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Hiram College was established in 1850. The institution was founded by Amos Sutton Hayden and was originally known as the Western Reserve Eclectic Institute. The current name of the college was given in 1867. It is a private college of liberal arts in Hiram, Ohio. Bachelor’s and master’s degrees are awarded by the institution. Various pre-professional programs are also provided by Hiram College. The college has formulated several programs for weekend college students.
Hiram College is home to more than 60 recognized student clubs and organizations. Some of them are the American Institute of Biological Sciences, the Collegiate Middle Level Association, the Hiram College Association for Computing Machinery, Education Club and the Investment Club. The campus hosts many Greek fraternity and sorority chapters, including Delta Chi Lambda, Phi Beta Gamma and Kappa Sigma Pi.
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Campus LocationHinsdale Hall Third Floor Hiram, OH 44234 USA Main Tel: (330) 569-3211 Web Site The campus is in a rural area. |
Hiram College HighlightsWhere Hiram College stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in liberal arts, science, conservation and resource management, music, art studies, and mathematics.
- Number of dorm rooms for students.
- Large number of students.
- Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
- High faculty salary.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Study abroad option
- Weekend study option
- Part-time classes available
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total Earned | Different Programs |
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| Bachelor | 253 | 46 | | Master | 10 | 1 |
Hiram StudentsThe student enrollment at Hiram was 1,271 in 2007 (1,130 full-time equivalent). About 44% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 56% of the class. Undergrads are 97% of enrolled students and graduate students are 3%. About 5% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 95% of incoming freshmen.
Tuition and Other Costs| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 24,885 | | Room | $ 3,990 | | Board | $ 3,990 | | Books and supplies | $ 700 | | Other | $ 2,295 |
Financial Aid: Hiram participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 41 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 24 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 3 |
Housing and MealsHiram provides on-campus housing for 850 of its 1,130 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.
Hiram AthleticsSchool sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Hiram is in the North Coast Athletic Conference for major sports.
Hiram Admissions (2007)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 71% | | Women | 83% | | All | 77% |
SAT Test Scores:| SAT | Middle 50% |
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| Verbal | 480-610 | | Math | 470-600 |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) ART STUDIES (6 awarded) BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (50 awarded) - Accounting and Finance
- Business Administration and Management
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (8 awarded) - Computer Science
- Information Science/Studies
CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (9 awarded) DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (3 awarded) - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
- Theatre Literature, History and Criticism
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (15 awarded) - Education
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education
- Social Studies Teacher Education
FINE ARTS (0 awarded) - Art History, Criticism and Conservation
- Fine/Studio Arts
LIBERAL ARTS (88 awarded) - Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
- Creative Writing
- Economics
- English Language and Literature
- French Language and Literature
- History
- Humanities/Humanistic Studies
- International Economics
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Political Science and Government
- Social Sciences
- Sociology
- Spanish Language and Literature
MATHEMATICS (5 awarded) MEDIA (15 awarded) - Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (0 awarded) - Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
MEDICINE (1 awarded) MUSIC (6 awarded) NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (0 awarded) - Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (0 awarded) - Kinesiology and Exercise Science
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (1 awarded) RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (7 awarded) - Philosophy
- Religion/Religious Studies
SCIENCE (34 awarded) - Biochemistry
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Biomedical Sciences
- Chemical Physics
- Chemistry
- Natural Sciences
- Physics
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (15 awarded) - Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
- Psychology
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