Hiram College
Private College in Hiram, OH. Six-year graduation rate 55%. Median 10-year earnings $54,311.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $54,311 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. 55% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Median debt at graduation reaches $27,000, heavy enough to shape the years right after the degree.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
With an acceptance rate of 94%, Hiram College takes nearly everyone who applies. The applicant pool runs to 1,747, typical for a school of this reach. Only 13% of admitted students enroll — the great majority of admits go elsewhere or nowhere.
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.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion sits at 55%, meaning about one in two students who enroll leave without finishing. First-year retention is 72% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. At 11:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 733 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $21,868 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. The income table below is the number that matters — $16,550 at $0–30k versus $26,698 at $110k+. Grant aid is widespread — 96% of students receive it, averaging $17,266. Borrowing is widespread: 75% take federal loans.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 231 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $16,550 |
| $30–48k | $16,382 |
| $48–75k | $18,515 |
| $75–110k | $22,236 |
| $110k+ | $26,698 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 549 of these 733 students, totalling $5,250,199 — an average of $9,563 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Portage County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
Heightened Cash Monitoring (Financial Responsibility); School placed on Heightened Cash Monitoring
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)