Hamline University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Hamline University

Hamline University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,776 students of which 1,861 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. Hamline University is categorized as “18” 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 87.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,160 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $20,744, with published in-state tuition of $50,004 and a Pell grant recipient share of 40.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,770, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 59.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 78.2%. Graduates earn a median of $61,106 ten years after enrolling, compared with $47,139 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 125400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 77.2% 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.