline
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/HamlineU

How Do I Get Into Hamline?

You can apply to Hamline online at: www.hamline.edu/undergraduate/admission/apply

Admission Requirements for Hamline

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Hamline?

Hamline has an acceptance rate of 69%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 65%, and the acceptance rate for women is 71%.

Average Test Scores

About 8% of students accepted to Hamline submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 485 and 615. Math scores were between 510 and 610.

Hamline received ACT scores from 92% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 25. Math scores were between 18 and 25. Composite scores were between 20 and 26.

Can I Afford Hamline University?

The overall average net price of Hamline is $33,036. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Hamline, approximately 71% of students took out student loans averaging $9,265 a year. That adds up to $37,060 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Hamline is 3.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Hamline University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,925 undergraduate students at Hamline, with 1,861 being full-time and 64 being part-time.

There are also 1,188 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,861 full-time undergraduates at Hamline, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Hamline University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	173
Black or African American	189
Hispanic or Latino	211
White	1,101
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	172

Geographic Diversity

Minnesota students aren't the only ones who study at Hamline University. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 31 countries are represented at Hamline. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Vietnam, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Hamline University

In 2019-2020, 2,611 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Hamline has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 24th most popular in Minnesota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Hamline

The following table shows how Hamline is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Legal Research	#7	#7
Legal Professions	#28	#28

Online Growth Rankings of Hamline

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Hamline University was 20.5%. This is the #1,056 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Hamline regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Hamline majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Legal Professions	17%
Legal Research	73%
Teacher Education Subject Specific	2%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Hamline ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Hamline.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Legal Research	#49
Student Counseling	#58
Legal Professions	#150
Special Education	#188
Teacher Education Subject Specific	#199
Teacher Education Grade Specific	#290

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Hamline University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	0	0	26	1	96	1	124
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	0	11	89	0	100
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0	49	43	0	92
Teaching English or French	15	0	0	40	27	0	82
Writing Studies	0	0	22	0	41	0	63
General Psychology	0	0	60	0	0	0	60
General Education	0	0	26	0	24	9	59
Legal Support Services	0	30	0	16	0	0	46
Public Administration	0	0	0	2	39	1	42
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	0	0	39	0	0	0	39
Educational Administration	0	0	0	38	0	0	38
Criminology	0	0	38	0	0	0	38
Marketing	0	0	23	0	0	0	23
Political Science & Government	0	0	22	0	0	0	22
Human Biology	0	0	20	0	0	0	20
Anthropology	0	0	20	0	0	0	20
Special Education	0	0	0	19	0	0	19
General Biology	0	0	17	0	0	0	17
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	14	0	3	0	17
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	17	0	0	0	17
Accounting	0	0	16	0	0	0	16
General English Literature	0	0	16	0	0	0	16
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	15	0	0	0	15
Sociology	0	0	15	0	0	0	15
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	0	15	0	0	0	15
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	14	0	0	0	14
Mathematics	0	0	13	0	0	0	13
Health & Physical Education	0	0	13	0	0	0	13
Legal Research	0	0	0	0	11	0	11
History	0	0	10	0	0	0	10
Chemistry	0	0	10	0	0	0	10
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	9	0	0	0	9
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	9	0	0	0	9
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	0	2	6	0	0	0	8
Religious Studies	0	0	8	0	0	0	8
International Business	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
Ethnic Studies	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
Romance Languages	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
Philosophy	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
Economics	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
Other Social Sciences	0	0	6	0	0	0	6
Music	0	0	6	0	0	0	6
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	5	0	0	0	5
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	5	0	0	0	5
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
Engineering Physics	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
International Studies	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
Other Education	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
Student Counseling	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
Physics	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Area Studies	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Other Computer & Information Sciences	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Literature	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Germanic Languages	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	15	32	583	180	373	11	1,194

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Appraiser under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.