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Hamilton's curriculum provides its highly motivated students with both the freedom and responsibility to make educational choices that emphasize breadth and depth.

DEGREE OFFERED:
Bachelor of Arts

TOTAL FACULTY:
174 full-time; 97% hold the highest degree in their field.

CLASS SIZE: More than ­one-third of all classes have 10 or fewer students; nearly three-quarters have 19 or fewer.

STUDENT-TO-FACULTY : 10-to-1*
* Ratio calculated using guidelines established by the Common Data Set.

NEARLY HALF OF HAMILTON STUDENTS STUDY OFF-CAMPUS AT LEAST ONE SEMESTER. MOST POPULAR DESTINATIONS:
  • New York City
  • Washington, D.C.
  • China
  • Spain
  • France
  • Denmark
  • Scotland
  • Australia
  • Italy
  • England
  • Argentina
  • India
  • Czech Republic
  • New Zealand
  • South Africa
Learn more about Hamilton's Study Abroad/Away Programs.

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH:
Through independent projects, the Senior Program, and summer internships with faculty, Hamilton provides an increasing number of opportunities for students to engage in significant -- often publishable -- research at the undergraduate level.

HONOR SOCIETIES: In addition to Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest and most prestigious honorary society in the country (Hamilton's chapter was established in 1870), Hamilton maintains chapters of Sigma Xi (science), Lambda Pi Eta (communication studies), Omicron Delta Epsilon (economics), Phi Alpha Theta (history), Phi Sigma Iota (foreign and classical languages), Pi Sigma Alpha (political science) and Psi Chi (psychology).

MOST POPULAR MAJORS:
  • Economics
  • Government
  • Psychology
  • Mathematics
  • History
  • World Politics
  • Biology
  • Communication
  • Sociology
  • English

AREAS OF STUDY:
  • Africana Studies
  • American Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Archaeology
  • Art
  • Art History
  • Asian Studies
  • Astronomy*
  • Biochemistry/
    Molecular Biology
  • Biology
  • Chemical Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Chinese
  • Cinema and New Media Studies*
  • Classics
  • Communication
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computer Science
  • Creative Writing
  • Dance
  • Digital Arts*
  • Economics
  • Education Studies*


*Minor only

  • English
  • Environmental Studies
  • French
  • Foreign Languages
  • French
  • Geoarchaeology
  • Geosciences
  • German Studies
  • Government
  • Hispanic Studies
  • History
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Neuroscience
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Psychology
  • Public Policy
  • Religious Studies
  • Russian Studies
  • Sociology
  • Theatre
  • Women's Studies
  • World Politics

PREPROFESSIONAL ADVISING/COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS:
  • Business
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • Law
  • Medicine

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