Hamilton College

Hamilton College is a private nonprofit college in Clinton, NY. Its average net price is $25,793 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$13,679
$30,001 to $48,000$4,407
$48,001 to $75,000$14,749
$75,001 to $110,000$20,025
$110,001 and up$40,520
$72,690Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$72,690Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$25,793Average Net Price
$18,460Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$800Books and Supplies
$1,000Other Expenses
20.1%Students on Pell Grants
28.0%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

13.6%Acceptance Rate
720 to 770SAT Reading, Middle Half
730 to 780SAT Math, Middle Half
33 to 35ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$72,695
8 years after entry$80,931
10 years after entry$84,956
89.8%Graduation Rate
94.8%Retention Rate
$15,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Clinton, NYLocation
Midsize suburbSetting
2,030Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Archeology$30,319 National median for this major n=144Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911$14,000 Small program - rough guide n=30
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$36,286 National median for this major n=1,258Not published
Economics$91,817 Small program - rough guide n=54$15,000 Small program - rough guide n=79
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Literature$35,235 National median for this major n=380Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mathematics and Statistics, Other$69,615 National median for this major n=379Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$37,389 National median for this major n=7,500Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Public Policy Analysis$53,031 National median for this major n=1,940Not published
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Research and Experimental Psychology$38,319 National median for this major n=11,840Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$48,082 Small program - rough guide n=32$14,691 Small program - rough guide n=30
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published

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