Student Outcomes
Hillsdale College Prepares Students for a Good Life, and for Good Work
A classical liberal arts education develops the intellect and hones the character of Hillsdale College students, and with the help of a supportive community of peers, professors, and staff, prepares them for the challenges of the professional world or graduate / professional schools, and for lives as men and women pursuing the good, true, and beautiful.
Placement 2020-2022
Placement within Six Months
98%
Continuing Education
24%
Post-Hillsdale Destination Relates to Career Goals
92%
Graduates Expecting Their Liberal Arts Education to Positively Impact Their Professional Lives
98%
Representative Graduate Programs 2020-2022
- Arizona State University (Actuarial Science, Business, Finance, Law)
- Baylor University (History)
- Belmont University (Physical Therapy)
- Boston College (Law, Political Science)
- Case Western Reserve University (English Language and Literature, Medicine)
- University of Chicago (Financial Mathematics, Law)
- University of Cincinnati (Law, Medicine)
- University of Colorado Boulder (Piano Performance)
- College of William and Mary (Law)
- Concordia Theological Seminary (Divinity)
- Cornell University (Astronomy and Astrophysics, Chemistry, Genetics, Genomics, and Development)
- University of Dallas (Law, Political Science / American Politics and Policy)
- George Mason University (Economics, Law)
- Harvard University (Language and Literacy)
- Indiana University (International Affairs, Medicine, Spanish)
- Marquette University (Dentistry)
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (Latin and Classical Humanities)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Computer Sciences, Electrical Engineering)
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine (Clinical and Translational Science, Medicine)
- University of Miami (Philosophy)
- Michigan State University (Chemistry, Data Science, Medicine, Vocal Performance)
- University of Michigan (Dentistry, Law, Medicine, Pharmacology, Quantitative Finance and Risk Management)
- University of North Carolina (Applied and Computational Mathematics)
- University of Notre Dame (Biblical Studies, Classics, History, Integrated Biomedical Sciences, Law, Theology)
- Oxford University (Applied Mathematics, History)
- Pepperdine University (Public Policy)
- Purdue University (Cellular and Molecular Biology, Mathematics)
- University of Southern California (Accounting and Data Analytics)
- Texas A&M University (Biochemistry and Biophysics)
- Vanderbilt University (Nursing)
- University of Wisconsin—Madison (Veterinary Medicine)
Representative Hiring Organizations 2020-2022
- Amazon Studios
- American Enterprise Institute
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Classic Learning Test
- Deloitte
- Edward Jones
- Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies
- General Motors
- Goldman Sachs
- Great Hearts Academies
- U.S. House of Representatives
- Intel
- Intercollegiate Studies Institute
- JPMorgan Chase & Co.
- Mackinac Center for Public Policy
- Mayo Clinic
- Michigan House of Representatives
- Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan
- New York Life Insurance and Investments
- Police Academy
- Quicken Loans
- Republican Governors Association
- U.S. Senate
- U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Trinity Christian School
- Vanguard
- Wells Fargo
Sam Russell, ’08, Co-Founder and CEO, The Buttered BiscuitSam Russell, ’08, Co-Founder and CEO, The Buttered Biscuit
Kate Bachelder Odell, ’13, Wall Street Journal Editorial WriterKate Bachelder Odell, ’13, Wall Street Journal Editorial Writer
Kevin Meyers, ’08, Co-Founder and CEO, Lucy DarlingKevin Meyers, ’08, Co-Founder and CEO, Lucy Darling
