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Hilbert College: cost, admission and results

Hilbert College is a private nonprofit college in Hamburg, New York. It has about 921 undergraduate students. It admits 97% of applicants. The average net price for students with federal aid is $20,955 a year.

At a glance

  • 97%Admission rate
  • $20,955Net price a year
  • 50%Graduation rate
  • $55,931Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Hamburg, New York 14075
Type
Private nonprofit
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Suburb of a large city
Undergraduate students
921
Graduate students
37
Students per teacher
15 to 1
Accredited by
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Website
hilbert.edu

Getting in

Hilbert College admits 97% of those who apply, which makes it open to most applicants. The median admission rate of colleges on this site that report one is 77%.

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$35,530
Room and meals on campus$15,670
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$42,623
Average net price after grants and scholarships$20,955

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is 37% above the median net price of colleges in New York on this site ($15,275). International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$16,906
$30,001 to $48,000$16,552
$48,001 to $75,000$22,760
$75,001 to $110,000$26,207
Above $110,000$24,238

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeNY medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year64%79%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)50%50%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$55,931$60,260$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$23,625$19,500$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in New York and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

53% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 73% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 58% women and 42% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 148 of the 254 colleges in New York on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,272.

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Common questions

What is the acceptance rate of Hilbert College?

Hilbert College admits 97% of applicants, according to the College Scorecard.

How much is tuition at Hilbert College?

Published tuition and fees are $35,530 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Hilbert College?

50% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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