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Hillsdale College Overview

Located in Hillsdale, Michigan, Hillsdale College is a private not-for-profit institution. Hillsdale is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

What Is Hillsdale College Known For?

366 Undergraduate Awards

$25,167 Avg Cost After Aid

21% Acceptance Rate

Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at Hillsdale College since the student to facuty ratio is 8 to 1.
The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Hillsdale College.
In a recent academic period100% of the faculty were full-time.
On average, it takes about 4.1 years for students from Hillsdale College to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Hillsdale College?

Contact details for Hillsdale College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	33 E College St, Hillsdale, MI 49242
Phone:	517-437-7341
Website:	www.hillsdale.edu

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How Do I Get Into Hillsdale College?

You can apply to Hillsdale College online at: https://apply2.hillsdale.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Hillsdale College

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	5

How Hard Is It To Get Into Hillsdale College?

21% Acceptance Rate

51% Of Accepted Are Women

28% Submit SAT Scores

The acceptance rate at Hillsdale College is 21%, which means the school is highly selective when deciding who will be admitted and who won't. Even if you have great grades and test scores, that may not be enough. So be sure to look for ways to make your application memorable.

Approximately 49% of accepted students are men and 51% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 21%, and the acceptance rate for women is 20%.

Average Test Scores

About 28% of students accepted to Hillsdale College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 690 and 760. Math scores were between 670 and 760.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Hillsdale College ( 690 to 760 )

200

800

SAT Math Scores for Hillsdale College ( 670 to 760 )

200

800

Hillsdale College received ACT scores from 30% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 33 and 35. Math scores were between 27 and 0. Composite scores were between 30 and 34.

ACT English Scores for Hillsdale College ( 33 to 35 )

ACT Composite Scores for Hillsdale College ( 30 to 34 )

Can I Afford Hillsdale College?

$25,167 Net Price

27% Take Out Loans

The overall average net price of Hillsdale College is $25,167. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Hillsdale College, approximately 27% of students took out student loans averaging $10,849 a year. That adds up to $43,396 over four years for those students.

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Hillsdale College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,423 Full-Time Undergraduates

48% Women

There are 1,466 undergraduate students at Hillsdale College, with 1,423 being full-time and 43 being part-time.

There are also 77 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,423 full-time undergraduates at Hillsdale College, 52% are male and 48% are female.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,423

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at Hillsdale College. At this time, 40 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 16 countries are represented at Hillsdale College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Kenya, Germany, and Canada.

Hillsdale College Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Political Science & Government	36	20	2	58
General English Literature	41	0	0	41
Economics	37	0	0	37
History	36	0	0	36
General Biology	27	0	0	27
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	24	0	0	24
Finance & Financial Management	20	0	0	20
Health & Physical Education	17	0	0	17
General Psychology	15	0	0	15
Mathematics	14	0	0	14
Philosophy	14	0	0	14
Accounting	13	0	0	13
Classical Languages & Literature	10	0	0	10
Applied Mathematics	10	0	0	10
Marketing	9	0	0	9
Fine & Studio Arts	8	0	0	8
Romance Languages	6	0	0	6
International Business	5	0	0	5
Communication & Media Studies	5	0	0	5
Religious Studies	5	0	0	5
Germanic Languages	3	0	0	3
General Philosophy & Religious Studies	3	0	0	3
Drama & Theater Arts	3	0	0	3
Music	3	0	0	3
Chemistry	2	0	0	2
Area Studies	0	0	0	0
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	0	0	0
Physics	0	0	0	0
International Relations & National Security	0	0	0	0
Sociology	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	366	20	2	388

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.

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