Hillsdale College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Hillsdale College

Hillsdale College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Hillsdale, Michigan (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 1,573 students of which 1,749 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. Hillsdale 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 20.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,415 and an ACT midpoint of 32. Net price data is not yet reported, with published in-state tuition of $33,189 and a Pell grant recipient share of 0.0%.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 87.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 96.6%. Ten-year median earnings data is not yet published. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.