by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Hanover College was awarded 13 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is speech communication.
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Hanover is ranked #757 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 42 colleges in Indiana, Hanover is ranked at #17.
When it comes to admittance, Hanover College is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 73%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 18% of students accepted to Hanover submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 660. Math scores were between 540 and 650.
The student to faculty ratio at Hanover is an impressive 11 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Hanover College is 94%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Hanover College has a freshmen retention rate of 80%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Hanover the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 67%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,028 undergraduates at Hanover with 1,018 being full-time and 10 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,015 | $15,605 | $17,891 | $24,505 | $27,375 |
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 Hanover, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Hanover, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $7,433 a year. That adds up to $29,732 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Hanover is 3.4%. 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.
Get more details about the location of Hanover College.
Contact details for Hanover are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 517 Ball Drive, Hanover, IN 47243 |
| Phone: | 812-866-7000 |
| Website: | www.hanover.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/hanovercollege |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/hanovercollege |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 33 | $36,467 |
| Health & Physical Education | 23 | $26,826 |
| General Biology | 20 | $31,813 |
| General Psychology | 19 | $26,148 |
| General English Literature | 15 | NA |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 14 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 13 | NA |
| Economics | 10 | $49,315 |
| Political Science & Government | 9 | NA |
| History | 9 | $26,998 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 79 students took at least one online class at Hanover College. This is a decrease from the 515 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 79 | 0 |
| 2019-2020 | 515 | 48 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 34 | 0 |
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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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