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Public policy & social work at Hamilton College

Hamilton College graduates about 20 public policy & social work majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 13th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a standout program at 87 out of 100.

87/100Standout#13 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year204% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$56,000
Research in the field$111Ka year, NSF
Admit rate14%whole school
SAT middle 50%1420–1540whole school

Around Hamilton College

Daniel Burke Library at Hamilton College, Clinton NY. Designed by Hugh Stubbins,
Hamilton College Burke LibraryPhoto: kenneth c zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A sunny view from across the street of the historic chapel at Hamilton College i
Hamilton College Chapel in the SunPhoto: ProfessorGhostface · CC0 · source
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Hamilton College, South Hall, July 2023Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's C · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Photo of eastbound County Route 13 (College Hill Road) within Hamilton College i
Oneida CR 13 eb at Hamilton College, July 2023Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's C · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where public policy & social work happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 32 · Academic 14 · Athletics 6 · Arts 4 · Chapel 2 · Dining 2.

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. University of Virginia 88
  2. Barnard College 88
  3. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 87
  4. Trinity College 87
  5. University of Utah 85
  6. University of California, Los Angeles 85
  7. University of Maryland, College Park 85
  8. The University of Texas–Austin 85

Other strong majors at Hamilton College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Hamilton College with every school we score in public policy & social work. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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