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Just the Facts
44 & 57
Majors and areas of study, respectively
$51,770
Average financial aid award (including scholarship, student loan, work-study)
190
Full-time faculty members; 97% hold the highest degree in their field.
1,850
Approximate on-campus enrollment. (additional 150 studying off campus)
Top 1%
Alumni loyalty, among U.S. colleges and universities, as determined by the percent of alumni donors
9-1
Student-faculty ratio
7443
Applications received for the Class of 2024
97%
Students in a job, graduate school, internship or pursuing a fellowship within a year of graduation.
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Wellin Estate Largest Single Gift in Hamilton History
During his first few years at Hamilton, Keith Wellin ’50 was enjoying college life perhaps a little too much. As a junior he approached Dean Winton Tolles and asked about the possibility of gaining admission to Harvard’s Graduate School of Business Administration. The dean’s reply? “Mr. Wellin, surely you jest.”
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