BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

Hiram College

Hiram, Ohio·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·hiram.edu
6-yr Graduation
55%
+5.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
1,061
peer median 939
Avg net price
$20,088
+$858 vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
1,747
1,747 candidates competed
Admitted
1,634
93.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
211
12.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
55%+5.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
49%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
55%
Full-time retention
72%

Pell equity

8.0pp gap
Pell recipients
51%
Non-Pell
59%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 48 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 43 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
48
Passing
5
10.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

48programs
  • Passing5 · 10.4%
  • No Data43 · 89.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
4
No data
43

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

5
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+12.8%
$39,277 vs $34,808
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+53.1%
$53,290 vs $34,808
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+59.4%
$55,501 vs $34,808
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+69.3%
$58,941 vs $34,808
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+116.0%
$75,185 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

4
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
49%
$26,151 debt · $53,290 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
49%
$27,000 debt · $55,501 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
46%
$27,000 debt · $58,941 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
36%
$27,000 debt · $75,185 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1914Next review Aug 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 4

  1. Sep 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  2. May 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  3. Feb 2015Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  4. Aug 2014Change in Agency recognition
    National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation · Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$17,197
$30–48k$15,280
$48–75k$19,558
$75–110k$23,700
$110k+$25,313

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$20,088
+$858vs Baccalaureate median $19,230
Federal loans
54.6%
In-state tuition
$26,265
Out-of-state
$26,265

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 373 students received $2.1M in Pell grants, alongside $5.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
373
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.1M
$2,143,206 total
Direct Loans
$5.4M
1,084 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.8M
453 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.8M
505 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$58K
4 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.8M
122 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 352 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (2.2%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.2%
-0.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
352
Defaulted
8
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
7.8%
2017
8.5%
2018
9.1%
2019
2.2%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Hiram College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs49
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

150 total completions
01Business
3120.7%
02Biological Sciences
2818.7%
03Health Professions
1912.7%
04Education
1711.3%
05Social Sciences
1711.3%
06Psychology
149.3%
07Parks/Recreation
74.7%
08Natural Resources
64.0%
09Visual/Performing Arts
64.0%
10Multi/Interdisciplinary
53.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,061
12-mo unduplicated
1,049
Undergraduate
1,017
Graduate
32

Gender split

Men
48%501
Women
52%548

Race / ethnicity composition

White
46.2%
Unknown
36.3%
Hispanic
8.2%
Black
5.9%
Two or more
1.8%
Non-resident
0.8%
Asian
0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
412
271 M · 141 W
Women athletes
34.2%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$2.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$41K
$31K
Head-coach salaries
$39K
$35K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
38 M · 41 W
$134K
Football
66 M ·
$438K
Soccer
40 M · 22 W
$207K
Baseball
50 M ·
$192K
Basketball
20 M · 16 W
$257K
Volleyball
16 M · 16 W
$230K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.98
1 offenses · 1,018 students

3-year trend

0.902 yrs ago1.501 yr ago0.98Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
4
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs113
Liquor245

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
11.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
67

Hiram College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Hiram College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectHiram College
55%1,061$20,088Baccalaureate
Wilmington College
47%92.4%1,040$22,872Baccalaureate
Marietta College
61%79.3%1,109$18,372Baccalaureate
Bluffton University
53%67.2%646$17,430Baccalaureate
Wilberforce University
12%40.5%838$7,349Baccalaureate
Defiance College
31%47.5%568$23,722Baccalaureate
Peer group median50%67.2%939$19,230

Frequently asked questions about Hiram College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Hiram College.

What is the graduation rate at Hiram College?

Hiram College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 55% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Hiram College?

Hiram College reports a total enrollment of 1,061 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Hiram College?

The average net price at Hiram College is $20,088 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Hiram College?

Hiram College's yield rate is 12.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Hiram College located?

Hiram College is located in Hiram, Ohio 44234-0067.

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