Hamilton College HHaammiillttoonn CCoolllleeggee Clinton, NY, USA For Clients University Profile November 21, 2012 KENT CONSULTANCY GROUP ©Copyright, Kent Consultancy Group, 2012, All rights reserve 1 d Hamilton College Copyright 2012, the Kent Consultancy Group Kent Consultancy Group Report is published for the sole use of Kent Consultancy Group clients. It may not be duplicated, reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or retransmitted without the express permission of Kent Consultancy Group, Address: 1507, Eastern Block, Coastal Building, Third Haide Road, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, P.R. China. Phone: +86-755-86270330. Fax: +86-755-86270377. Kent Consultancy Group can be reached by e-mail at: [email protected]. For more information, contact the Kent Consultancy Group. All rights reserved. All opinions and estimates herein constitute our judgment as of this date and are subject to change without notice. Sources: The data and information used in the profile are retrieved from a diversity of sources, including the Wikipedia, US News, College Board, Common Application, school official website and some database available for public. ©Copyright, Kent Consultancy Group, 2012, All rights reserve 2 d Hamilton College Executive Summary Hamilton College is a private institution that was founded in 1812. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,864, its setting is rural, and the campus size is 1,300 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Hamilton College's ranking in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is National Liberal Arts Colleges, 16. Its tuition and fees are $44,350 (2012-13). Hamilton College is located in Clinton, N.Y., 45 minutes east of Syracuse and 90 minutes west of Albany. The college offers a wide variety of unique student clubs on campus, from the cooking club Love ’n Spoonful to the comedy troupe Urban Outwitters. Hamilton also has an active Greek life, with 18 fraternities and sororities on campus. The school fields NCAA Division III varsity sports teams and is a member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference. All underclassmen are required to live on campus, and about 98 percent of students live in the 27 residence halls. Hamilton is the third-oldest college in New York and was named after its former board of trustee and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton College was originally a men’s college until 1978 when it became coeducational after uniting with its sister institution, Kirkland College. Nearly half of students study abroad during their time at Hamilton through 180 programs around the world or the school’s consortium programs in Spain, India, France, and China, as well as U.S. locations in New York, Boston, and Washington. Annual traditions on campus include FebFest, a winter carnival; and May Day, a spring outdoor concert festival. Notable alumni include poet Ezra Pound, actor and writer for The Office Paul Lieberstein, and psychologist B.F. Skinner. ©Copyright, Kent Consultancy Group, 2012, All rights reserve 3 d Hamilton College Hamilton College About Hamilton College Overview Hamilton College (or Vandy) is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided Vanderbilt its initial $1 million endowment despite having never been to the South. The Commodore hoped that his gift and the greater work of the university would help to heal the sectional wounds inflicted by the Civil War. Hamilton College is a private liberal arts college in Clinton, New York, United States. Founded as a boys' school in 1793, it was chartered as Hamilton College in 1812. It has been coeducational since 1978, when it merged with its sister school of Kirkland College. Hamilton is sometimes referred to as the "College on the Hill," owing to its location on top of College Hill, just outside of downtown Clinton. One of the "Little Ivies," Hamilton was ranked 16th in the nation among National Liberal Arts Colleges in the 2013 U.S. News and World Report. Mission and Uniqueness A national leader in teaching students to write effectively, learn from each other and think for themselves. Ten Things You Should Know About Hamilton: 1. Uncommon Curriculum — Hamilton's rigorous yet flexible open curriculum means you will choose courses because they interest you and fit your individual academic plan, not because you need to fulfill some requirement. We provide this freedom because we think highly motivated students learn more and learn better when they are enrolled in courses that genuinely interest them. 2. Find Your Voice — You will learn to defend your opinions and to get your ideas across clearly and compellingly. After all, what good is developing a great idea if you can't communicate it effectively? At Hamilton, words matter. 