For the 27th consecutive year, more than 50 percent of Hamilton alumni made contributions to the college.
Of the 52.2 percent who participated in the annual fund, more than half increased the size of their gifts. Total dollars raised for the fund were $5.82 million, a record for this unrestricted fund.
When including gifts for specific purposes such as scholarship aid and new construction, overall dollars during the 2007-08 fiscal year totaled $24 million which is the second highest fundraising total in the college's history.
Nationally, Hamilton is among the top 1 percent of colleges and universities in the percentage of alumni who support their alma mater financially. According to the 2007 Index of Higher Education Fundraising Performance, "participation rates continue to decline for private institutions, down six percent in two years." The national average for alumni participation in 2007 was 26.8 percent for private institutions compared with Hamilton's 52.2 percent.
"That Hamilton continues to be in the very top fraction of colleges for alumni giving is a real tribute to the experiences alumni have at Hamilton and their continued engagement with faculty and students well beyond graduation," said Hamilton Vice President of Communications and Development Richard Tantillo.
Almost 96 percent of this year's graduating seniors also contributed to the college via their class gift. This is the 15th consecutive year that the senior class participation rate has topped 90 percent.
Of the 52.2 percent who participated in the annual fund, more than half increased the size of their gifts. Total dollars raised for the fund were $5.82 million, a record for this unrestricted fund.
When including gifts for specific purposes such as scholarship aid and new construction, overall dollars during the 2007-08 fiscal year totaled $24 million which is the second highest fundraising total in the college's history.
Nationally, Hamilton is among the top 1 percent of colleges and universities in the percentage of alumni who support their alma mater financially. According to the 2007 Index of Higher Education Fundraising Performance, "participation rates continue to decline for private institutions, down six percent in two years." The national average for alumni participation in 2007 was 26.8 percent for private institutions compared with Hamilton's 52.2 percent.
"That Hamilton continues to be in the very top fraction of colleges for alumni giving is a real tribute to the experiences alumni have at Hamilton and their continued engagement with faculty and students well beyond graduation," said Hamilton Vice President of Communications and Development Richard Tantillo.
Almost 96 percent of this year's graduating seniors also contributed to the college via their class gift. This is the 15th consecutive year that the senior class participation rate has topped 90 percent.
