Hillsdale College

Hillsdale, MI · Private nonprofit · https://www.hillsdale.edu/ ↗

Hillsdale College is a private nonprofit college in Hillsdale, Michigan, set in a distant town. It mostly awards bachelor's degrees and has 1,573 undergraduate degree-seeking students. It also offers graduate degrees. It reports a religious affiliation. By number of bachelor's degrees awarded, its largest programs are History; Economics; and English Language and Literature, General.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Compare with similar schools: Private nonprofit colleges in Michigan

Compare its largest majors across colleges: History · Economics · English Language and Literature, General

Hillsdale College at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
1,573
Similar schools: 1,107
Admit rateiShare of applicants who get accepted. Lower = more selective.
20.7%
Similar schools: 73.7%
Graduation rate (6 yrs)iShare of full-time students who finished a 4-year degree within 6 years (which is 150% of the standard 4-year time).
89.0%
Similar schools: 57.7%
First-year retentioniShare of first-year students who came back for year two. A baseline measure of student satisfaction.
96.6%
Similar schools: 77.1%

What the data shows about Hillsdale College

Comparisons below use the medians for the 1,197 private nonprofit schools that mostly award bachelor's degrees in the College Scorecard. It admits 20.7% of applicants, lower than the 73.7% median. 96.6% of first-time, full-time students return for a second year (similar-school median: 77.1%). 89.0% of full-time students finish a four-year degree within six years, higher than the 57.7% median.