Hamline University believes an education opens doors to a student’s future. Our dedicated faculty and staff are committed to educating students who will be global citizens and contribute to a better world. Our nationally acclaimed goals-oriented and skills-based curriculum provides a firm foundation for graduate studies, work and career.
By applying theory to practice, student solidify skills to serve them throughout their professional and personal lives.
Student Profile Fall 2008
- 1,957 degree-seeking students in the college of liberal arts
- 16.5% students of color
- 3.5% international students
- 35 states and 62 countries
- Over 70 student organizations
- 19 NCAA Division III intercollegiate athletic teams for men and women
First-year Student Profile Fall 2008
- 452enrolled first year students
- 2234 applications
- Enrolling from 23 states
- Enrolling from 26 countries
- Median GPA 3.44
- Median high school class rank 71%
- 16% in top 10% of class
- 43% in top 25% of class
- ACT middle 50% range 20-28
- 3% international students
- 23% students of color
- 83% of first year students live on campus
Academic Profile
- 96% of faculty hold the PhD or highest degree in their field
- Phi Beta Kappa—one of only 276 colleges and universities nationwide to have a chapter of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious undergraduate honor society
- Five Rhodes Scholars, 38 Fulbright Scholars (22 in the last 12 years), one Truman Scholar
- Hamline sends one of the largest student delegations of any college in the country to the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR)
- 35-40% of graduating seniors study abroad
- 100% of Hamline students complete an internship, collaborative research, a service learning project or field-based research
- 36 major fields of study and numerous pre-professional, certificate and licensure programs
Value:
- Over 80% of students have need- or merit-based scholarships
- Average first-year student financial aid package in 2008-09 $21,032
- 14:1 student-to-faculty ratio
- Professors teach all classes and serve as advisors
- 4 year graduation assurance
- U.S.News & World Report lists Hamline 9th among 140 Midwest universities in its class
