College · Private nonprofit · Hillsdale, MI · Town
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, MI
Religious affiliation
Admit rate21%
6-yr median pay—
Net price / yr—
Undergrad size1,573
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $0k/yr. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 21% means this is competitive but not impossible. Admitted students average SAT 1415 · ACT 32.
If you get in
1,573 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Net price not reported — check the college's financial aid office.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $33.2k
- Room & board
- $13.6k
- Books & supplies
- $1,200
How students pay for it.
Pell grants0%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans0%
Share taking out federal student loans.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention96%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr90%
Most finish on time.
Transfer out4%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- Town
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 1,573
- Location
- Hillsdale, MI
- Region
- Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
- Size & setting
- Four-year · small · highly residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
Part-time2%
Mostly a full-time student body.
§ V · Majors offered here · 30
What you can study.