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Applying to Hillsdale

Acceptance Rate 20.72%
Yield 55.54%
SAT Score 1,420
ACT Score 31
Applicants 3,181

Hillsdale Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 20.72% at Hillsdale College. Total 3,181 students applied and 659 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,420 and the average ACT score is 31.
Open Admission Policy✗
Graduate Application Fees$25
Admission Informationhttps://www.hillsdale.edu/admissions-aid/admissions-2/
Online Applicationhttps://apply2.hillsdale.edu/apply/
Acceptance Rate20.72%
Average Test Scores1,420 SAT / 31 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 20.72%. A total of 3,181 students (1,525 men and 1,655 women) have applied to and 659 (314 men and 345 women) students admitted to Hillsdale College.
Among them, 182 male and 184 female students have enrolled into Hillsdale and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 55.54%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Hillsdale
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants3,1811,5251,65500
Admitted65931434500
Enrolled36618218400
Acceptance Rate 20.72% 20.59% 20.85% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 55.54% 57.96% 53.33% - -
[Chart] Hillsdale College Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Hillsdale, 117 applicants (32% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 124 applicants (34%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,420 at Hillsdale. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,490 and 25th percentile score is 1,320.
The average ACT score is 31 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 33 and the 25th percentile score is 30.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Hillsdale. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Hillsdale with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Hillsdale
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total132014201490
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing680730750
Math640690740
ACT Composite303133
Math262831
English313435
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Hillsdale College, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Recommendations, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - Completion of College Preparatory Program, Admission Test Scores, English Proficiency Test, Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc), Work experience.
Application Requirements for Hillsdale
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✓
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✓
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Hillsdale

The calendar system at Hillsdale College is Semester. Hillsdale College accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Hillsdale College accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