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Hillsdale College

Hillsdale, Michigan

https://www.hillsdale.edu

#231 National Colleges

48.27% Admission Rate
Somewhat Selective

1,452 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Private nonprofit
  • Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
  • Four-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
  • Four-year, small, highly residential
  • Religious Affiliation: Undenominational
Hillsdale College is a private conservative liberal arts college in Hillsdale, Michigan. Founded in 1844 by abolitionists known as Free Will Baptists, it has a liberal arts curriculum that is based on the Western heritage as a product of both the Greco-Roman culture and the Judeo-Christian tradition. Hillsdale requires every student, regardless of concentration of studies, to complete a core curriculum that includes courses on the Great Books, the U.S. Constitution, biology, chemistry, and physics.

Since the late 20th century, in order to opt out of federal affirmative action policies, Hillsdale has been among a small number of U.S. colleges to decline governmental financial support, instead depending entirely on private funding to supplement students' tuition.

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Location

City
Hillsdale, Michigan

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Locale
Town: Distant (in urban cluster more than 10 miles and up to 35 miles from an urbanized area)

Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Social Sciences 18.8%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 15.8%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 15.5%
History 9.4%
English Language And Literature/Letters 8.8%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies 7.0%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 5.5%
Visual And Performing Arts 4.6%
Mathematics And Statistics 3.7%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 3.3%
Psychology 2.7%
Physical Sciences 2.1%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies 2.1%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 0.6%

Cost

Tuition
$28,368.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
0.00%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$0.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1403 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 730 685 640
Verbal 740 700 660

ACT Scores

31 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 30 28 25
English 35 32 29