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LEARNING, CHARACTER, FAITH, AND FREEDOM: THESE ARE THE INSEPARABLE PURPOSES OF
HILLSDALE COLLEGE.

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A JOURNEY TOGETHER

Classical Liberal Arts


STUDY WHAT REALLY MATTERS

The Character of Our Civic Conversation


THE GOOD, THE TRUE, THE BEAUTIFUL

Where All This Leads You


DEVELOPING MINDS. IMPROVING HEARTS.

Hillsdale College is a small, Christian, classical liberal arts college in
southern Michigan that operates independently of government funding. Our
students come from nearly all of the United States and a dozen foreign
countries, and drawn to the challenge of a Hillsdale education, they grow in
heart and mind by studying timeless truths in a supportive community dedicated
to the highest things.


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A FREE ONLINE COURSE FROM HILLSDALE COLLEGE

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HILLSDALE COLLEGE FREE ONLINE COURSES — AMERICA’S PUBLIC EDUCATION

These free, not-for-credit courses are taught by Hillsdale College faculty and
are patterned after the education offered on the Hillsdale College campus. They
aim to provide students with an education that pursues knowledge of the highest
things, provides insight into the nature of God and man, forms character, and
defends constitutional government.

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RADIO FREE HILLSDALE

Experience the learning and teaching that happens on campus.

The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour is a one-hour weekly radio show created to advance
the efforts of Hillsdale College. Hear the arguments and debates that make up
the liberal arts education.

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SUPPORT HILLSDALE’S INDEPENDENCE

For more than 170 years, Hillsdale College has promoted “the diffusion of sound
learning” as the best means of preserving “the blessings of civil and religious
liberty and intellectual piety.” Your support is essential to the College. To
maintain our independence in every regard, Hillsdale does not accept one penny
of state or federal taxpayer funding—even indirectly in the form of student
grants and loans.

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FACTS ABOUT HILLSDALE COLLEGE

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COLLEGE PROFILE

Hillsdale at a Glance

PURSUING TRUTH

Defending Liberty


GOVERNMENT FUNDING ACCEPTED

Not One Penny

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COLLEGES OF DISTINCTION

2021–2022 College of Distinction


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COLLEGES OF DISTINCTION

2021–2022 Career Development College of Distinction


THE PRINCETON REVIEW

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AVERAGE CLASS SIZE

15 Students

STUDENT-TO-FACULTY RATIO

9:1


GRADUATE PLACEMENT RATE

98%

BEST COLLEGE REVIEWS

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HILLSDALE COLLEGE IMPRIMIS

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HILLSDALE COLLEGE ONLINE COURSES

3,000,000+ Students


CLASSICAL K-12 SCHOOL INITIATIVE

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PROFESSORS CHOOSE HILLSDALE FOR THE SAME REASONS YOU DO.

Our faculty prize having the time and freedom to give full due to big ideas
(yours included). From your very first class, you’ll know your professors
believe heart and soul in helping you become a careful reader, an analytical
thinker, and an able writer.



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> In my classes, I therefore try to fill my students' lives with as much
> goodness, truth and beauty as I can.

Dr. Daniel Coupland
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> "I think literature, like all arts, speaks not simply to the rational part of
> people but to the whole person.

Dr. Kelly Scott Franklin

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ALWAYS A HILLSDALIAN.

The connections you make here endure. The lessons you learn here prepare you to
tackle challenges throughout your professional career. And the character and
virtue you develop here will help you lead a good life, in every sense of the
word.



Key Links for Alumni
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Alumni Profile

Peters leads ORNL’s Quantum Information Science group and has been working in
the field since 2001. He served as workshop cochair and led a breakout session
on quantum networking hardware. –Nick Peters, Hillsdale College Physics Major
(2000)

Alumni Profile

"The expectation of doing well is pretty ubiquitous at Hillsdale. I was a
chemistry major, which was very difficult, and learning how to write well made
me a better researcher." –Peter Highlander, DPM, MS '07

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Education for a Good Life

What is the Core Curriculum?

What is the Honor Code?

What is the Freshman Pledge?

Innovation and The Liberal Arts

G. H. Gordon Biological Station

The Good, the True, and the Beautiful

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