College · Public · Hamilton, OH · Suburb
Miami University-Hamilton
Hamilton, OH
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$50k
Net price / yr$11k
Undergrad size2,043
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $11k/yr for a shot at a $50k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.
If you get in
2,043 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.
Where you live
Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $15k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $11k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$61k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$45k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$16k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.9x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $7.5k
- Tuition · out-of-state
- $19.4k
- Books & supplies
- $1,250
How students pay for it.
Pell grants30%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans32%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention53%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr25%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$50k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$55k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out30%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- Suburb
- Control
- Public
- Undergrad size
- 2,043
- Location
- Hamilton, OH
- Region
- Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
- Size & setting
- Four-year · small · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White67%
- Black10%
- Hispanic8%
- Asian5%
- Two or more races5%
- International5%
- Unknown2%
First-gen students23%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time20%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$80k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 24
What you can study.