Location
Hanover, Indiana (scenic 650-acre campus along the Ohio River)
Address
517 Ball Drive, Hanover, IN 47243
Founded
1827, private (Indiana’s first private, four-year college)
Curriculum
Liberal arts
Degrees
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Science
- Bachelor of Nursing
- Doctor of Physical Therapy
- Doctor of Occupational Therapy
Affiliation
Presbyterian (USA)
President
Lake Lambert, Ph.D.
Board of Trustees Chair
Elaine Kops-Bedel
Admission Contact
1-800-213-2178
admission@hanover.edu
Website
Nickname
Hanover Panthers
Colors
Red and Blue
2023-2024 Costs
- Tuition: $43,368 (locked for incoming undergraduate students)
- Fees: $2,130 (includes books, course materials, laundry and orientation)
- Food (Meal Plans): $7,188 (the cost of any meal plan we offer)
- Housing: $7,099 (This is the average cost of Hanover housing. Your cost might be a little higher or lower based on the type of room selected)
Graduation Guarantee
Graduate in four years or fifth year is tuition free. Conditions apply.
Student Retention
- 83% of first-year students returned in 2022-23
- Greek-affiliated: Approx. 45% of student body
Academics
- 84 full-time teaching faculty
- 94% have a doctorate or terminal degree
- FTE faculty-to-student ratio: 12-to-1
- 34 majors offered, plus nursing BN
- Top majors (alpha order): biology, business, communication, kinesiology, psychology
- Average class size: 17
- Faculty/student ration: 13:1
Alumni Data
- More than 14,000 living alumni
- Alumni reside in all 50 states and 51 foreign countries
- Alumni giving rate: 23% (FY 23)
Athletics
- Member of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III
- Member of Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
- Nearly half of students are intercollegiate athletes
- 20 intercollegiate teams (baseball, basketball (m/w), cross country (m/w), football, golf (m/w), lacrosse (m/w), soccer (m/w), softball, swimming (m/w), tennis (m/w), indoor and outdoor track and field (m/w), volleyball)




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
- 2022 Best Colleges