Private nonprofit · College

Hiram College

Hiram, Ohio · Distant rural

93.5%
Admit rate
$21,058
Avg net price
55%
Graduation rate
$54,311
Median earnings

Hiram College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Hiram, Ohio (distant rural setting), enrolling 777 undergraduates.

Private nonprofitSmall · 777 undergradsDistant ruralAccessible · 94% admitNCAA Division III with football · North Coast Athletic ConferenceCold wintersSnowy

About Hiram, Ohio

Hiram is a village in northern Portage County, Ohio, United States. It was formed from portions of Hiram Township in the Connecticut Western Reserve. Hiram is part of the Akron metropolitan area. It is the home of Hiram College, a small, private liberal arts college. The Hiram post office was established in 1816. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant rural
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
25 miles to Akron, OH
To Great Lakes shore
29 miles
Nearest airport
31 miles to Akron Canton (CAK)

How Hiram College compares

Selectivity93.5%

More selective than 16% · #58 most selective of 65 in Ohio

Graduation rate55%

Higher than 49% · #38 of 73 in Ohio

First-year retention72%

Higher than 36%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$54,311

Higher than 51% · #29 of 74 in Ohio

Average net price$21,058

Cheaper than 45% · #37 cheapest of 73 in Ohio

Median debt at graduation$27,000

Lower than 11%

Student–faculty ratio11 : 1

Lower than 68%

Undergraduate enrollment777

Larger than 30%

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

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

812students
  • Undergraduate77796%
  • Graduate354%

Undergraduates by gender

777undergrads
  • Women37849%
  • Men39951%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White50%
  • Black11%
  • Hispanic9.0%
  • Asian0.8%
  • Other or multiracial29%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
777
Graduate enrollment
35
Student–faculty ratio
11 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
32%
First-generation students
38%
Students over 25
3%
Median family income
$45,871
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$60,804
Endowment
$55,424,015

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 231 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Ohio75%
  • Other U.S. states24%
  • International0.9%

Most first-years stay in state — Hiram College draws overwhelmingly from Ohio.

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
93.5%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$27,600
Room & board
$11,850
Books & supplies
$800
Total cost of attendance
$40,572
Average net price
$21,058

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)
55%
Graduated on time (4 years)
49%
First-year retention
72%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$40,270
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$54,311
Median debt at graduation
$27,000
Students with federal loans
56%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
53%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
49%
Low-income (Pell)
55%
First-generation
51%

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
719
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
93%
Housing charge (year)
$5,510
Meal plan (year)
$5,510
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division III with football
Football conference
North Coast Athletic Conference
Varsity athletes
463 (306 men · 157 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 (12)

Football82
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)76
Soccer56
Baseball55
Basketball43
Volleyball37
Wrestling25
Lacrosse23
Swimming and Diving (combined)18
Other Sports18
Softball16
Golf14

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.3 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
4

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,061 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.

1.3reported offenses a year
0 violent a year1.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
1.0
Motor vehicle theft
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
$16,550
$30–48k
$16,382
$48–75k
$18,515
$75–110k
$22,236
$110k+
$26,698

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
$76,903

$18,515/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.

100%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$13,241
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 100% — get grant money from Hiram College itself, averaging $13,241, 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 191 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)
$54,311
Typical debt at graduation
$27,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
50%
Out-earn a HS grad
60%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.0 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
$53,503
Men
$54,984

Men out-earn women by $1,481 (3%) 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
81°F
Winter low
16°F
Annual rain
44.1″
Annual snow
62.9″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.14.3JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hiram, OH US station (6.8 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.