About Us

Hamilton is one of the nation’s oldest and most highly regarded liberal arts colleges. It is comprised of 1,850 students from nearly all 50 states and approximately 40 countries. The College is distinguished by a rigorous open curriculum, a need-blind admission policy, a deeply committed faculty who welcome close collaboration with students, and a focus on preparing students to engage with their communities and effect change. Fundamental to a Hamilton education is the faculty’s expectation that each student develops the ability to read, observe and listen with critical perception, and to think, write and speak with clarity, understanding and precision. Hamilton graduates can be found making important contributions in nearly every professional field, and because of the College’s contributions to their success, alumni remain enthusiastically loyal.