Hanover College, nestled on 650 acres in the scenic hills of southern Indiana, is a private liberal arts institution with a proud nearly 200-year heritage. Our affiliation with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) helps shape Hanover’s principles of academic excellence, personal excellence, respect, community responsibility, and accountability. The College fosters a learning environment where students are encouraged to explore multiple perspectives, engage in meaningful dialogue, develop holistically, and pursue lives of purpose.
Hanover’s rigorous undergraduate curriculum, featuring nearly 40 majors and a wide range of pre-professional pathways, attracts talented students from across the Midwest and beyond. In the last few years, Hanover College has successfully launched new undergraduate programs in engineering and nursing, as well as added new majors in sustainability and sports management, among others. Almost all undergraduate students are residential, and alongside their studies many compete on one or more of our 20 intercollegiate sports teams in NCAA Division III and participate in more than 45 clubs and organizations.
Building on its tradition of academic innovation, Hanover has expanded beyond undergraduate education to offer hybrid doctoral programs in physical therapy and occupational therapy, attracting students from across the nation. Hanover has also opened a new location to serve graduate students during in-person lab immersions. The historic facility, located in Jeffersonville, Ind., brings the Hanover experience closer to Louisville.
Our students start companies, create social movements, examine wildlife in the wild, and learn to heal others – and that’s just while they’re here. After they leave, they join a powerful alumni network of high achievers with connections to jobs in every field.
Hanover’s 1,200 students are thoughtful, accomplished, and deeply engaged. Most students rank among the top students in their high school classes and arrive with strong records of leadership, scholarship, service, and extracurricular involvement. Their Hanover experience, however, is anything but a typical college experience. Our students start companies, create social movements, examine wildlife in the wild, and heal others – and that’s just while they’re here. After they graduate, they join a powerful alumni network of high achievers whose influence extends across virtually every profession and industry.
At Hanover, students can design their own major, start their own club or organization, and spend May Term immersed in a single course – often abroad. Hanover students leave here with a professional resume, already full of authentic work from their undergraduate internship, combined with practical meets technical experience in their chosen field.
Hanover graduates leave with a professional resume, already full of authentic work from their undergraduate internship, combined with practical-meets-technical experience in their chosen field.
MISSION
Hanover College is a challenging and supportive community whose members take responsibility for lifelong inquiry, transformative learning and meaningful service.
Hanover College is dedicated to creating a distinctive intellectual community within which students are challenged and nurtured to take responsibility for their learning and their lives and to develop their unique abilities to their highest levels.
The achievement of these purposes requires personal commitment, a willingness to accept responsibility, and discipline in exercising it. Academically, Hanover College emphasizes the importance of oral and written expression, intellectual curiosity, and sound judgment.
Vision Statement
As we enter our third century, Hanover College will be an institution known for its ambitious commitment to student success, academic innovation and community impact. With one foot steeped in tradition and the other stepping forward to the future, we will integrate a foundation in the liberal arts and sciences with the necessity of career readiness; the desire for human connection with the accelerated use of technology; and a transformative undergraduate experience with innovative graduate professional programs. Hanover College will be poised for its third century to be its best century.
Read our statement on diversity and our “A Place to Belong” goals.
RANKINGS
Princeton Review
- 2024 The Best 389 Colleges
- 2024 Best Regional
- Most Beautiful Campus
Washington Monthly
- Best Liberal Arts Colleges
- Best Bang for your Buck
in the Midwest
U.S. News & World Report
- National Liberal Arts Colleges
- Top Performers on Social Mobility
Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education
- Top US College Rankings 2022
Kiplinger
- Best College Values
Money
- 2026 Best Colleges
FACTS
Location
Hanover is located just outside historic Madison, Ind., and is close to Louisville (45 minutes), Indianapolis (95 minutes), and Cincinnati (70 minutes).
Founded
1827
Mascot
Parker “Pep” Panther
Accreditation
Hanover College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). Hanover’s teacher-certification programs for elementary and secondary education are accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) and the Indiana Department of Education.
Academic Programs
Hanover offers undergraduate 38+1 majors in the liberal arts plus a design-your-own major, as well as a bachelor’s in nursing. Hanover also offers two hybrid doctoral programs: physical therapy and occupational therapy.
Students
1,202 total enrollment (undergraduate and graduate)
Faculty
84 full-time teaching faculty (94% with terminal degree)
Affiliation
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Community
Hanover is situated just west of historic Madison, Ind. Once a major river port for the state, Madison (population about 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.
History
At Hanover, we are honored to be the firs private college in Indiana. Learn more about our history and don’t miss our notable list of alumni.
Fight Song and Alma Mater
majors + design your own
employed or in grad school after graduation
private college in Indiana
HISTORY
What makes Hanover unique?
100% of Business Scholars earn a paid project-based internship
POPULAR ADDRESSES
Admission Office Address:
484 Ball Drive
Hanover, IN, 47243
Mailing Address:
517 Ball Drive
Hanover, IN, 47243
Student/Package Mailing Address:
517 Ball Drive + unit number
Hanover, IN, 47243
OTHER ADDRESSES
Long Administration Building:
495 College Avenue
Horner Center
(houses Collier Arena):
100 Morse Lane
Brown Campus Center:
517 Ball Drive
Lynn Center for Fine Arts
(houses Fitzgibbon Recital Hall):
151 Scenic Drive
Science Center
(houses Tinker exhibit):
607 Ball Drive
DIRECTIONS
After turning into Hanover College’s Main Entrance, off of Highway 56, continue straight for approximately 1 mile to the Admission Parking Lot on the right.
FLYING/AIRLINES
Most major airlines fly into Cincinnati (CVG), Indianapolis (IND) and Louisville (SDF) airports. Prospective students are encouraged to fly into Louisville International Airport. Transportation to campus for these students can be arranged by calling the Office of Admission in advance of a visit at (800) 213-2178.
