Hillsdale College — All Rankings Are Wrong

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Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts

Geographical Reach National

Religious Affiliation Non-denominational Christian

Location Hillsdale, MI

Population 45,000

Website http://www.hillsdale.edu/

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)

Sunshine Hours 2,435 (28%)

Days Without Precipitation 231 (20%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,560

Men / Women 48% / 52%

From State 18%

From Region 24%

Racial/Ethnic

Native American 0%

Asian 0%

Black 0%

Hispanic 0%

White 0%

Mixed 0%

International 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Hillsdale College	392	47% / 53%	0%	$65,841	70
Applied Mathematics	23 +3	61% / 39%	0%	$95,217	95	—
Chemistry	7 —	29% / 71%	0%	$66,839	71	—
Mathematics	8 —	75% / 25%	0%	$81,875	87	—
Physics	3 +2	33% / 67%	0%	$78,860	85	—
Biochemistry	16 +2	31% / 69%	0%	$63,403	65	—
Biology	31 +2	39% / 61%	0%	$60,913	59	—
Exercise Science	21 +1	38% / 62%	0%	$56,562	48	—
Kinesiology	— —	—	—	$56,543	48	—
Sports Studies	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	$56,773	49	—
Accounting	14 —	57% / 43%	0%	$88,165	92	—
Economics	36 +2	50% / 50%	0%	$90,225	93	—
Finance	28 +1	89% / 11%	0%	$94,062	95	—
International Business	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$93,672	94	—
Marketing	6 —	33% / 67%	0%	$74,524	81	—
Political Economy	5 —	60% / 40%	0%	$89,841	93	—
Sports Management	7 —	57% / 43%	0%	$53,522	40	—
American Studies	3 —	0% / 100%	0%	$48,140	24	—
Classical Languages	6 —	50% / 50%	0%	$54,685	43	—
Communication	7 +2	0% / 100%	0%	$51,373	33	—
English	36 +4	31% / 69%	0%	$48,479	25	—
French	4 +2	25% / 75%	0%	$54,917	44	—
German	1 +6	100% / 0%	0%	$54,533	42	—
History	42 +3	57% / 43%	0%	$52,799	37	—
Latin	1 +3	100% / 0%	0%	$55,547	46	—
Latin	3 +4	67% / 33%	0%	$54,782	43	—
Philosophy	15 +3	67% / 33%	0%	$47,765	23	—
Philosophy and Religious Studies	— —	—	—	$47,532	22	—
Political Science	21 +2	48% / 52%	0%	$63,474	65	—
Psychology	8 +2	0% / 100%	0%	$53,033	38	—
Religious Studies	8 —	50% / 50%	0%	$53,620	40	—
Sociology	2 —	0% / 100%	0%	—	—	—
Spanish	7 +2	14% / 86%	0%	$54,562	43	—
Music	5 +1	60% / 40%	0%	$44,064	14	—
Studio Art	11 +1	9% / 91%	0%	$44,089	14	—
Theater	4 +4	50% / 50%	0%	$41,187	10	—

Financial

Tuition & Fees $35,512

ROI Percentile 70th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 97%

4-Year Graduation Rate 76%

6-Year Graduation Rate 90%

Transfer-Out Rate 4%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅	%	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences	41.8%	164	41% / 59%	0%	$52,924	38	—
Business & Economics	24.7%	97	62% / 38%	0%	$87,431	91	—
Life & Natural Sciences	12.0%	47	36% / 64%	0%	$61,761	61	—
Physical Sciences & Math	10.5%	41	56% / 44%	0%	$86,572	91	—
Health Sciences	5.9%	23	39% / 61%	0%	$56,580	48	—
Arts	5.1%	20	30% / 70%	0%	$43,502	13	—

Research

⇅	Research $	Rank	Federal	Industry $	PhDs	Rank	PhD students	Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences	—	—	—	—	7	#260	—	—
Agriculture & Food Science	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Business & Economics	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Computer Science	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Education	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Engineering	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Health Sciences	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Life & Natural Sciences	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Physical Sciences & Math	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	—	—	—	—	7	#504	—	—

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes

Acceptance Rate 30%

Yield (Unbound) 54%

Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

	In-State	Out-of-State	International
Regular Decision	30%	30%	30%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

Submitted Test Scores 66%

SAT Range 1320 – 1490

SAT Math Range 640 – 740

SAT RW Range 680 – 750

SAT Composite

25th 75th

SAT Math

25th 75th

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.

Rankings

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Basic Information

Weather

Demographics

Racial/Ethnic

Men in the Entering Class

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Schools & Majors

Financial

Retention & Graduation

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Earnings by Major Category

Academics

Research

Admissions

Acceptance Rates

Acceptance & Yield

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Standardized Tests

Published SAT Distribution

SAT Composite

SAT Math

SAT Reading & Writing

Submitting a Test Score

Rankings

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