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Hillsdale College

Hillsdale, MI · Highest award: Graduate degree

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Net price (avg)
Not reported
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees
$33,189
Academic year 2024-25
Graduation rate
89.7%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Median earnings (10 yr)
Not reported
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars

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Each figure below is labelled with the period it covers, because they are not all from the same year. Tuition is Academic year 2024-25, while the earnings figure describes students who entered Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars. They are historical facts about this institution, not a quote for you.

What it actually costs

Net price is what students paid after grant and scholarship aid — usually far below the sticker price.

Total cost of attendance
Not reported
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees (in state)
$33,189
Academic year 2024-25
Tuition & fees (out of state)
$33,189
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (on campus)
$13,600
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (off campus)
$13,600
Academic year 2024-25
Books & supplies
$1,200
Academic year 2024-25

Average net price by family income

Academic year 2023-24

Not reported

Net price by income band is not reported for this institution.

Figures are U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard data for Academic year 2023-24, published by the U.S. federal government. They are historical reference values, not a quote, and not an offer. Your actual cost will depend on your own circumstances.

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Outcomes

Historical results for students who attended. They do not predict your own.

Graduation rate (150% time)
89.7%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Graduation rate (200% time)
87.4%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Retention (full-time)
96.6%
Fall 2023 cohort
Median earnings (6 yr)
Not reported
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Median earnings (10 yr)
Not reported
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Loan default rate (3 yr)
Not reported
FSA FY2022 cohort
Median debt of completers
Not reported
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Median debt monthly payment
Not reported
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Repayment rate (3 yr)
Not reported
NSLDS FY2013/14 cohort

Admissions and size

Many institutions do not report these — “Not reported” is not a zero.

Admission rate
20.7%
Fall 2024
Average SAT (equivalent)
1,415
Fall 2024
ACT 25th–75th percentile
30–33
Fall 2024
Undergraduate enrollment
1,573
Fall 2024
Student-faculty ratio
8:1
Fall 2024
First-generation share
Not reported
Fall 2024
Pell grant recipients
0.0%
Academic year 2023-24
Federal loan recipients
0.0%
Academic year 2023-24
Median family income
Not reported
AY2022-23 (median family income)

Student body

Fall 2024

White0%
Hispanic0%
Black0%
Asian0%
Two or more races0%
Nonresident / international0%

Other Four-year institutions in MI

Peer institutions
InstitutionNet priceGrad rateEarnings (10 yr)
Adrian CollegeNot reported48.4%$55,504
Albion CollegeNot reported61.6%$58,799
Alma CollegeNot reported62.9%$54,742
Alpena Community College$3,32051.5%$36,442
Andrews UniversityNot reported71.5%$53,187
Aquinas CollegeNot reported65.4%$49,584
Arizona College of Nursing-SouthfieldNot reportedNot reported$34,657
Baker CollegeNot reported35.8%$35,833
Baker College - Royal Oak CampusNot reportedNot reported$35,833
Baker College of CadillacNot reportedNot reported$35,833
Baker College of JacksonNot reportedNot reported$35,833
Baker College of MuskegonNot reportedNot reported$35,833

Earnings by field of study

Four years after graduation, by programme. Compare each against the national median for that field.

Earnings by field of study
ProgrammeMedian earnings (4 yr)National medianMedian debt
Fine and Studio Arts.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Political Science and Government.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Political Science and Government.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Political Science and Government.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Sociology.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Music.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Area Studies.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Communication and Media Studies.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
English Language and Literature, General.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Biology, General.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Mathematics.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Applied Mathematics.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Philosophy and Religious Studies, General.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10) — https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/ · Data last updated 2026-06-10