Hillsdale College Student Population

How many students at Hillsdale?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Hillsdale College has a total enrollment of 1,792 students, including 1,649 undergraduate and 143 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 916 male students (51.1%) and 876 female students (48.9%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown:
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,649 undergraduate students (92%) and 143 graduate students (8%).
• Class Delivery: 55 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 0 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences - which average 1,449 - Hillsdale's body is larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 916 male (51.12%) and 876 female (48.88%) students are attending Hillsdale College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 104.57.

By class level, 1,649 (92.02%) are undergraduate students and 143 (7.98%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 49.48% are male and 50.52% are female, while among graduate students, 69.93% are male and 30.07% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 0 White, and 0 Black students out of a total of 1,792 are attending at Hillsdale College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Hillsdale College is not very diverse with a diversity index of 0% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

There are 1,663 students under 25 years old, and 125 students over 25 years old out of 1,792 total students.

Hillsdale has 1,631 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 14 students aged 25 and over.

It has 32 graduate students aged under 25 and 111 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Hillsdale College, 55 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 0 students are enrolled in some online courses.

10 students who live in Michigan or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 45 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,649 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 12 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 0.73%.