Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Accounting and Finance (9% of graduates). 11 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 68% of colleges. 100% of faculty are full-time. Spends $12,391 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
176 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 35% of graduates; 32 programs in 15 fields awarded at least one.
- Accounting and Finance 52.03048.5% 15Graduates in this field earn $58,941 4 years out
- Psychology, General 42.01017.4% 13
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management 31.05046.8% 12
- Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology 26.09086.3% 11
- Business Administration and Management, General 52.02016.3% 11Graduates in this field earn $55,501 4 years out
Fastest-growing field: Biology, 10% → 14% of graduates since 2014–15 (25 graduates in 2024–25).
Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)
Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.
Top-earning majors here
By earnings 4 years after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$75,185 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $68,998
4 years after completion$75,185National median: $88,910Below typical4 years out, Pell: $61,261 · Non-Pell: $61,800(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $27,000 · 36 graduates, two most recent years combined
Accounting and Related Services$58,941 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $40,613
4 years after completion$58,941National median: $76,194Below typical4 years out, Pell: $52,143 · Non-Pell: $59,330(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $22,574 · 48 graduates, two most recent years combined
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,501 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $36,105
4 years after completion$55,501National median: $68,257Below typical4 years out, Pell: $50,318 · Non-Pell: $50,900(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $27,000 · 35 graduates, two most recent years combined
Biology, General$53,290 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report
4 years after completion$53,290National median: $57,214Below typical4 years out, Pell: $43,214 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $23,875 · 17 graduates, two most recent years combined
Sociology$39,277 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report
4 years after completion$39,277National median: $52,657Below typicalMedian federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 7 graduates, two most recent years combined
Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.
The college also reports 11.1 to 1 in its Common Data Set.
Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.
Programs & curriculum
- Accelerated program
- Cross-registration
- Distance learning
- Double major
- Dual enrollment
- Domestic exchange program
- Honors program
- Independent study
- Internships
- Liberal arts/career combination
- Student-designed major
- Teacher certification
- Study abroad
- Undergraduate research
Requires coursework in arts, computer literacy, English composition, history, humanities, intensive writing, math, a natural science, and social science.
$60,802
9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.
Spending and endowment
Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.
Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;Hiram College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Hiram College Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
