Hamilton College
NY · Private · Mid-Atlantic · Liberal arts college · Top 25 tier · 1,976 undergraduates (small)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
How much of the class comes from ED
~66% of enrolled freshmen were admitted through Early Decision.
This is a share of the freshman class, not an admit rate.
† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants).
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Admission rates
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
How to send scores
Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment
School’s words: “Students who submit self-reported scores during the application process and enroll at Hamilton are required to send official testing results (from a testing agency or directly from their high school) by July 1.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | ED share of class | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 ↗ | 1,367 | 16.4% | 41.4% | Not reported | 81% | 41% | 40% | 1410-1510 | 32-34 | |
| 2020-21 ↗ | 1,370 | 18.4% | 45.8% | Not reported | 83% | 43% | 40% | 1410-1500 | 32-34 | |
| 2021-22 ↗ | 1,320 | 14.1% | 41% | Not reported | 52.4% | 32.5% | 19.9% | 1440-1520 | 33-35 | |
| 2022-23 ↗ | 1,166 | 11.8% | 32.4% | Not reported | 55% | 36.6% | 18.4% | 1440-1520 | 33-34 | |
| 2023-24 ↗ | 1,135 | 11.8% | 30.2% | Not reported | 50.7% | 33.8% | 16.9% | 1430-1520 | 32-35 | |
| 2024-25 ↗ | 1,162 | 13.6% | 29.4% | 55% | 50% | 34% | 16% | 1460-1530 | 33-35 | |
| 2025-26 | 1,210 | 13.6% | 28.1% | Not reported | 48% | 35% | 13% | 1440-1510 | 33-35 |
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
- 2025: 4%
- 2024: 4%
- 2023: 3%
- 2022: 0%
- 2021: 0%
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Test-optional2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Test-optional2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2024 Test-optional2022-23 CDSThis form’s own wording says Fall 2023; every CDS here is read as covering the fall two years after its first year.
- Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Test-optional2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 Not reported2019-20 CDS