Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, Michigan · Private · 1,573 undergraduates · hillsdale.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
21%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1320 to 1490
of enrolled freshmen
Your chances and merit aid at Hillsdale College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
21% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
Not available
What to do with your 1410
Send your score
About 42% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1280, and yours is above it.
Source: College Navigator (federal data on fall 2024 freshmen)
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Doesn't superscore: it uses the scores from one test date.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
- Classic Learning Test (CLT) accepted alongside ACT and SAT
Source: Undergraduate Application Process - Hillsdale College · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Nov15Priority deadline · November 15, 2026Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
- Dec15Priority deadline · December 15, 2026Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
- Mar15Regular Decision · March 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
21%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 1320 to 1490
Reading and Writing 680 to 750
Math 640 to 740
ACT composite 30 to 33
After college
Graduate within 6 years
89%
Come back for a second year
97%
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