Student Outcomes
Hillsdale College Prepares Students for a Good Life, and for Good Work
A classical liberal arts education develops the intellect and hones the character of Hillsdale College students, and with the help of a supportive community of peers, professors, and staff, prepares them for the challenges of the professional world or graduate / professional schools, and for lives as men and women pursuing the good, true, and beautiful.
Placement 2023-2025
Placement within Six Months
97.7%
Continuing Education
22.96%
Post-Hillsdale Destination Relates to Career Goals
90.94%
Graduates Expecting Their Liberal Arts Education to Positively Impact Their Professional Lives
93.77%
Representative Graduate Programs 2023-2025
- Baylor University (English, Law, Theology)
- Case Western Reserve University (Biochemistry and Cancer Biology, Law, Nursing)
- Clemson University (Economics)
- College of William and Mary (Computational Operations Research, Law)
- Concordia Theological Seminary (Pastoral Ministry)
- Cornell University (Law and Business)
- Creighton University (Law)
- Duke University (Law)
- George Mason University (Economics, Law)
- Georgetown University (Security Studies)
- Georgia Institute of Technology (Engineering)
- Gonzaga University (Law)
- Grand Valley State University (Physical Therapy)
- Harvard University (Law)
- Indiana University (Economics, Germanic Studies, Law, Medicine)
- Johns Hopkins University (Artificial Intelligence)
- King’s College London (Biomedical and Molecular Sciences)
- Marquette University (Dentistry, Nursing)
- Michigan State University (Medicine)
- Northern Arizona University (Physical Therapy)
- Ohio State University (Law, Theatre Arts)
- Regent University (Law)
- Stanford University (Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies)
- Texas A&M University (Chemistry)
- Trinity College (Medieval Literature and Language)
- Tufts University (Medicine)
- University of Cambridge (English)
- University of Chicago (Law)
- University of Cincinnati (Medicine, Law)
- University of Florida (Mathematics)
- University of Georgia (Classical Studies, Law)
- University of Iowa (Chemistry)
- University of Kansas (Law)
- University of Michigan (Accountancy, Biostatistics, Law, Voice Performance)
- University of Notre Dame (Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Biology, Classics, Constitutional Studies, Education, Law, Philosophy, Theology)
- University of Virginia (Exercise Physiology, Law, Religious Studies)
- Wake Forest University (Law)
- Walsh University (Physical Therapy)
- Washington and Lee University (Law)
- Washington University St. Louis (Law, Physical Therapy)
Representative Hiring Organizations 2023-2025
- Abbott
- American Battlefield Trust
- The American Spectator
- Ameriprise Financial
- Archdiocese of Boston
- The Boeing Company
- Boy Scouts of America
- Canadian Football League
- Catholic Diocese of Lansing
- Center for Christian Virtue
- Charles Schwab & Company
- Classical Schools
- Classic Learning Test
- Deloitte
- U.S. Department of Defense
- U.S. Department of Education
- U.S. Department of State
- Dow Jones & Co.
- Edward Jones
- Federalist Society
- Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
- Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
- First Things Magazine
- Harvard University
- Henry Ford Health
- Heritage Foundation
- U.S. House of Representatives Office
- Intercollegiate Studies Institute
- InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
- JPMorgan Chase & Co.
- Lockheed Martin
- National Review
- New York Life Insurance and Investments
- Northwestern Mutual
- Plante Moran
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- U.S. Senate Office
- UBS
- UPS
- Universal Music Group
Sam Russell, ’08, Co-Founder and CEO, The Buttered BiscuitSam Russell, ’08, Co-Founder and CEO, The Buttered Biscuit
Kate Bachelder Odell, ’13, Wall Street Journal Editorial WriterKate Bachelder Odell, ’13, Wall Street Journal Editorial Writer
Kevin Meyers, ’08, Co-Founder and CEO, Lucy DarlingKevin Meyers, ’08, Co-Founder and CEO, Lucy Darling
