Hillsdale College
Hillsdale College admitted 21% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1320–1490 on the SAT. Within six years, 89% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 21%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1320–1490
- ACT middle 50%
- 30–33
Cost
- Tuition and fees
- $34,190 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 89%
- Students who return for a second year
- 97%
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,573
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 0%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 8 to 1
- Campus setting
- Town
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Social sciences
- 16%
- Business, management and marketing
- 13%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 12%
- History
- 11%
- English language and literature
- 9%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art NY · 21% admitted
- Skidmore College NY · 21% admitted
- University of Miami FL · 19% admitted
- Denison University OH · 17% admitted
- Reed College OR · 25% admitted
- University of Florida FL · 24% admitted
More colleges in Michigan
- Michigan State University MI · 85% admitted
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI · 16% admitted
- Grand Valley State University MI · 83% admitted
- Wayne State University MI · 81% admitted
- Western Michigan University MI · 85% admitted
- Oakland University MI · 88% admitted
- Eastern Michigan University MI · 80% admitted
- Central Michigan University MI · 90% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.