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Academics

Summary

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

Academic Calendar

Two 14-week semesters

Total Faculty

180 Full Time (95% hold the most advanced degree in their field)

Student-To-Faculty Ratio

9.7-to-1*
* Ratio calculated using guidelines established by the Common Data Set.

Class Size

One-third of all classes have 10 or fewer students; three-quarters have fewer than 20 students.

Study Abroad and Study Away

Nearly half of all students have a study abroad/away experience. More ...

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).

Departments with the Largest Number of Concentrators

Economics, Government, English, Mathematics, Psychology, History, Public Policy, Art, Chemistry and Biology

Concentrations

Africana Studies
American Studies
Anthropology
Archaeology
Art
Art History
Asian Studies
Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
Biology
Chemical Physics
Chemistry
Chinese
Classics
Communication
Comparative Literature
Computer Science
Creative Writing
Dance
Economics
English
Environmental Studies

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


Programs also available in Pre-Law, Pre-Med, Business and Engineering

Minors also available in Astronomy, Digital Arts, Education Studies, Japanese, Latin American Studies and Medieval/Renaissance Studies.

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