University

Hamilton College

Clinton, New York, United States

Verified · last verified 2026-09-02

University details

Institution type: Private, nonprofit
Campus setting: Suburban
Application platforms: Not available
Testing policy: Not available
In-state tuition: $68,960
Out-of-state tuition: $68,960
Cost of attendance: Not available (2024–2025)
Undergraduate enrollment: 2,030

Website

Common Data Set

Institution-reported facts by reporting cycle. Missing and withheld values are shown explicitly.

2024–2025 · most recent available

First-year admission rate

13.6%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

First-year admission

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): Not reported by institution

Majors

Anthropology
Social Sciences
Archeology
Social Sciences
Area Studies
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology, General
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Chemistry
Physical Sciences
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Computer and Information Sciences, General
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Dance
Visual and Performing Arts

Deadlines

Early decision · 2026–2027
2026-11-15 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Early decision II · 2026–2027
2027-01-04 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Regular decision · 2026–2027
2027-01-04 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf

Supplemental essays

How many responses?

The supplemental short answer is explicitly optional.

2026–2027

Optional · First-year applicants; optional supplemental short answer; 100-word minimum
While the primary criteria for admission are academic achievement, intellectual promise, and community engagement, Hamilton also seeks to admit candidates who are a good fit with the programs and experiences offered by the College. Please take this opportunity (in 100 - 250 words) to tell us about your interest in Hamilton and, in particular, why you believe it is a place where you can thrive. Be open. Be honest. Be brief.
Limit: 250 words — Verbatim prompt recorded from the official first-party source; cycle wording should be rechecked when the institution updates its application.
https://www.hamilton.edu/styleguides/website/components

Application requirements

2026–2027

Application fee · Required
Value: $65
First-year U.S. application fee listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Fee waiver · Optional
Value: Accepted
Common App fee-waiver availability listed in the 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Personal essay · Required
The Common App personal essay is marked required in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Supplemental essays · Optional

Sources

Direct sources supporting this university’s facts, with retrieval dates.

Secondary source · supports requirements:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Common App member-reported first-year fee, waiver, and personal-essay fields; grid updated 2026-08-28.
Official source · supports requirements:2026–2027:supplemental_essays
https://www.hamilton.edu/admission/apply/first-year
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — The supplemental short answer is explicitly optional.
Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid · supports deadlines:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-08-20 — Common App member-reported first-year deadlines; grid updated 2026-08-14.
Official source
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?191515

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11)

Not reported by institution

Average high-school GPA (C12)

Not reported by institution

First-year applications (C1)

8,531 applicants

IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

First-year students admitted (C1)

1,162 students

IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

First-year students enrolled (C1)

453 students

IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): Not reported by institution

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,031 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,030 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 1 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 34%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 16%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 720 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 770 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 730 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 780 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 33 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 35 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Source: Hamilton College Common Data Set 2024-2025 (institutional data not reported) · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://www.hamilton.edu/ · Import: cds-2026-09-v85

2024–2025 · earlier reporting cycle

First-year admission rate

13.6%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,037 students; Official CDS B1 total undergraduate students: 903 men plus 1,134 women.
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 2,030 students; Official CDS B1 total undergraduate full-time students.
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 16 students; Official CDS B1 total undergraduate part-time students.

First-year admission

First-year applications (C1): 8,531 applicants; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year applicants for Fall 2024.
First-year students admitted (C1): 1,162 students; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year admits for Fall 2024.
First-year students enrolled (C1): 453 students; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year enrollees for Fall 2024.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): Not reported by institution; Hamilton’s official CDS does not provide a usable high-school GPA distribution.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; Hamilton’s official CDS does not provide a usable high-school GPA distribution.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): Not reported by institution; Hamilton’s official CDS does not provide a usable high-school GPA distribution.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): Not reported by institution; Hamilton’s official CDS does not provide a usable high-school GPA distribution.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11): Not reported by institution; Hamilton’s official CDS does not provide a usable high-school GPA distribution.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; Hamilton’s official CDS does not provide a usable high-school GPA distribution.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11): Not reported by institution; Hamilton’s official CDS does not provide a usable high-school GPA distribution.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; Hamilton’s official CDS does not provide a usable high-school GPA distribution.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11): Not reported by institution; Hamilton’s official CDS does not provide a usable high-school GPA distribution.
Average high-school GPA (C12): Not reported by institution; Hamilton’s official CDS does not provide a usable average high-school GPA; no average was inferred.

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 34%; Official CDS C9 reports 34 percent of enrolled first-year students submitted SAT scores.
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 16%; Official CDS C9 reports 16 percent of enrolled first-year students submitted ACT scores.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 720 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 25th percentile.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 770 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 75th percentile.
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 730 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Math 25th percentile.
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 780 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Math 75th percentile.
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 33 score; Official CDS C9 ACT Composite 25th percentile.
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 35 score; Official CDS C9 ACT Composite 75th percentile.

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): 8.95:1; Official CDS I2 reports a Fall 2024 student-to-faculty ratio of 8.95 to 1, based on 2,032.33 students and 227 faculty.

Source: Hamilton College Common Data Set 2024-2025 · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://www.hamilton.edu/documents/CDS_2024-2025.pdf · Import: cds-2026-09-v121-hamilton

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

Visual and Performing Arts

East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Economics

Social Sciences

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

Film/Video and Photographic Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Fine and Studio Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

Physical Sciences

International Relations and National Security Studies

Social Sciences

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Literature

English Language and Literature/Letters

Mathematics

Mathematics and Statistics

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Music

Visual and Performing Arts

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

Natural Resources and Conservation

Neurobiology and Neurosciences

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Philosophy

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Physics

Physical Sciences

Political Science and Government

Social Sciences

Public Policy Analysis

Public Administration and Social Service Professions

Religion/Religious Studies

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Research and Experimental Psychology

Psychology

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

English Language and Literature/Letters

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Sociology

Social Sciences

The supplemental short answer is explicitly optional.

Retrieved 2026-06-10