Hiram College

Hiram College incoming freshman academic profile

Average high school GPA

3.222025-26 · CollegeData source

SAT composite middle score

9602025-26 CDS · Source

ACT composite middle score

202025-26 CDS · Source

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

2024-25 financial-aid profile · CollegeData source

Average freshman need met

73%

Average undergraduate need met

73%

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. The source’s detailed aid table reports 2024-25, although its general page note says 2025-26.

Published scholarship grid · 2027–28

Hiram College merit scholarship grid

The college describes these awards as automatic for admitted students who meet the criteria.

Every applicant automatically considered; GPA thresholds described as typical criteria (GPA weighting not stated).

Hiram 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 Hiram 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 Hiram College's net price calculator for a personal estimate, and the federal aid estimator for federal aid.

Graduation, earnings & student debt

6-year graduation

55.5%Fall 2019 / 2019–20 entering cohort

First-year retention

71.9%Fall 2023 entering cohort; return in fall 2024

Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry

$57,7452011–12 and 2012–13 entering cohorts; earnings in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars

Median federal debt

$26,542Federal fiscal years 2024 and 2025, pooled

Historical group figures, not individual predictions. Debt excludes private and Parent PLUS loans. Source: College Scorecard (ID 203128).

Colleges with acceptance rates similar to Hiram College

Hiram College accepts about 97% of applicants. These colleges have the closest reported acceptance rates.

• The Evergreen State College · Olympia, WA97% acceptance
• University of Wisconsin-Parkside · Kenosha, WI98% acceptance
• Viterbo University · La Crosse, WI98% acceptance
• University of North Carolina at Pembroke · Pembroke, NC97% acceptance
• Bellin College · Green Bay, WI97% acceptance
• Bluefield State University · Bluefield, WV97% acceptance
• California State University-East Bay · Hayward, CA97% acceptance
• California State University-Monterey Bay · Seaside, CA97% acceptance
• Greenville University · Greenville, IL97% acceptance
• Hilbert College · Hamburg, NY97% acceptance

Colleges with merit aid similar to Hiram College

Hiram College reports average merit aid of $11,092 per year. These colleges report the closest average non-need-based awards.

• Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI$11,014 avg merit aid / yr
• Bethune-Cookman University · Daytona Beach, FL$10,832 avg merit aid / yr
• University of Mississippi · University, MS$10,714 avg merit aid / yr
• The University of Texas at Dallas · Richardson, TX$10,677 avg merit aid / yr
• Troy University · Troy, AL$11,585 avg merit aid / yr
• University of California-Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA$11,666 avg merit aid / yr
• Central College · Pella, IA$10,506 avg merit aid / yr
• Michigan Technological University · Houghton, MI$11,688.636 avg merit aid / yr
• Columbia College Chicago · Chicago, IL$11,723 avg merit aid / yr
• California State University-San Bernardino · San Bernardino, CA$11,738 avg merit aid / yr