Academics at Hamilton College

All About Academics

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Hamilton College: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Use the sections below to explore each part of academic life in more detail, or follow a link to the full report on that topic:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty & Class Sizes

With 9 students for every instructional faculty member, Hamilton College ranks among the best colleges for instructional attention when compared with the national average of 15 to 1. Hamilton College employs 75% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition report.

Most Popular Majors

Hamilton College offers 32 majors with reported completions across 14 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Hamilton College are shown below:

The most popular majors at Hamilton College, measured by graduates, are listed below.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors page.

Additional Questions to Ask

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at Hamilton College:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Hamilton College offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule. See distance learning options.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Hamilton College retains and graduates its students — 95% of full-time freshmen return). See graduation and retention.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Explore Further into Hamilton College

Follow the links below for a deeper look at a specific part of academic life:

• Majors & Degree Programs at Hamilton College — every major and degree program offered
• Faculty & Class Sizes at Hamilton College — the full faculty and class-size breakdown
• Graduation and Retention at Hamilton College — how well the school retains and graduates students
• Distance Learning at Hamilton College — online and distance enrollment options
• Accreditation at Hamilton College — the schools accreditation and what it means