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Hill College Data & Information Overview

Fair Price Value for Your Money
8% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Hill College Ranked?

#2,129 Best Colleges in Nation
#112 Best Colleges in TX
Welding Technology/Welder Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Hill College is ranked #2,129 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Hill College held the #2,168 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Hill College is also ranked #112 out of 115 schools in Texas.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Hill College?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Hill College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.

Learn more about Hill College admissions.

Hill College Faculty

20 to 1 Student to Faculty
43% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Hill College is 20 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

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 Hill College is 43%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  43 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Hill College

46% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 46% tells us that most first-year, full-time students don't stick around for a second year at Hill College. Students may have a variety of reasons for this, such as only intending to attend a school for one year while they brush up on certain subjects.

Freshmen Retention Rate  46 out of 100
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Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Hill College.

Hill College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,177 Full-Time Undergraduates
41.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
57.3% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,038 undergraduates at Hill College with 1,177 being full-time and 2,861 being part-time.

How Much Does Hill College Cost?

$7,692 Net Price
40% Take Out Loans
$21,456 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Hill College is $7,692. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Hill College

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$6,332 $6,242 $8,894 $11,870 $13,437

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 Hill College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

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 Hill College, approximately 40% of students took out student loans averaging $5,364 a year. That adds up to $21,456 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Hill College is 7.6%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do Hill College Graduates Make?

$35,649 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Hill College make about $35,649 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is about 16% less that the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.

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See which majors at Hill College make the most money.

Location of Hill College

Texas State
1,177 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Hill College is a public institution located in Hillsboro, Texas. Hillsboro is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

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Contact details for Hill College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 112 Lamar Dr, Hillsboro, TX 76645
Phone: 254-659-7500
Website: https://www.hillcollege.edu/

Hill College Majors

31 Majors With Completions
447 Undergraduate Degrees
Learn more about the majors offered at Hill College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Hill College

53% Take At Least One Class Online
19% Take All Classes Online

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, 2,020 students took at least one online class at Hill College. This is a decrease from the 2,678 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 2,020 741
2019-2020 2,678 1,670
2018-2019 2,303 1,079
2017-2018 1,329 717
2016-2017 2,037 995

Learn more about online learning at Hill College.

Notes and References

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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