College Facts & Statistics
Hiram is distinguished nationally, continually building a profile of excellence among higher education institutions.
Image: Hiram College entrance and Koritansky Hall
College Profile
Since its founding in 1850, Hiram has continually built its profile on its heritage of innovation and excellence.
Undergraduate Enrollment
- Degree-seeking student enrollment is 731 (49% women, 51% men).
- Of the degree-seeking enrollment, 698 are full-time and 33 are part-time.
- 3.45 was the average high school grade point average.
- Students come from 27 states and 8 foreign countries.
- 95.6% of students receive some form of financial aid.
- 93% acceptance rate.
Graduate Enrollment
- Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, a program that has a long tradition of fostering imaginative and critically reflective approaches to complex, expansive problems within an interdisciplinary learning and research community. There are 11 students currently enrolled.
- Master of Arts in Sport Management is a challenging, interdisciplinary program that prepares current and aspiring sport professionals to become innovative and thoughtful leaders in the athletic landscape. There are 14 students currently enrolled.
- Trauma-Informed Teaching Online Graduate Certificate addresses foundational knowledge of ACEs and childhood trauma, while looking at short and long-term impacts of trauma on development and behavior, and the role of brain architecture and development in understanding and responding to trauma.
Faculty
- 63 full-time faculty
- 89% of faculty hold the Ph.D. or other terminal degree in their field.
Student-to-Faculty Ratio
10 to 1
Average Class Size
10
Degrees Offered
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies
- Master of Arts in Sport Management
Academic Calendar
Known as the Hiram Plan, Hiram’s calendar for the undergraduate program is comprised of two 15-week semesters divided into a 12-week traditional session, during which students enroll in three courses, and a 3-week session, dedicated to a single course of study. The graduate program has a traditional 15-week semester.
Majors (33)
A wide range of majors are offered, ranging from the sciences to humanities and business to nursing.
View information on Hiram’s 33 academic majors
Hiram also offers students the opportunity to create an individualized major that combines coursework from two or more departments.
Minors (37)
Includes the 33 major subject areas (with the exceptions of Applied Computer Science, Biochemistry, Creative Writing, Education for a Teacher Licensure, Neuroscience, and Nursing) plus Asian Studies, Classical and Medieval Studies, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Ethics, Film Studies, French, Gender Studies, Mathematics, Natural History, Philosophy, Photography, Public Leadership, Spanish, and Writing.
Pre-Professional Programs (7)
Pre-Dentistry, Pre-Law, Pre-Medical Studies, Pre-Pharmacy, Pre-Physical Therapy, Pre-Physician Assistant, and Pre-Veterinary.
Special Academic Programs
- Dual degree plan in engineering between Hiram College and the School of Engineering at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio and Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
- Dual degree plan in social work (social administration) between Hiram College and Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
- In partnership with Youngstown State University, Hiram College has a 3+2 degree completion agreement that creates a seamless progression of academic courses from the Bachelor of Arts degree in integrative exercise science at Hiram College to the Master of Athletic Training Degree at Youngstown State University.
- Hiram College has partnered with Ashland University on a 4+1 program that creates a seamless progression of academic courses for students minoring in entrepreneurship at Hiram to the Master of Business Administration in Entrepreneurship at Ashland.
- In partnership with Thiel College in Greenville, Pennsylvania, Hiram has established an early assurance program that creates a seamless progression of academic courses from the Bachelor of Arts to the Master of Business Administration at Thiel.
Campus
A 110-acre campus lined with red brick buildings in Hiram, Ohio. Located three miles from campus is Hiram’s 500+ acre biology field research station. The college also maintains an off-site field station called Northwoods, in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
Location
Hiram College is located in the historic village of Hiram, Ohio, 35 miles southeast of Cleveland.
Library
The Hiram College Library continues to evolve to meet the changing research needs of Hiram’s students, its faculty, and the surrounding community. A recent first-floor renovation continues this evolution by welcoming in a new student support hub, which gives students access to advising, learning technologies, tutoring services, the Writing Center, and the Emerging Scholars program all in one location.
The library’s general collection features more than 700,000 books and eBooks, but, through OhioLINK, a consortium of Ohio’s college and university libraries, that collection increases to more than 7 million volumes. Professional librarians are on staff to help everyone from new students just learning to use the library to seasoned researchers seeking out hard-to-find resources from around the world.
Off-Campus Studies
Hiram offers domestic and international study trips to numerous destinations on six continents. Whereas many smaller schools rely on programs offered through larger universities, Hiram faculty and staff coordinate trips through our own Study Abroad Office.
One of the privileges of being a Garfield Center for Public Leadership student scholar is the opportunity to travel to Washington DC and international destinations. The Garfield Scholars have traveled to Cuba, Mexico City, Panama, London, Paris, Seoul, and Iceland to engage in research by meeting with public officials, policy makers, and leaders in education, health care, and journalism. The trips are week-long during Hiram College’s spring break.
Clubs and Organizations
More than 20 on-campus student activities and organizations.
Hiram offers a comprehensive Recreation and Club Sports program designed to enrich the quality of life for the students, faculty, and staff of the College by providing a broad based programming of sports, recreation and fitness activities for both men and women of all ability levels.
The Department of Athletics, Exercise/Sport Science, and Recreation aim to accommodate this active participation by providing a wide variety of recreational activities. Recreational offerings include basketball, pickleball, racquetball, dodgeball, soccer, volleyball, disc golf, dodgeball, and more.
The Club Sport Program is designed to serve individual interests in different sports and recreational activities. The activities that the club sport teams provide range from the very competitive, which travel and play inter-collegiately, to the recreational and instructional, which conduct activities such as basic skill instruction.
In addition to its intramural offerings, Hiram College also sponsors numerous club sports. These sports range from very competitive to a recreational style. Women’s rugby travel and compete, functioning as though they are a collegiate team, whereas the equestrian team, Integrative Exercise Science Club, dance team, the ski and snow boarding club, and the rock climbing club, all actively participate in an educational format, teaching basic understanding and skills involving their club.
Which are the most popular? Coed Volleyball, Disc Golf, Dance Team, Coed Basketball, Women’s Rugby.
Athletics
NCAA Division III; North Coast Athletic Conference. 23 intercollegiate varsity sports for men and women.
