Great Outcomes
Great job, first-choice grad placement, good salary; how do you define success? Look at how our grads stack up.
- Hanover post-graduation outcomes rank in the 98th percentile among colleges nation-wide
- 99% of Hanover graduates were employed or continuing their education within 7 months of graduation
- 92.6% were fully employed within 7 months of graduation having a full-time job for which a bachelor’s degree is the norm
- 99% of recent education students are employed or in graduate school within 6 months of graduation
- 100% of education students pass Core Licensure Exam
Graduate on Time
- Hanover’s four-year guarantee ensures timely graduation, or your fifth year is tuition free
- 96% of our graduates finish in four years or less without summer school
Many of our graduates continue on to doctoral level degrees and were awarded national competitive scholarships, such as: Fulbright, Gilman, Leadership Alliance, Amgen, DAAD-RISE, the JET Programme, the Peace Corps and National Science Foundation funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates.
Quality of Experience
Hanover seniors reported better experiences on average than seniors at other baccalaureate institutions in the following areas:
- Student Faculty Interaction
- Quality of Interactions
- Supportive Environment
- 59% of students over the past 5 years had an off-campus experience
*Based on the 2023 National Survey of Student Engagement
An alumni survey of graduates 10 years out also reported:
- Good Teaching & High-Quality Interactions with Faculty: 4.4 / 5
- Challenging Assignments & High Faculty Expectations: 4 / 5
- Growth on Intellectual Outcomes: 4 / 5
- Satisfaction with Institution: 4.7 / 5
Based on effect sizes, all of these averages show a large positive difference compared to the other institutions who participated in the survey.
Source: 2022 Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium (HEDS) Alumni Survey (alumni who graduated from Hanover 10 years ago)
| Career Outcomes | Full-time Employment | Part-Time Employment | Employment | Continuing Education | Seeking Career Options | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover College | 99.5% | 67.4% | 2.8% | 70.2% | 21.9% | 0.5% |
| Great Lakes Schools | 89.7% | 61.7% | 4.8% | 66.5% | 20.6% | 10.2% |
| Baccalaureate A&S Schools | 91.3% | 62.3% | 5.8% | 68.1% | 18.9% | 8.4% |
| Private Schools | 91.9% | 63.8% | 4.9% | 68.7% | 19.9% | 8.0% |
| Public Schools | 81.5% | 55.1% | 4.9% | 59.9% | 19.1% | 18.2% |
| Very Small Schools | 91.4% | 64.7% | 7.2% | 72.0% | 16.7% | 8.5% |
| All Schools Participating | 85.7% | 58.7% | 4.8% | 63.5% | 19.2% | 14.1% |
