Hamilton College
Hamilton College is an independent liberal arts college located in Clinton, New York. Many locals refer to it as the 'School on the Hill', as it is physically atop a long, winding hill from downtown.
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2 Athletics 3 Facilities 4 Famous Alumni 5 The Numbers 6 Student Life 7 External link |
The College is named for Alexander Hamilton, who was a member of the first Board of Trustees of the College. It was founded in 1793 as the Hamilton-Oneida Academy, and was chartered as Hamilton College in 1812. In 1978, the all-male Hamilton College merged with the all-female Kirkland College, which had been located adjacent to Hamilton.
In athletics, Hamilton has been a member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference since 1971. The college sports teams are known as the Hamilton Continentals.
Hamilton has impressive athletic facilities an an impressive library for a school of its size.
History
Athletics
Facilities
Famous Alumni
Notable alumni of Hamilton College include
The Numbers
General
| Enrollment: | ~1,750 |
| Percentage Male: | 49% |
| Percentage Female: | 51% |
| Average Entering Class Size: | 475 |
| Applicants for class of 2007: | 4,405 |
| Acceptance Rate: | 35% |
| SAT Scores: | |
| -75th percentile: | 1430 |
| -Mean: | 1360 |
| -25th percentile: | 1310 |
| International | 6% |
| African-American | 6% |
| Native American | 1% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 6% |
| Hispanic | 3% |
| Caucasian | 78% |