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Hanover College

Hanover, Indiana Private nonprofit 4-year Town

Overview

Hanover College is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Hanover, Indiana. Its campus is in a town setting. It enrolled 1,243 students in fall 2024, including 1,035 undergraduates and 208 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Presbyterian Church (USA).

Hanover College offers bachelor's degrees and professional doctorates across 43 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Physical Therapy/Therapist, Business/Commerce, and Exercise Science and Kinesiology. It awarded 332 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

82% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.

Mission

Hanover College is a challenging and supportive community whose members take responsibility for lifelong inquiry, transformative learning and meaningful service.

Mission statement as reported by Hanover College

Key figures

1,243
Students enrolled
82%
First-year retention
332
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
43
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

BachelorProfessional

Programs and majors offered 43

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 1
Business, Management and Marketing 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Social Sciences 4
Communication and Journalism 1
Visual and Performing Arts 4
Psychology 1
Education 3
Engineering 2
Physical Sciences 4
Computer and Information Sciences 1
English Language and Literature 2
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
History 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 4
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 5
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Theology and Religious Vocations 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
82%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
240
Professional doctorates
92

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,243
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,035
Graduate students, fall 2024
208
Full-time, fall 2024
99%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,402
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,048
Graduate students, 2024-25
354
Full-time, 2024-25
98%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
54%
Men
46%
White
75%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
25%

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Four-one-four plan
Religious affiliation
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
President
Lake Lambert
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Dedicated veterans contact

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