Hillsdale College
Hillsdale College is an independent, coeducational, liberal arts college with a student body of nearly 1,400. It is known for being a progressive school dedicated to the Western Tradition. While students can choose from more than 30 majors, all are required to complete a core curriculum that focuses on the Great Books and the United States. Constitution, as well as physics, biology, and chemistry.
- Hillsdale is the first American institution of higher education to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, religion, or gender.
- It is the second liberal arts school to grant four-year degrees to women.
- It emphasizes self-governance: incoming students are required to sign an honor code dedicated to this principle.
- Because Hillsdale refuses to participate in federal Title IV laws, students at the college are not allowed to receive any government aid.
- 97% of students at Hillsdale receive some form of financial assistance because the school provides its own institutional grants and loans.
- Students at Hillsdale join a long tradition of political activism.
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Students are also very active on campus, with more than 100 Student clubs and seven Greek chapters.