Hartwick College

Hartwick College incoming freshman academic profile

Average high school GPA

3.462025-26 · CollegeData source

SAT composite middle score

1,1902025-26 CDS · Source

ACT composite middle score

Not reported

Average GPA of enrolled freshmen (scale may be weighted or unweighted). SAT/ACT are median scores of students who submitted them — not scholarship cutoffs.

Freshman financial need & merit gifts

2025-26 financial-aid profile · CollegeData source

Average freshman need met

83%

Average undergraduate need met

84%

These groups use different denominators and should not be added together. Need met is an average share of assessed financial need—not a share of tuition or an aid guarantee.

Hartwick College net price by family income

Historical average cost after all grants and scholarships — not need-based aid eligibility. 2024–25 academic year.

Families earning $150,000+ should not assume they'll get need-based grants; the "Over $110K" group mixes very different incomes.

At what family income does financial aid stop at Hartwick College?

There's no universal cutoff. Need-based aid depends on income, assets, family size and college rules; merit scholarships are based on grades and scores, so high income doesn't rule them out. Use Hartwick College's net price calculator for a personal estimate, and the federal aid estimator for federal aid.

Graduation, earnings & student debt

6-year graduation

53.2%Fall 2019 / 2019–20 entering cohort

First-year retention

74.4%Fall 2023 entering cohort; return in fall 2024

Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry

$66,5572011–12 and 2012–13 entering cohorts; earnings in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars

Median federal debt

$26,500Federal fiscal years 2024 and 2025, pooled

Historical group figures, not individual predictions. Debt excludes private and Parent PLUS loans. Source: College Scorecard (ID 191533).

Colleges with acceptance rates similar to Hartwick College

Hartwick College accepts about 85% of applicants. These colleges have the closest reported acceptance rates.

• University of Nevada-Las Vegas · Las Vegas, NV85% acceptance
• San Jose State University · San Jose, CA85% acceptance
• SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry · Syracuse, NY85% acceptance
• Ball State University · Muncie, IN85% acceptance
• Bay Path University · Longmeadow, MA85% acceptance
• California State University-Bakersfield · Bakersfield, CA84% acceptance
• College of Our Lady of the Elms · Chicopee, MA85% acceptance
• Edward Waters University · Jacksonville, FL85% acceptance
• Eureka College · Eureka, IL85% acceptance
• Florida Memorial University · Miami Gardens, FL85% acceptance

Colleges with merit aid similar to Hartwick College

Hartwick College reports average merit aid of $8,293 per year. These colleges report the closest average non-need-based awards.

• Northern Arizona University · Flagstaff, AZ$8,328 avg merit aid / yr
• University of North Georgia · Dahlonega, GA$8,177.93 avg merit aid / yr
• University of Kentucky · Lexington, KY$8,450 avg merit aid / yr
• University of Massachusetts-Lowell · Lowell, MA$8,464 avg merit aid / yr
• Lindenwood University · Saint Charles, MO$8,554 avg merit aid / yr
• University of Maryland-College Park · College Park, MD$8,565 avg merit aid / yr
• Old Dominion University · Norfolk, VA$8,011 avg merit aid / yr
• University of California-Davis · Davis, CA$8,659 avg merit aid / yr
• University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus · Pittsburgh, PA$7,899 avg merit aid / yr
• Plymouth State University · Plymouth, NH$7,862 avg merit aid / yr