New York City Program

Live, work, and learn in one of the world’s premier cities of commerce and culture with other Hamilton students who are eager to expand their understanding of others and the world. Hamilton in New York City combines an internship, an academic experience, and experiential learning opportunities that encompass a wide range of perspectives on New York as a classroom.

Apply for Spring 2023

About the Program

While most fall semester programs are designed for economics concentrators, spring semester programs are open to students from many concentrations and credit in them depends on resident directors' departments or academic programs, and their NYC program themes. In most spring semesters, students pursuing any concentration can apply. To determine what programs or departments students can transfer credits in to count for the concentration, check the semester's dedicated web page.

New York City Program students spend four days a week as interns in a firm or organization for one credit. They attend weekly seminars one morning and evening for two credits and complete an independent project for one credit. Typically, an independent project, a seminar, or both may receive concentration credit in the discipline or program of the director.

Special arrangements for receiving concentration credit may be possible between the New York City Program and the department or program for a student's concentration.

Admission and Eligibility

Upcoming Semester Programs

Fall 2022

Labor Markets: NYC as a Classroom
Director: Derek Jones, Professor of Economics
Email: djones@hamilton.edu
Applications: Closed

Spring 2023

Labor, Immigration, and Reform in New York City's History
Director: Maurice Isserman, Professor of American History
Email: misserma@hamilton.edu
Applications: Open

Learn About Future Programs

Recent Internship Opportunities

Thanks to Hamilton alumni, parents, and other supporters, there is a growing list of sponsors for Hamilton’s New York City Program students. Program participants have recently interned at firms, organizations, and institutions such as:

Morgan Stanley-Millman Group
Sierra Club
Empire State Development Corporation
CityGrowers
New York Lawyers in the Public Interest
ABC News
Futures Ignite
Mott Haven Fridge
James Cohan Gallery
Bolt Financial Inc.
Elizabeth Sadoff Art Advisory
New York Bay Capital
Weinstein Carnegie Philanthropic Group
Center Pixel
Epicenter NYC

A Network of Support

A faculty member serves as an on-site program director who teaches the seminars, leads a variety of experiential learning field trips, and serves as the central resource for students as they navigate life in New York City.

Hamilton has a large contingent of alumni located in and around the Big Apple, and they take every opportunity to get to know students in the program. In addition to hosting internships, alumni sponsor a variety of events and gatherings each semester, including nights at the Metropolitan Opera and the New York Philharmonic.