"People here believe that by examining the biggest, most powerful ideas in history, a student can learn not just how to think critically and solve problems but also to discover truth and, in that discovery, to find and embrace virtue."
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• Independent, co-educational, residential, four-year liberal arts college founded in 1844.
• Located in south-central Michigan, Hillsdale draws a national student body to its rural campus.
• Hillsdale College boasts rigorous academics and a distinctive core curriculum anchored in the Western Tradition, drawing upon the Greco-Roman culture and Judeo-Christian faith.
• All enrolled students sign Hillsdale's Honor Code, pledging themselves to the goal of self-government. Students are asked to go beyond basics like not cheating or stealing and to give serious thought and effort to the practice of virtue and pursuit of honor.
• Hillsdale was the first college in America to prohibit in its charter any discrimination based on race, religion or sex.  It was the second college in the country to grant four-year degrees to women and an early force for the abolition of slavery.

• Hillsdale operates independently of federal and state funding, yet flourishes financially, thanks to the past and continuing generosity of supporters nation-wide.
• Though Hillsdale remains unaffiliated with any religious organization, spiritual life is important to both faculty and students who come from a variety of faith backgrounds. In fact, Princeton Review recently listed Hillsdale students as the fourth most religious in the country.
• Unique courses in Hillsdale's core curriculum are Western and American Heritage, Rhetoric and the Great Books, and a course in the U.S. Constitution.
• Hillsdale aims to open its distinctive curriculum to a wider audience through free, online, not-for-credit versions of the Western Heritage and Constitution courses, as well as through public lectures on current topics both on campus and at the Washington, D.C.-based Kirby Center. Many of these lectures are featured in the monthly Imprimis speech digest, which has a readership of over 2.6 million.
• Hillsdale consistently receives favorable rankings from U.S. News and World Report, Princeton Review, Peterson’s Guide, and is named a Best Value liberal arts college by Forbes and Kiplinger magazines.

• Student-to-faculty ratio is 10:1, the average class size is 15, and faculty teach all Hillsdale courses themselves—there are no teaching assistants.
• Of 117 fulltime faculty and 48 adjunct faculty, 83% hold the highest degree in their disciplines.
• Hillsdale's faculty are renowned for excellent teaching and scholarship, as well as for having high expectations of their students. Students can meet these expectations by taking advantage of readily-available office hours and by developing mentorship relationships with their teachers, which is common here.
• Students have the opportunity to spend a semester or more at Hillsdale's Washington, D.C. hub, the Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship. Students can opt to take core courses while living in D.C., or participate in for-credit internships at places including the U.S. House and Senate, the White House, national security agencies, policy organizations, news outlets, and private companies.
• Study Abroad options exist in France, Germany, Spain, Argentina, England, and Scotland as formal programs, though custom programs can often be arranged.

• Over 75% of students live on campus in 13 single-sex residence halls and six Greek houses.
• Hillsdale is home to 12 varsity sports, three club sports, several intramural sports, and rousing school spirit.
• There are over 120 clubs, organizations and honoraries to join at Hillsdale. Some of the most popular are Hillsdale Christian Fellowship, Catholic Society, Greek Life, competitive speaking, and musical groups.
• All student organizations are student-led and approved by the Student Federation. Many new clubs and organizations are started each year based on student interest.
• Conscientious citizenship is important to Hillsdale and its students—almost all students are involved in serving the campus or community through one of our numerous volunteer organizations.

• Hillsdale grads are prepared not only to live well, but to pursue their vocations. Within six months of graduation, 94% are employed or attending graduate school.
• 22% of students attend graduate school immediately after Hillsdale; 45% pursue advanced degrees within five years of graduation. A sampling from the past three years shows students studying violin performance at Carnegie Mellon, stage management at Yale, ancient church history at Notre Dame, public policy and economics at George Mason, bronze age archaeology at University of Cincinnati, analytical chemistry at Purdue, molecular biology at the University of Florida, veterinary medicine at Iowa State, classics at UC-Santa Barbara, and medicine at St. Louis University, Michigan State University, and the Universities of Vermont, Wisconsin and Arkansas.
• Hillsdale routinely sends students to top law schools across the country, including Harvard, Yale, University of Virginia, University of Chicago, and Notre Dame.
• Of students entering the job force in 2011, 19% began teaching careers, thanks to Hillsdale’s excellent classical education program. Others work for companies like Stryker Corporation, Price Waterhouse Coopers, and Boeing; for policy organizations like The Heritage Foundation and Illinois Policy Institute; for newspapers like the Washington Times; and for non-profit organizations like the American Red Cross.

• The average transcript shows a record of advanced coursework with a GPA of 3.8.
• Average ACT composite score is 29
• Average SAT combined score is 1980
• 54% of students graduated in the top 10% of their class.