3. This is Not a Spectator Campus — Learning at Hamilton is active and hands-on, and we expect you to participate. Whether it's in the classroom or the lab, on the stage or behind the podium, with a student-run club or service organization, on the playing field or court — students get involved. 4. It's Good to be Different — A student at Hamilton can be grungy, geeky, athletic, gay, tall, short, black, white, fashionable, artsy, nerdy, preppy, liberal, conservative ... it doesn't really matter. Be yourself at Hamilton and be respected for who you are. 5. Our Campus is Historic and State-of-the-Art — Hamilton was founded 200 years ago, and we're proud of our rich history. We've invested more than $150 million to renovate and expand our academic, residential and recreational facilities in the past decade, but all of our spaces — both old ©Copyright, Kent Consultancy Group, 2012, All rights reserve 4 d Hamilton College and new — are just the means that enable you to do great things. 6. Our Backyard: We Work, Play and Study in a Beautiful Part of the World — Sure we get our share of snow in the winter (OK, more than our share), but Hamiltonians embrace their surroundings. Our hilltop campus is gorgeous, the Village of Clinton is picturesque, and there are plenty of things to do in our backyard from hiking in the Adirondacks and dining at ethnic restaurants, to movies, shopping and more. 7. Love It Here ... Now Go Away — Nearly half of our students participate in Hamilton's off-campus study programs in France, Spain, China, India, Washington, D.C., and New York City, or choose from among hundreds of other approved programs on every continent (yes, even Antarctica). 8. Career Planning: Four Years Go Fast — While you're busy thinking about where to go to college, we're already thinking about what you will do when you graduate. Career planning is a priority at Hamilton. Our Career Center has more experienced counselors and resources than most of our peer colleges. That means we can provide you with personalized training and career-related experiences so you can conduct an educated, targeted job or graduate school search that meets your goals. 9. Our Admission and Financial Aid Promise — Fewer than 50 U.S. colleges and universities are need-blind in admission and meet 100% of students' demonstrated need for four years; Hamilton is among them. If you are accepted at Hamilton but cannot afford our price, we will provide a financial aid package equal to your demonstrated need so that you can attend. 10. The Hamilton Network — Alumni love this place, and they give generously of their resources and time. The Hamilton grad who helped fund a new scholarship or summer internship may be the same Hamilton College Chapel person speaking in your public policy class, helping you get a job interview or meeting with you to discuss career options. And, speaking of careers, we think you'll be impressed with what our graduates are doing with their Hamilton degree. History Hamilton began in 1793 as the Hamilton-Oneida Academy, a seminary founded by Samuel Kirkland as part of his missionary work with the Oneida tribe. The seminary admitted both European-American and Oneida boys. Kirkland named it in honor of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton, who was a member of the first Board of Trustees of the Hamilton-Oneida Academy. The institution was chartered as Hamilton College in 1812, making it the third oldest college established in New York after Columbia and Union. It had expanded to a four-year college curriculum. In 1978, the all-male Hamilton College merged with the women's Kirkland College, founded by Hamilton in the 1960s and located adjacent to it. The primary public reason for the merger was Kirkland's imminent insolvency, as women's colleges had become less popular after the rise of the ©Copyright, Kent Consultancy Group, 2012, All rights reserve 11 d Hamilton College women's movement and other social changes. It took nearly 7 years to complete the merger; women students were given the option of receiving a Kirkland diploma instead of a Hamilton diploma until 1979. The original Hamilton campus is referred to by students and some school literature as the "light side" or "north side" of the campus. Formerly, the original side of campus was referred to as the "Stryker Campus" after its former president, Melancthon Woolsey Stryker (or incorrectly "Striker Campus"). On the other side of College Hill Road, the original Kirkland campus is referred to as the "dark side" or as the "south side." Since the 1970s, Hamilton has been a member of the New England Small College Athletic Painting of the Campus Conference (or the NESCAC) (despite technically being located outside of New England). This conference also includes Amherst, Bates, Bowdoin, Colby, Connecticut College, Middlebury, Trinity, Tufts, Wesleyan, and Williams.