HANOVER AT A GLANCE
Hanover College, a premier, private,
liberal arts institution, overlooks the Ohio
River from one of the nation’s most scenic
campuses. Our curriculum offers an
interdisciplinary approach to 32 majors
including the opportunity to design
your own. We have core strengths in the
sciences (pre-med, environmental science,
kinesiology & integrative physiology,
psychology, etc.), education
and business.
Enrollment Timetable
• Apply for Admission to
HanoverCollege
October 15 —
Early Action I (non-binding)
December 1 —
Early Action II (non-binding)
March 1 —
Regular Admission Deadline
• Receive Notification
of Admission Decision
Early Action I by November 15
Early Action II by January 1
Regular Admission by March 15
• Receive Notification of
Admission Level Scholarship
Early Action I by December 1
Early Action II by January 15
Regular Admission by April 1
• File Free Application for
Federal Student Aid (fafsa.gov)
List Hanover College (School Code:
001801)
FAFSA should be filed after January 1
and before March 10
• Receive Full Financial Aid
Award Letter
Students filing a complete FAFSA by
March 10 may expect a full financial
aid award letter by March 20.
• Submit $300 Enrollment Deposit
by May 1
Student Body Composition in 2014
Total enrollment — 1,145
Men — 482
Women — 663
Multicultural enrollment — 188
African-American — 55
Asian — 16
Hispanic/Latino — 26
American Indian/Alaska Native — 7
Multicultural — 21
International — 63
Student Origin: 24 states and 25 countries
Graduates completing in 4 years — 96%
Greek life enrollment — 422
Academic Programs
32 majors offered in the liberal arts plus a
design-your-own major
Top Programs:
Business Scholars Program
Psychology
Biology
Communication
English
History
Sociology
Economics
Political Science
Kinesiology & Integrative Physiology
Mathematics
Pre-Professional Programs:
Dentistry, Law, Medicine, Pharmacy,
Veterinary, Physical Therapy, Health
Distinctive Programs
Business Scholars Program —100 percent of
Business Scholars are taught by corporateborn faculty and graduate with a projectbased internship, extensive business skills
training and experience in consulting in
the development of local businesses.
Education Certification/Licensure Program —
prospective teachers at Hanover gain
experience in area classrooms in their
first year and graduate with a specialty
degree, teaching certificate, and optional
special education mild interventions
licensure.
Health & Biomedical Sciences Program —
Hanover is the only institution in the state of
Indiana whose pre-health science students
have hands-on access to a human patient
simulator and human cadaver dissection
as undergraduates.
Environmental Sciences — Karns Biology
Trail, Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge and
the Ohio River.
Graduating Class of 2018 Profile
Number applied — 2,959
Number admitted — 1,892 (63%)
Number enrolled — 311
SAT score — middle 50%
960 — 1160*
ACT score — middle 50%
22 — 28
Average GPA — 3.61
Percent in top tenth of class — 25%
Percent in top quarter of class — 61%
*Comprised of critical reading and math
component only
Faculty
Total faculty — 104
With terminal degree — 101
Multicultural — 9
Men — 57
Women — 47
Student/Faculty ratio — 11:1
Average class size — 14
Largest class on campus — 43
Approximately 35 percent of faculty and
staff live on campus, allowing for a unique
sense of community.
Off-Campus Study
Presently, 56 percent of the student
body will travel off-campus for study
before graduating. Recently, students
have traveled to Belgium, Turkey, Spain,
France, Mexico, Australia, Italy, London,
Ireland, China and Vietnam. One quarter
of our students travel off-campus more
than once. Hanover also offers domestic
internship opportunities in Philadelphia,
Chicago and Washington D.C.
Hanover Accreditations
Hanover is accredited by the North Central
Association of Colleges and Secondary
Schools.
Hanover’s Teacher Certification Program is
accredited by the National Council for the
Accreditation of Teacher Education and
the Indiana Professional Standards Board.
HANOVER AT A GLANCE
Costs
Cost structure for 2015-2016:
Tuition — $33,744
Fees — $770
Room — $5,200
Board — $5,252
Comprehensive total — $44,966
Additional Estimated Expenses
Books and Supplies — $1,200
Miscellaneous Expenses — $900
Transportation — $600
Laundry Fee — $53
Receiving financial aid — 98%
Merit Awards — ranging up to full tuition
hanover.edu/scholarships
National Recognition
• For the ninth consecutive year, The
Princeton Review has named Hanover
one of the nation’s best institutions for
undergraduate education. The New
York-based education services company
features Hanover in its guide, “The Best
378 Colleges – 2014 Edition.” The annual
publication selected just 15 percent of
2,500 four-year colleges in the U.S. for
this distinction.
•Forbes magazine named Hanover one
of the top schools in the U.S. for financial
health. Hanover ranked 106th out of
925 private, non-profit colleges and
universities. The College earned a grade
A for financial health with an overall
grade-point average of 3.695 out of a
possible 4.500 points. Hanover ranked
276th in Forbes’ sixth-annual ranking of
“America’s Best Colleges.”
Panther Athletics
The Horner Center, a 107,000 square-foot
athletic facility, is the home of Panther
Athletics. As a NCAA Division III program,
Hanover competes in the Heartland
Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC)
comprised of nine schools from three
states. One third of the student body
competes in at least one of the
following sports:
Baseball (M), Basketball (M/W), Cross
Country (M/W), Football (M), Golf (M/W),
Lacrosse (M/W), Soccer (M/W), Softball
(W), Tennis (M/W), Track and Field (M/W),
Volleyball (W).
Our Community
Hanover is situated just west of historic
Madison, IN. Once a major river port for
the state, Madison (population 12,000)
has maintained its sense of 19th century
heritage with 133 city blocks on the
National Register of Historic Places,
designating it as the state’s largest historic
district. Midwest Living magazine recently
listed Madison as the 4th best small town
to visit.
Distance from Hanover:
Louisville, KY
45 miles
Cincinnati, OH
70 miles
Indianapolis, IN
95 miles
Lexington, KY
100 miles
Dayton, OH
125 miles
Columbus, OH
180 miles
Nashville, TN
220 miles
Fort Wayne, IN 222 miles
Chicago, IL
280 miles
St. Louis, MO
302 miles