Hamilton College
Clinton, NY · Private nonprofit13.6%
Acceptance rate
1,487
SAT Average
$28,314
Avg net price
2,045
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 564 |
| Bachelor’s 172 |
| Bachelor’s 90 |
| Bachelor’s 43 |
| Bachelor’s 31 |
| Bachelor’s 31 |
| Bachelor’s 30 |
| Bachelor’s 29 |
| Bachelor’s 29 |
| Bachelor’s 27 |
| Bachelor’s 27 |
| Bachelor’s 16 |
| Bachelor’s 16 |
| Bachelor’s 13 |
| Bachelor’s 5 |
| Bachelor’s 5 |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division III
- Primary conference
- New England Small College Athletic Conference
Projected sponsored sports26
Athletic participation
690 unique student-athletes · 29 varsity teams
Early Decision Plan I
Binding · Decision released by Dec 19 · Early Decision Plan I Financial Aid Application Deadline due Nov 19
Early Decision Plan II
Binding · Decision released by Feb 15 · Early Decision Plan II Financial Aid Application Deadline due Jan 15
Regular Decision
Regular Decision Financial Aid Application Deadline due Jan 15
· Apply with Common App, Coalition, or QuestBridge National College Match application
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $68,280
- Required fees
- $680
- Food and housing
- $17,510
- Books and supplies
- $800
- Other expenses
- $1,000
- Total
- $88,270
- $72,3902019–2019–20
- $74,6702020–2120–21
- $76,7002021–2221–22
- $80,3802022–2322–23
- $84,2302023–2423–24
- $88,2702024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $28,314 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 58%
- Average share of need met
- 100%
- Average need-based grant
- $66,176
- Required forms
- FAFSA, CSS Profile, State aid form, and CSS Noncustodial Profile
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from Hamilton College’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
Hamilton College admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
Hamilton College runs two binding Early Decision rounds. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Hamilton College admits in-state applicants at 20.7%, out-of-state applicants at 21%, and international applicants at 2.7%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
478 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are recommended. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Jan 15. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT, down from 19.9% in 2021–22.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
35% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
13% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 18.4% who submitted class rank.
High-school class rank
Among the 18.4% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
Hamilton College rates 3 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Class rank
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Application essay
- Important
- Recommendation(s)
- Important
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Character / personal qualities
- Important
- Interview
- Considered
- Extracurricular activities
- Considered
- Talent / ability
- Considered
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
Hamilton College leaves 3 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the merit-aid figures, there’s no read on non-need scholarship availability.
Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.
Without the average GPA, there’s no single midpoint to place a transcript against.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Early Decision applicants & admits (C21) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)
Hamilton College's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $28,314 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 278 of 478 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Hamilton College admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
95.6% of Hamilton College’s first-years return for a second year and 91.3% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03