Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, Michigan
- Private nonprofit
- Town
- 1,573 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 21%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- Not reportedper year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 89%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- Not reported10 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Hillsdale College declines all federal taxpayer student aid and replaces federal funds entirely with private institutional aid.
Source: The President's Club Mission & History - Hillsdale College
Every student at Hillsdale College must complete a core curriculum that requires two foundation courses: 'The Western Heritage' and 'The American Heritage'.
Source: Adam Smith Award Acceptance Remarks - Imprimis - Hillsdale College
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 21%About 2 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1320–1490Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 30–33Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- Not reportedfull-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- Not reportedsticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $34,190Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 89%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 97%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- Not reported10 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- Not reportedfederal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,573Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 0%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- Not reportedparents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo, MI — admits 75%
- Kettering University Flint, MI — admits 79%
- Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI — admits 82%
- Lawrence Technological University Southfield, MI — admits 56%
Also worth a look
- Amherst College Amherst, MA — admits 9%
- Pomona College Claremont, CA — admits 7%
- Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA — admits 7%
- Mississippi Christian University Clinton, MS — admits 29%
- Grinnell College Grinnell, IA — admits 15%
- Colby College Waterville, ME — admits 7%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Hillsdale College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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