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Miami University - Hamilton Data & Information Overview

196 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
4% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Miami University - Hamilton Ranked?

#1,247 Best Colleges in Nation
#47 Best Colleges in OH
Small Business Administration/Management Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.

Miami University - Hamilton was awarded 196 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is small business administration/management.

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Overall Quality

Miami University - Hamilton landed the #1,247 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Miami University - Hamilton held the #1,706 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Miami University - Hamilton is also ranked #47 out of 96 schools in Ohio.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Miami University - Hamilton?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Miami University - Hamilton has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.

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Miami University - Hamilton Faculty

12 to 1 Student to Faculty
100% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Miami University - Hamilton it is much better at 12 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Miami University - Hamilton is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  100 out of 100
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100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Miami University - Hamilton

64% Freshmen Retention
3% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Miami University - Hamilton is 64%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  64 out of 100
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100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 3% for first-time, full-time students at Miami University - Hamilton, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  3 out of 100
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100

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Miami University - Hamilton Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,683 Full-Time Undergraduates
19.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
52.6% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,451 undergraduates at Miami University - Hamilton with 1,683 being full-time and 768 being part-time.

How Much Does Miami University - Hamilton Cost?

$13,163 Net Price
48% Take Out Loans
$18,892 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Miami University - Hamilton is $13,163. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Miami University - Hamilton

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$10,607 $10,304 $14,283 $15,481 $15,592

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Miami University - Hamilton, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Miami University - Hamilton, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $4,723 a year. That adds up to $18,892 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Miami University - Hamilton is 4.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Miami University - Hamilton Graduates Make?

$54,650 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Miami University - Hamilton with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $54,650 in their early years. This is good news for future Miami University - Hamilton graduates since it is 29% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Miami University - Hamilton

Ohio State
1,683 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Miami University - Hamilton is a public institution located in Hamilton, Ohio. Hamilton is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

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Contact details for Miami University - Hamilton are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1601 University Blvd, Hamilton, OH 45011
Phone: 513-785-3000
Website: miamioh.edu/regionals/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MiamiUniversity
Twitter: http://twitter.com/miamiuniversity

Miami University - Hamilton Majors

25 Majors With Completions
447 Undergraduate Degrees
1 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 25 majors graduated from Miami University - Hamilton. Of these students, 447 received undergraduate degrees and 1 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Entrepreneurial Studies 80 $39,272
General Engineering Technology 57 $66,101
Nursing 48 $57,126
Liberal Arts General Studies 31 $31,726
Computer Information Systems 27 $57,809
Criminal Justice & Corrections 27 $33,717
General Psychology 19 $32,459
General English Literature 18 $31,667
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 10 NA
Community Organization & Advocacy 9 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Miami University - Hamilton along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Miami University - Hamilton

85% Take At Least One Class Online
32% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 1,947 students took at least one online class at Miami University - Hamilton. This is a decrease from the 2,027 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 1,947 736
2019-2020 2,027 601
2018-2019 1,365 93
2017-2018 1,434 324
2016-2017 1,156 257

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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