Hilbert College
Hamburg, New York · Also known as Hilbert · Website
$48,309
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$48,309
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Hilbert College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Hamburg, New York with 921 undergraduates and 37 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $22,723 a year (tuition and fees $33,740). It admits 97% of applicants and 56% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $48,309 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,750 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$22,723
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$33,740
US median $11,837
Admission rate
97%
US median 78%
Completion rate
56%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$24,750
About $262 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$48,309
Rank 1,625 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $22,723
- Tuition and fees
- $33,740
- Cost of attendance
- $42,114
- Students with a need-based grant
- 48%
- Students with federal loans
- 73%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $20,903
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $20,389
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $23,162
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $24,732
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $24,329
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $20,700 in 2015-16 to $33,740 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 97%
- SAT reading, middle
- 515
- SAT math, middle
- 491
- Undergraduates
- 921
- Graduate students
- 37
- Part-time students
- 5.3%
- Women
- 58%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 56%
- Retention rate
- 64%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 35
- Endowment
- $3.81M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,625 of 5,094 US colleges and 140 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $22,723 | $17,682 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $33,740 | $13,810 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 97% | 73% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 56% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 64% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,750 | $15,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $45,369 | $38,937 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $48,309 | $47,733 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 54% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 72% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
35 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security Science and TechnologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | $27,000 | $32,374 | $54,589 | $57,805 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $27,000 | $39,408 | $53,418 | $55,378 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 12 | $21,216 | $47,149 | Withheld | $66,714 |
| Psychology, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $24,420 | $45,854 | $58,400 | $68,257 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,497 |
| Human Services, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | $19,500 | Withheld | $50,111 | $48,597 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Legal Support ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,266 |
| Public AdministrationOnlineMaster's | Master's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | $60,538 | $81,408 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,027 |
| Communication and Media StudiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $85,063 |
| Legal Support ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,669 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,125 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict ResolutionBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,562 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,706 |
| Human Services, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,422 |
| Community Organization and AdvocacyOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
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Questions and answers
How much does Hilbert College cost?
$22,723 a year is the average net price at Hilbert College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $33,740, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $42,114. Families earning under $30,000 pay $20,903 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Hilbert College?
97% of applicants are admitted to Hilbert College. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do Hilbert College graduates earn?
$48,309 a year is the median pay of former Hilbert College students who work, 10 years after they started ($45,369 after 6 years). That ranks 1,625 of 5,094 US colleges and 140 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Criminal Justice and Corrections (Master's) at $47,149.
How much student debt do Hilbert College graduates have?
$24,750 is the median federal student loan debt of Hilbert College graduates, about $262 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 73% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Hilbert College?
56% of first-time, full-time students at Hilbert College finish within 6 years. 64% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Hilbert College?
Security Science and Technology (52 bachelor's graduates), Criminal Justice and Corrections (41 bachelor's graduates), Criminal Justice and Corrections (12 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 35 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.