Enrollment Trends at Hamilton

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,979 where 2,031 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 1.25 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Hamilton than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Hamilton College since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,877	915	962
2016-17	1,883 6	915	968 6
2017-18	1,901 18	890 -25	1,011 43
2018-19	2,005 104	950 60	1,055 44
2019-20	2,012 7	954 4	1,058 3
2020-21	1,902 -110	870 -84	1,032 -26
2021-22	2,055 153	942 72	1,113 81
2022-23	2,072 17	928 -14	1,144 31
2023-24	2,048 -24	911 -17	1,137 -7
2024-25	2,031 -17	902 -9	1,129 -8
Average	1,979	918	1,061

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 62.19%. The percentage was 63.35% 10 years ago and Hamilton still has a high percentage of white students. 9.01% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.15% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 9.70% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 63.35% to 62.19%. Asian enrollment grew from 7.57% to 9.01%. Black student enrollment decreased from 4.58% to 3.15%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 7.41% to 9.70%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5913 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5843 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Hamilton College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	1	142	86	139	0	1,189	63
2016-17	1	130	75	149	0	1,200	63
2017-18	1	137	82	167	0	1,202	75
2018-19	1	135	85	188	0	1,260	89
2019-20	1	138	76	191	0	1,283	94
2020-21	1	138	72	193	0	1,240	100
2021-22	1	172	64	205	0	1,326	111
2022-23	1	187	65	197	0	1,336	109
2023-24	0	182	59	185	0	1,324	113
2024-25	1	183	64	197	0	1,263	120
Average	1	154	73	181	0	1,262	94

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Hamilton College does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.