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.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 2,072 students in 2023 and was lowest at 1,877 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 1,877 to 2,031 students, a net gain of 154 (8.2%).

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.