Hamilton College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Hamilton College

Hamilton College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Clinton, New York (suburb: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 2,030 students of which 2,102 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Hamilton College is categorized as “21” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 13.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,506 and an ACT midpoint of 34. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $28,985, with published in-state tuition of $68,960 and a Pell grant recipient share of 17.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $17,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 90.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 94.8%. Graduates earn a median of $78,411 ten years after enrolling, compared with $60,082 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 32400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 73.7% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.