Hamilton College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized suburb.

Overview

School profile and reference information, including highlights, admissions, student body, degrees, and contact info.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in mathematics, liberal arts, fine arts, and conservation and resource management.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High faculty salary.
• Selective admissions.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,872 in 2009-2010 (1,841 full-time equivalent).

About 48% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 52% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 99% of the student body. About 0% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Hamilton College provides on-campus housing for 1,813 of its 1,841 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football (New England Small College Athletic Conference), basketball (Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association), baseball (New England Small College Athletic Conference), and track (New England Small College Athletic Conference).

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (9 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (12 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (8 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

ENGINEERING (9 awarded)

• Archeology

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (3 awarded)

• Public Policy Analysis

FINE ARTS (22 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (253 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Anthropology
• Asian Studies/Civilization
• Chinese Language and Literature
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Comparative Literature
• Creative Writing
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• French Language and Literature
• German Studies
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Russian Studies
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (14 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (22 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICINE (15 awarded)

• Neuroscience

MUSIC (4 awarded)

• Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (21 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (45 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemical Physics
• Chemistry
• Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (35 awarded)

• Psychology