Hillsdale College

Admissions

This is a highly selective admit: 21% of applicants receive an offer. 3,181 students applied in the most recent cycle — a mid-sized pool drawn mostly from the surrounding region. 56% of admitted students actually enroll, which is a high yield by national standards. 32% of enrolled first-years submitted an SAT score. The bands below describe the middle half of that group, not of the class.

Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)

These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.

IPEDS Admissions · 2024

Academics

90% of students finish within six years, putting completion well above the national norm. Retention is strong at 97%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. The 8:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. This is a private nonprofit four-year college, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically. The undergraduate body is just 1,688, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.

Financial Aid

IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,563 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates

Average net price after grant aid is $23,993 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Grant aid is widespread — 96% of students receive it, averaging $24,971.