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  • Fast Facts

    Affiliation United Methodist
    President Fayneese Miller, PhD (2015–)
    Founded 1854 in Red Wing; moved to Saint Paul in 1880
    First university in Minnesota
    Enrollment 3,361 total: 2,045 undergraduate students and 1,316 graduate students
    Coeducational Since founding: Hamline’s first graduates were two women
    63% female, 37% male (undergraduate students, 2019)
    Students of color All undergraduate students: 37%; 2019 incoming class: 45%
    First-generation students (first in their family to attend college) 2019 incoming class: 46%
    States, countries represented 39, 40, respectively
    Areas of study 50+ undergraduate, 12 master’s degrees, 2 doctorate degrees
    High-impact learning 100% of students participate in internships, field-based or collaborative research, apprentice teaching, and/or service learning
    Student-faculty ratio 12:1
    Average class size 23
    Financial aid offerings More than 90% of incoming undergraduates receive Hamline grants/scholarships (gift aid: does not need to be repaid); aid available to graduate students as well
    Work-study 100% of incoming students are eligible for up to $2,500 in work-study (earnings from an on-campus job go toward tuition)
    Varsity teams 20, 18 represented in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC)
    Student organizations 70+
    Rankings 2019:
    A top Minnesota university in its class and 17th in the Midwest among 162 universities — U.S. News & World Report
    Ranked 2nd among Minnesota's Best Regional Universities — U.S. News & World Report 
    Listed in "America's Top Colleges" — Forbes
    Named a "Best Regional College” — Princeton Review
    Named a "Best Bang for the Buck: Midwest" university — Washington Monthly

    Last updated November 2019

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    Our legacy of leadership

    At Hamline, we inspire leaders from the backyard to the boardroom. View stories from our students and alumni to discover the ways Hamline is taking the lead.

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    About Hamline

    With more than 50 areas of study, students can pursue their passions, feed their curiosity, and focus on the issues that matter the most to them.

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    Mission and History

    Over 160 years ago, Methodist visionaries founded Minnesota’s first university. Their mission? Educate the state’s earliest leaders—before there was a state.

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  • President Miller takes the lead

    Message from the President

    Hamline University has a long history of cultivating leaders who have the courage and tenacity to make the world better for everyone.

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