Hillsdale, MI · 1.6k students
Trajecta score
+4.6 since '20Ranked #1513 of 2,375
5-year trend
66.9 · #102
2020
70.3 · #62
2021
71.8 · #61
2022
71.6 · #63
2023
71.5 · #64
2024
Academic Profile
80/ 100
Student Success
85/ 100
Academic Investment
67/ 100
Access & Equity
50/ 100
Academic Profile
80
Career Outcomes
—
Student Success
85
Affordability
—
Academic Investment
67
Access & Equity
50
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Cost / Net Price
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SAT Avg
1,415
Retention
97%
Grad Rate
87%
Admissions
Test Scores
Scores represent the midpoint of enrolled students, not a cutoff.
Finances
Tuition
In-State Tuition
$33,189
per year
Out-of-State Tuition
$33,189
per year
Aid & Debt
Pell Grant Share
0%
undergraduates receiving Pell
Federal Loan Share
0%
students borrowing
Supplemental Essays · 2026-27
school's admissions site ↗Classical liberal arts curriculum
Required250 wordsStudents at Hillsdale College enroll in a multidisciplinary classical liberal arts core curriculum which takes nearly half of their four years. Explain your interest in this educational approach.
Who you hope to become
Required250 wordsAs a result of your experiences at Hillsdale, who do you hope to become?
Faith and the pursuit of truth
Required250 wordsThe pursuit of truth leads to eternal questions, including the question of God. What role do you see faith playing in your learning at Hillsdale?
Influential event, work, or experience
RequiredChoose 1650 wordsDiscuss how an event or circumstance, literary or artistic work, or personal experience has significantly influenced your life.
Something done for you or inherited
RequiredChoose 1650 wordsReflect on something that has been done for you, or something you have inherited, and how that has affected or motivated you.
Someone you admire
RequiredChoose 1650 wordsTell us how the influence of someone you admire has become a part of who you are.
A time you were wrong
RequiredChoose 1650 wordsThink on a time when you were wrong. How did you respond, and did that experience change you?
Something you are passionate about
RequiredChoose 1650 wordsWhat is something you feel passionate about, and why?
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Methodology
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Admission selectivity and the incoming class’s SAT / ACT scores.
Average net price after aid and the typical debt of graduates.
Graduation rate and first-year retention.
Instructional spending and faculty salaries per student.
Share of Pell-grant students and reliance on federal loans.
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