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 was implemented with this objective nearly 20 years ago.
By learning the application of theory to practice, our graduates develop lifelong skills to serve their professional and personal lives.
Student Profile Fall 2006:
- 1,902 Degree seeking students in the college of liberal arts
- 14% Students of Color
- 4% International students
- 30 states and 31 countries
- 90% of first year students live on campus
- Over 70 student organizations
- 19 NCAA Division III intercollegiate athletic teams for men and women
First year Profile Fall 2006:
- 461 enrolled first year students
- 1806 applications
- Enrolling from 26 States
- Enrolling from 18 Countries
- Median GPA 3.53
- Median High School Class Rank 75%
- 22% in top 10% of Class
- 45% in top 25% of Class
- ACT middle 50% range--21-27
- 4% international students
- 14% students of color
Academic Profile:
- 94% 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, 37 Fulbright Scholars (21 in the past 9 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
- 37 major fields of study. Numerous pre-professional programs, certificates and licensure programs
Value:
- Over 80% of students have need or merit based scholarships—average first year student financial aid package in 2006-2007, $25,932
- 13:1 student to faculty ratio
- Professors teach all classes and serve as advisors
- 4 year graduation assurance
- U.S.News & World Report lists Hamline University as 9th in quality among 140 Midwest comprehensive universities
