Inside Academics at Hillsdale College

Academics at a Glance

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

Each topic below links to a dedicated page with the full detail:

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

Faculty and Teaching

At a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, Hillsdale College offers far more individual attention than the national average of 15 to 1. With 100% of instructors full time, Hillsdale College is 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 page.

Most Popular Majors

Hillsdale College offers 28 majors with reported completions across 15 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Hillsdale College are summarised below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Hillsdale College.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors page.

More to Consider

As you weigh academic life at Hillsdale College, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Looking for flexibility? Hillsdale College may offer online or summer classes that can help you finish your degree — 55 undergraduates take at least some classes online. See distance learning options.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (97% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). Explore graduation rates.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Dig Deeper into Academics into Hillsdale College

Each page below covers one part of academic life at Hillsdale College in more detail:

• Academic Majors at Hillsdale College — every major and degree program offered
• Faculty Composition at Hillsdale College — how the teaching staff is structured
• Graduation & Retention at Hillsdale College — graduation outcomes and retention detail
• Distance Learning at Hillsdale College — online and distance enrollment options
• Accreditation at Hillsdale College — regional and program accreditation status