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Watch Estella's video Be who you are Beyond the Stats Campus community helps Kena Gilmour '20 thrive as a student-athlete and better understand his own identity. Watch Kena's video find your future sustainable culture Jack Wright '19 helps run a food-salvage program that feeds the needy and fuels his interest in sustainability. Watch Jack's Video Show Me More Our Promise At Hamilton, study what interests you, be accepted for who you are, and prepare to be the person you were meant to become. Plan a Visit Request Information Apply Now Just the Facts 43 & 57 Majors and areas of study, respectively Areas of Study $49,164 Average financial aid award (including scholarship, student loan, work-study) Aid Calculator 200+ Years in the Making Hamilton was chartered in 1812 and named for Alexander Hamilton, first secretary of the U.S. treasury. History & traditions Explore the World 65% of Hamilton students study away, whether abroad or domestically, in more than 100 programs. Off-campus study 190 Full-time faculty members; 97% hold the highest degree in their field. Our Faculty 1,850 Approximate on-campus enrollment. (additional 150 studying off campus) More Facts & Figures Top 1% Alumni loyalty, among U.S. colleges and universities, as determined by the percent of alumni donors Alumni network 9-1 Student-faculty ratio Academic Advising Home Sweet Home Hamilton has 25 residential options from small houses to large residence halls, offering singles, doubles, triples, quads, apartments and suites. Where to Live Middle 50% testing ranges for Students in Class of 2022 SAT: 1370-1490 ACT: 31-34 Standardized Testing Requirements 8339 Applications received for the Class of 2023 Apply 95% Students in a job, graduate school, internship or pursuing a fellowship within a year of graduation. Outcomes Reports 21% Hamilton's selectivity/acceptance rate Class of 2022 Profile 83% Seniors who graduate having completed at least two internships Career Paths Go Blue! 29 varsity teams 17 club sports 17 intramural programs Athletics Trending Now Virtual Tour If you can't get to our beautiful campus (or even if you can and can't get enough!), here is the next best thing. Begin Tour Our Campus In the Classroom Just for Fun Learning Off the Hill Our Region The Chapel on a winter’s day Alexander Hamilton statue in fall Enjoying a spring day Martin’s Way in the fall Siuda House in the spring Walking along Martin's Way Fall aerial of campus North Residence Hall in May Bridges in Root Glen Siuda House windows Explore Our Galleries Our Campus In the Classroom Just for Fun Learning Off the Hill Our Region Our Campus In the Classroom Just for Fun Learning Off the Hill Our Region Previous Next Previous Next Previous Next Previous Next Previous Next Student Experience A FEBulous Time Snow – and plenty of it – came to the Hill just in time for Hamilton’s annual FebFest. Just when it looked like FebFest activities would be centered indoors, The Outing Club encouraged everyone to get outdoors on Valentine’s Day and take part in a snowshoe relay. Continue Reading More News College News Wellin Museum Presents SUM Artists College News Hamilton is Top Fulbright Producer in the Last Decade Upcoming Events Feb 19 4:30 P.m. Artist in Conversation Feb 20 4:30 P.m. Gallery Tour Feb 21 7 P.m. Women's Ice Hockey vs. Conn College The Scroll All Social Media Unroll the Scroll Hamilton College 198 College Hill Road , Clinton , NY 13323 315-859-4011 Social Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube LinkedIn The Scroll Back to Top Make a Gift Make a Gift Footer Navigation Maps & Directions Arts/Museum Library & IT The Scroll Jobs Offices & Services GDPR & Privacy Make a Gift Back to Top On Writing & Speaking Most importantly, Hamilton is a place in which students are surrounded by brilliant, funny, happy and truly nice people – both students and faculty. People are helpful and students work with one another rather than compete against one another, which is important. Also, there are plenty of opportunities to do research and to dive into fields one is passionate about. ELISABETH MACCOLL ’16 — biology major Being in medicine, you think that science is the most important part of your education, but through the course of my career, being able to write well and be a reasonably good public speaker have proven to be tremendously important. Christine Laine ’83 — editor, Annals of Internal Medicine (youngest in the journal’s history) Hamilton focused on speaking, writing and critical thinking. I do those every day. If you can do those three things, you can do almost anything. Bill Smith ’80 — special assistant to the president and general manager, Minnesota Twins Writing clearly is a prerequisite to being able to think clearly, which in turn is a prerequisite to almost everything else in the real world. One could not escape from Hamilton without mastering those skills. Gordon Boak ’64 The advice I give my clients is what I learned and shared every day in the Writing Center: A good idea is worthy of the time and effort required to communicate it effectively. Sean Ryan ’97 — former Writing Center tutor A fortune cookie once told me: writing is a craft, not an art. I try to live by this fortune cookie's wisdom. I definitely don't view writing as a talent; my writing is full of practice, hard work, perseverance and diligence. Lauren Magaziner ’12 — author of children's books Expressing yourself clearly and effectively is the single most important tool you can develop, and it carries with you through your life. Today, I’m in the business of communicating at one of the most highly respected communications companies, and what got me here didn’t come from Columbia Business School. It came from Hamilton. Barry Seaman ’67 — former special projects editor and White House correspondent, Time magazine Hamilton’s writing-intensive curriculum and my experience in the Writing Center have been invaluable to me in my professional career. Although I arrived at Hamilton with a general understanding of how to formulate an analytical argument, I truly learned how to write at Hamilton. Bethany Baker Booth ’98 — former Writing Center tutor Writing is fundamental to learning. Most students read something from beginning to end, highlighting information along the way, but they aren’t really processing any of what they read until they analyze, discuss, summarize, synthesize and write. Barbara Tewksbury — Upson Chair for Public Discourse and professor of geosciences Of little value are your wisdom and discoveries if you cannot successfully express them and thus impress the public and render a social service. Never let Hamilton’s emphasis on composition and delivery be lessened. Archibald L. Love, Class of 1876 As an attorney, being able to write persuasively and to present effective oral arguments are essential tools. I can honestly say that I appl...