Hamilton College

Hamilton College was founded by Clinton residents in 1793 as the Hamilton-Oneida Academy and rechartered in 1812 as the third oldest college in New York State. It is named for American statesman Alexander Hamilton and sits in Clinton, a village in Oneida County near Utica.

The college is known for a rigorous open curriculum, a need-blind admission policy and faculty who work closely with students. Students shape their own liberal arts education within a research- and writing-intensive framework, aiming at lives of meaning, purpose and active citizenship.

What to Know

• The open curriculum lets students design their own course of study.
• Its admission policy is need-blind, so financial need does not affect admission decisions.
• The school began as the Hamilton-Oneida Academy in 1793.
• Clinton is a village in Oneida County, just outside Utica.
• It is a member of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce and featured by Oneida County Tourism.