Private nonprofit · College

Hilbert College

Hamburg, New York · Large suburb

97.2%
Admit rate
$22,723
Avg net price
56%
Graduation rate
$48,309
Median earnings

Hilbert College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Hamburg, New York (large suburb setting), enrolling 921 undergraduates. It has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 921 undergradsLarge suburbAccessible · 97% admitNCAA Division III with football · Division III IndependentsCold wintersSnowy

About Hamburg, New York

Hamburg is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. Historical evidence shows the area was settled originally by the Erie people. Around 1805 the settlement was known as "Barkerville", named after Zenas Barker, the postmaster. The Erie County Fair has operated in Hamburg since 1868. Currently, the fair takes place at the Hamburg Fairgrounds. The Fair is situated on a 275-acre (111 ha) plot of land near the village of Hamburg. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
10 miles to Buffalo, NY
To Great Lakes shore
4 miles
Nearest airport
14 miles to Buffalo Niagara (BUF) · major hub

How Hilbert College compares

Selectivity97.2%

More selective than 9% · #129 most selective of 137 in New York

Graduation rate56%

Higher than 53% · #93 of 159 in New York

First-year retention64%

Higher than 18%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$48,309

Higher than 34% · #101 of 133 in New York

Average net price$22,723

Cheaper than 37% · #94 cheapest of 153 in New York

Median debt at graduation$24,750

Lower than 40%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 35%

Undergraduate enrollment921

Larger than 35%

Percentiles compare Hilbert College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in New York.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

958students
  • Undergraduate92196%
  • Graduate374%

Undergraduates by gender

921undergrads
  • Women52657%
  • Men39543%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White56%
  • Black12%
  • Hispanic9.0%
  • Asian1.3%
  • Other or multiracial21%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
921
Graduate enrollment
37
Student–faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
48%
First-generation students
38%
Students over 25
12%
Median family income
$41,765
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$56,988
Endowment
$3,808,428

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 250 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From New York90%
  • Other U.S. states9.2%
  • International1.2%

Most first-years stay in state — Hilbert College draws overwhelmingly from New York.

1% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
97.2%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$33,740
Room & board
$14,920
Books & supplies
$0
Total cost of attendance
$42,114
Average net price
$22,723

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
56%
Graduated on time (4 years)
48%
First-year retention
64%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$45,369
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$48,309
Median debt at graduation
$24,750
Students with federal loans
73%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
47%

About 9% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
48%
Low-income (Pell)
43%
First-generation
48%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
300
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
33%
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division III with football
Football conference
Division III Independents
Varsity athletes
299 (177 men · 122 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (11)

Football53
Lacrosse45
Soccer43
Baseball36
Volleyball33
Basketball29
Softball18
Ice Hockey14
Cross Country12
Golf8
Bowling8

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.3 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (968 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.3reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$20,903
$30–48k
$20,389
$48–75k
$23,162
$75–110k
$24,732
$110k+
$24,329

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$97,942

$23,162/year × about 4.2 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

96%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$14,141
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 96% — get grant money from Hilbert College itself, averaging $14,141, which softens the sticker price.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 290 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$48,309
Typical debt at graduation
$24,750
Debt vs. one year's pay
51%
Out-earn a HS grad
57%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$44,710
Men
$53,672

Men out-earn women by $8,962 (20%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
77°F
Winter low
16°F
Annual rain
53.3″
Annual snow
167.6″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.75.4JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Colden 1W, NY US station (9.3 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.