Applying to Hillsdale College

Acceptance Rate	SAT Score
23.68%	1,425

Hillsdale's acceptance rate is 24% for students enrolled in the academic year 2021-2022. A total of 2,994 students applied and 709 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is very hard to get into Hillsdale. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 55.99% with 397 enrolled students out of 709 admitted.

The average SAT score is 1,425 and the ACT score is 32 at Hillsdale.

To apply to Hillsdale, the admission test scores is considered but not required and recommendation letter(s) is required to submit. Below tables and charts analyze Hillsdale's admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics

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Admissions Information

The application fee is $35 for applying undergraduate school and $25 for graduate school at Hillsdale College. Next table presents general admission information.

General Admission Information
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$35
Graduate Application Fees	$25
Admission Information	https://www.hillsdale.edu/admissions-aid/admissions-2/
Online Application	https://apply2.hillsdale.edu/apply/
Calendar System	Semester
Credits Accepted	Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Master, Doctoral (Research)

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 23.68% and the yield is 55.99%. 1,488 men and 1,506 women applied to Hillsdale and 337 men and 372 women students were accepted. Among them, 188 men and 209 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2021). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	2,994	1,488	1,506
Admitted	709	337	372
Enrolled	397	188	209
Acceptance Rate	23.68%	22.65%	24.70%
Yield	55.99%	55.79%	56.18%

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2021-2022, 87 students (22% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 151 students (38%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 760 and the 25^th percentile is 680. The SAT Math score is 750 (75^th) and 660 (25^th). The submitted ACT composite score is 34 (75^th percentile) and 30 (25^th percentile).

	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	680	760
SAT Math	660	750
ACT Composite	30	34
ACT Math	33	35
ACT English	27	32

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at Hillsdale College are very competitive and high when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,220, ACT: 74 - private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences).

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, and High School Record (or Transcript) to its applicants.The school recommends to submit High School GPA, The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Hillsdale College.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

Hillsdale Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Admission Test Scores	Considered but not Required
TOEFL	Considered but not Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Considered but not Required