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?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at Hillsdale College since the student to facuty ratio is 9 to 1.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Hillsdale College.
• In 2017-2018, 99% 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.

Hillsdale College Rankings

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.

Program Level Awards

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#5	Most Popular General Philosophy & Religion Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#20	Most Popular Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#21	Most Popular Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#146	Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

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

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	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Hillsdale College?

The acceptance rate of Hillsdale College is 36%. While it may not be as selective as some schools, it does screen its applicants very carefully. Do what you can to stand out among others in the pool of applicants!

Approximately 50% of accepted students are men and 50% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 36%, and the acceptance rate for women is 37%.

Average Test Scores

About 41% 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 650 and 740. Math scores were between 640 and 723.

Hillsdale College received ACT scores from 53% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 31 and 35. Math scores were between 26 and 31. Composite scores were between 29 and 33.

Can I Afford Hillsdale College?

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 29% of students took out student loans averaging $10,899 a year. That adds up to $43,596 over four years for those students.

Hillsdale College Undergraduate Student Diversity

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.

Online Learning at Hillsdale College

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	31	17	1	49
General English Literature	43	0	0	43
Economics	40	0	0	40
History	37	0	0	37
General Biology	21	0	0	21
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	19	0	0	19
Accounting	16	0	0	16
Finance & Financial Management	16	0	0	16
Health & Physical Education	16	0	0	16
Classical Languages & Literature	15	0	0	15
Marketing	14	0	0	14
Romance Languages	13	0	0	13
Mathematics	13	0	0	13
General Psychology	13	0	0	13
Applied Mathematics	11	0	0	11
Germanic Languages	10	0	0	10
Philosophy	10	0	0	10
Fine & Studio Arts	9	0	0	9
General Philosophy & Religious Studies	7	0	0	7
Communication & Media Studies	6	0	0	6
Chemistry	5	0	0	5
Sociology	5	0	0	5
International Business	4	0	0	4
Religious Studies	4	0	0	4
Area Studies	3	0	0	3
Drama & Theater Arts	3	0	0	3
Music	1	0	0	1
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	0	0	0
Physics	0	0	0	0
International Relations & National Security	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	385	17	1	403

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.