10-yr median earnings
$54,311
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Hiram, Ohio
Hiram College
Hiram College is a private nonprofit institution in Hiram, Ohio. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $54,311
- 10-yr median earnings
- 93.5%
- Acceptance rate
- $21,058
- Avg net price / yr
- 56.9%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Hiram College pairs top-quartile former-student earnings with open admission.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 23%
- former-student earnings, US
- 93.5%
- acceptance rate
- 56.9%
- 150%-time completion
- +35%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Rural: Distant
Carnegie: Bacc: Diverse
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Hiram College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
48/100
Hiram College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings B+
$54,311
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$21,058
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate D
56.9%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$27,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment B
70.6%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention F
71.9%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$21,058
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
56.9%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 56.9%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Hiram College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Hiram College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Hiram College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$54,311 Top 23% higher than 77% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Hiram College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $54,311 | #1154 of 5103 | 77th |
| Average net price | $21,058 | #3301 of 5020 | 34th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 56.9% | #2446 of 4858 | 50th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 777 | #2429 of 5462 | 56th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
777
Undergraduate enrollment
93.5%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
56.9%
150%-time completion
$54,311
10-yr median earnings
71.9%
First-year retention
How Hiram College ranks in Ohio
State rank among 243 reporting Ohio colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Hiram College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $54,311 | #47 of 243 | 81st |
| Average net price | $21,058 | #142 of 228 | 38th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 56.9% | #129 of 235 | 45th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 777 | #89 of 257 | 65th |
Highest former-student earnings in Ohio
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chamberlain University-Ohio | $92,405 | $31,544 |
| 2 | Case Western Reserve University | $87,989 | $41,190 |
| 3 | Ohio Northern University | $80,928 | $24,478 |
| 4 | Four County Career Center | $77,338 | - |
| 5 | University of Dayton | $75,537 | $29,533 |
| 6 | Mount Carmel College of Nursing | $75,103 | $10,420 |
| 7 | Mount Carmel College of Nursing - Fairfield | $75,103 | - |
| 8 | Kenyon College | $71,830 | $38,512 |
| 9 | Trinity Health System School of Nursing | $71,660 | $9,825 |
| 10 | Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing | $68,723 | - |
| 11 | The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences | $68,303 | $18,378 |
| 12 | Denison University | $67,753 | $40,007 |
| 47 | Hiram CollegeThis school | $54,311 | $21,058 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 93.5% |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Hiram College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$16,550 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$16,382 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$18,515 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$26,698 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Hiram College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $27,600 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $27,600 |
| Average Net Price | $21,058 |
31.7%
Pell Grant Rate
55.9%
Federal Loan Rate
$27,000
Median Debt
$286/mo
Monthly Payment
Hiram College costs less today than it did in 2013
Average net price fell from $22,008 to $20,088 (-8.7%) between 2013 and 2023, before any inflation adjustment, which makes the real-terms fall larger still. Most colleges moved the other way: the median change across the 4,315 schools measured over the same span was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $22,0082023 · $20,088
Over the same years, enrollment went -42.0% (1,260 → 731 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
White 50.2%
African American 10.5%
Hispanic or Latino 9.0%
Asian 0.8%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.6%
Two or More Ethnicities 2.7%
International 0.8%
Student body at a glance
48.6%
Female
37.6%
First Generation
Outcomes
71.9%
Retention Rate
$40,270
Median Earnings (6yr)
67.1%
Earning Over $25K
70.6%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 56.9% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 71.9% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $40,270 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $54,311 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 67.1% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 70.6% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $27,000 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $286/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Top programs at Hiram College by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$75,185 median earnings
- Accounting and Related Ser…
Accounting and Related Services
$58,941 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$55,501 median earnings
- Biology, General
Biology, General
$53,290 median earnings
- Sociology
Sociology
$39,277 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's | 23 | $75,185 | $27,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's | 20 | $58,941 | $22,574 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's | 22 | $55,501 | $27,000 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's | 9 | $53,290 | $23,875 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's | 5 | $39,277 | - |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's | 9 | - | - |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's | 9 | - | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's | 11 | - | - |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's | 10 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Hiram College? ▼
Hiram College is a private nonprofit institution in Hiram, Ohio. The acceptance rate is 93.5%. Undergraduate enrollment is 777 students.
How much do Hiram College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Hiram College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $54,311 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $40,270.
How much does Hiram College cost? ▼
The average net price at Hiram College is $21,058. In-state tuition is $27,600 and out-of-state tuition is $27,600. Median student debt at graduation is $27,000.
What is the graduation rate at Hiram College? ▼
Hiram College has a 56.9% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 71.9%.
Is Hiram College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Hiram College is $27,000, while former students earn a median of $54,311 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 50% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 70.6% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $286.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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