The Office of Undergraduate Admission is accepting applications for Spring and Fall 2009.
Welcome! The admission process at Hamline University provides admission staff the opportunity to learn about you, your goals and your accomplishments. The information contained in the application is sometimes the only information the university has about you as a student, a leader, and a prospective member of our campus community. For this reason, we encourage you to visit campus and meet with a member of the admission staff. The admission process at Hamline is thorough, but not complicated, and the admission staff is always available to help you understand what will happen next as you prepare to enter your first year of college.
Application Instructions and Checklist
To complete your application for admission to Hamline University, you need to:
- Complete the online application form or apply using the Common Application or the Universal College Application.
- Include a personal statement, an essay or graded paper of at least 250 words. You may complete the personal statement separately and email it to the admission office.
- Have your college advisor, or a professor who has taught you, complete the required recommendation form and have her/him send it to us. Please print this PDF recommendation form and give it to your recommender.
- Submit an official high school transcript, including a list of senior courses. This must be sent directly from your school.
- Have your ACT or SAT scores sent to us. These may be listed on your official transcript sent to Hamline by your high school.
Note: ALL international students (first year and transfer) must complete the International Student Application.
We encourage you to have your counselor and one academic teacher provide us written recommendations describing your academic and leadership record and potential.
Application Dates
Hamline does not have an application fee!!
December 5: Early Action Deadline*
Students who apply prior to December 5 are considered for early action admission to Hamline University. Your admission decision will be mailed to you on or before December 20.
Note: The Hamline website will be down during an upgrade on November 28 and 29, 2008. If you have started an application for admission, that information will not be lost and the website will be up on November 30, if not sooner.
If you want to complete an application during this time, please fill out a Common Application, which is accepted by Hamline University.
The Early Action Deadline has been extended from December 1 to December 5, 2008.
After December 1: Rolling Admission
Students applying after December 1 are considered for admission on a rolling admission basis with the first decisions mailed January 15.
May 1: Deposit Deadline
Admitted applicants must submit a $100 comprehensive deposit (or $150 comprehensive/housing deposit), to reserve their place in the class. This deposit must be postmarked by May 1. All fall deposits are refundable until May 1.
Admission Review Process & Requirements
Hamline has a holistic admission process. We look carefully at your high school transcript (grades 9-12). Course selection, grades, weighted/unweighted cumulative GPA, weighted/unweighted class rank (if available), ACT or SAT scores, activity list, and recommendations are all important factors considered in our review process. Additionally, your senior year courses and performance are important.
Because we review files in a holistic manner we do not have a minimum ACT or SAT score or minimum GPA. All factors are important. Specifically, your college prep courses (English, math, social, science, language) and grades are the best predictors for college success. We look for consistency, improvement, and rigor of courses (AP, IB, accelerated, PSEO, CIS, etc). You may provide a supporting statement to help us better understand your application file.
All application materials should be sent to:
Office of Undergraduate Admission
MS-C1930
Hamline University
1536 Hewitt Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55104-1284
Complete the online application now.
Hamline has no application fee.
Note: ALL international students (first year and transfer) must complete the International Student Application.
Hamline University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, disability, religion, age, sexual orientation, or veteran status in its education or employment programs or activities.
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