| Screen last updated on: January 2009 |
| Total undergraduates: |
1,842 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
1,810 |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
32 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
20 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Northeast |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
66% |
| First-year student breakdown: |
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| 3.4% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 1.1% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 8.3% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 5.6% | Hispanic |
| 72.6% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 5.1% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 3.8% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Undergraduate breakdown: |
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| 3.7% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.9% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 7.1% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 4.9% | Hispanic |
| 69.2% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 5.2% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 9.1% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Campus size: |
1,200 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Clinton |
| Nearest major city: |
Utica |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
10 miles |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms (100%)
- single-student apartments
- married-student apartments
- special housing for disabled students
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
100% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
98% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
2% |
| Students required to live on campus: |
All students must live on campus. |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
40% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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honor code, hazing prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s) |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
625 |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Emerson Gallery. |
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| Additional services offered: |
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placement service, health service, women's center, day care |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious |
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| Career placement services: |
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internships, career/job search classes, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
partially |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
9 |
| Percent of men who join fraternities: |
29% |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
6 |
| Percent of women who join sororities: |
19% |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station, television station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The Spectator |
| Number of honor societies: |
9 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
78 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Christian Fellowship, Muslim Student Association |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Asian Culture Society, Black Student Union, French Club, German Club, La Vanguardia, Middle Eastern Student Association, Spanish Club, West Indian and African Association |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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chamber orchestra, choir, glee club, woodwind ensemble, brass choir, jazz and pep bands, musical theatre, theatre, dance group, film society, debating, outing club, Meditation Mania, Model UN, gay/lesbian/bisexual alliance, Students of Hamilton Against Racism and Prejudice, volunteer organizations, departmental groups |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Jon Hind,
Athletics Director |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Susan Viscomi,
Women's Athletic Director/SWA |
| Athletic department's mailing address: |
Andrea Habbel
Assistant Director, Institutional Research
198 College Hill Road
Hamilton College
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| School colors: |
buff and blue |
| School mascot: |
Continentals |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
New England Small College Athletic Conference (Division III); Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association (Division III) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | no | |
| Men's basketball | no | |
| Men's cross-country | no | |
| Men's football | no | |
| Men's golf | no | |
| Men's ice hockey | no | |
| Men's lacrosse | no | |
| Men's soccer | no | |
| Men's swimming | no | |
| Men's tennis | no | |
| Men's track and field (indoor) | no | |
| Men's track and field (outdoor) | no | |
| Women's basketball | no | |
| Women's cross-country | no | |
| Women's field hockey | no | |
| Women's ice hockey | no | |
| Women's lacrosse | no | |
| Women's soccer | no | |
| Women's softball | no | |
| Women's squash | no | |
| Women's swimming | no | |
| Women's tennis | no | |
| Women's track and field (indoor) | no | |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | no | |
| Women's volleyball | no | |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
40% |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Syracuse (50 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Albany (100 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Utica (10 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Utica (10 miles) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: |
33% |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
poor |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
0 |
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| Percent of graduates who pursue further study: |
18% immediately, 70% within 10 years of graduation |
| Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: |
75% within six months of graduation, 85% within one year of graduation |
| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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Firms that most frequently hire graduates are General Electric, Chubb Group, Goldman Sachs, New England Center for Children, Bear, Sterns, Marsh, Inc., Skadden, Arps, George Little Management, and Brigham & Women's Hospital. |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Paul Greengard '48, recipient, 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- A.G. Lafley '69, President &
- CEO, Procter and Gamble
- Drew S. Days III '63, professor of law, Yale University
- former U.S. solicitor general
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