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Hamilton College

Clinton, NY · Private · Midsize suburb

Private institution in Clinton, NY · 2,045 undergraduates · 12% acceptance rate · $78,411 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$28,3141,654th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$65,7401,999th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$65,7401,999th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$80,3801,896th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$17,000407th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$78,411156th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$60,082249th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
91.3%72nd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
95.6%118th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
11.8%44th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
148747th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
349th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,045929th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
18.1%1,803rd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 175 mi (EWR)

On 4 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$65
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 38 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$84,653—
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$66,461$63,501
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$63,997$59,045
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors$49,683—
Research and Experimental PsychologyPsychologybachelors$41,565—
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors$39,909$50,439
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$38,289$32,925
Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBiological Sciencesbachelors$35,060$23,579
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$33,993$24,772
International Relations and National Security StudiesSocial Sciencesbachelors$32,382$46,087
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$29,593$32,382
AnthropologySocial Sciencesbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 17 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Hamilton College’s 2,045 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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