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Hilbert College was awarded 23 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.
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College Factual ranked Hilbert College as #1,203 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Hilbert College held the #1,376 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Hilbert College also holds the #74 spot on the Best Colleges in New York ranking.
With an acceptance rate of 93%, Hilbert College is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn't mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.
About 9% of students accepted to Hilbert College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 570. Math scores were between 438 and 543.
At Hilbert College, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
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 Hilbert College is 45%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Hilbert College this rate is 62%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Hilbert College for first-time, full-time students is 47%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 746 undergraduates at Hilbert College with 716 being full-time and 30 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,173 | $12,939 | $17,402 | $20,109 | $22,470 |
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 Hilbert College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 Hilbert College, approximately 95% of students took out student loans averaging $5,622 a year. That adds up to $22,488 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Hilbert College is 4.9%. 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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Contact details for Hilbert College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 5200 S Park Ave, Hamburg, NY 14075-1597 |
| Phone: | 716-649-7900 |
| Website: | www.hilbert.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/HIlbertCollege |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/HilbertCollege |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Security Science and Technology | 45 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 37 | $31,669 |
| Business Administration & Management | 9 | $35,169 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 9 | NA |
| Accounting | 6 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 5 | NA |
| Human Services | 5 | NA |
| Information Technology | 4 | NA |
| General Psychology | 3 | NA |
| General English Literature | 3 | NA |
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, 88 students took at least one online class at Hilbert College. This is a decrease from the 801 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 88 | 54 |
| 2019-2020 | 801 | 10 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 123 | 6 |
| 2016-2017 | 150 | 7 |
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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