Hillsdale College

Founded in 1844, Hillsdale College is an independent, coeducational, residential, liberal arts college with a student body of about 1,300. Its four-year curriculum leads to the bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree, and it is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.

Hillsdale’s educational mission rests upon two principles: academic excellence and institutional independence.  The College does not accept federal or state taxpayer subsidies for any of its operations.

Located in rural southern Michigan, the nearly 200-acre Hillsdale campus includes both modern and historic buildings.  Excellent facilities include comfortable residence halls, subject-specific computer labs, a state-of-the-art health education and sports complex, Michael Alex Mossey Library with its Leighton-Taylor Wing, the Sage Center for the Arts, the Herbert Henry Dow Science Building, Howard Music Hall and two new classroom buildings—Kendall Hall and Lane Hall.  Adjacent to the campus is the model primary and secondary school, Hillsdale Academy, whose comprehensive Reference Guide is used in hundreds of schools throughout the country.

Hillsdale College was founded as Michigan Central College in Spring Arbor, Michigan, in 1844.  Nine years later it moved to Hillsdale and assumed its current name.  As stated in its Articles of Incorporation, the College undertakes its work “grateful to God for the inestimable blessings resulting from the prevalence of civil and religious liberty and intelligent piety in the land, and believing that the diffusion of sound learning is essential to the perpetuity of these blessings.”

Hillsdale’s modern rise to prominence occurred in the 1970s.  On the pretext that some of its students were receiving federal loans, the Department of Health, Education and Welfare attempted to interfere with the College’s internal affairs, including a demand that Hillsdale begin counting its students by race.  Hillsdale’s trustees responded with two toughly worded resolutions: One, the College would continue its policy of non-discrimination.  Two, “with the help of God,” it would “resist, by all legal means, any encroachments on its independence.”

Courses Offered
Graduate programs
Undergraduate Programs

• Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor of Science
• Accounting
• Art
• Biochemistry
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Classical Studies
• Computational Mathematics
• Economics
• Education
• English
• Financial Management
• French
• German
• Greek
• History
• Latin
• Marketing/Management
• Mathematics
• Music
• Philosophy
• Physical Education
• Physics
• Politics
• Psychology
• Religion
• Spanish
• Speech
• Theatre
• American Studies
• Christian Studies
• Comparative Literature
• European Studies
• International Studies in Business & Foreign Language
• Political Economy
• Sociology & Social Thought
• Pre-Professional Programs

Contact Details
Hillsdale College
33 East College St. Hillsdale,
MI 49242
Tel: +1 517 437-7341
Fax: +1 517 437-3923
Official Website: http://www.hillsdale.edu/