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Hamilton College

Clinton, NY

Finalists who rank Hamilton

If you are a Finalist who ranked Hamilton, your National College Match application will be sent to the College, and you will need to submit additional required items (listed below) to Hamilton by November 1. If you have questions after reviewing this information, please reach out to Hamilton directly.

Requirements

Hamilton College Application Status Portal Activation

QuestBridge will send Finalists’ applications to college partners on October 16, and Hamilton College may need a couple of days to import them into their system. Once processed, Hamilton College will then email you instructions to log in and activate your applicant portal, where you can track the status of the materials you submit.

Hamilton QuestBridge Supplement

Found on the checklist in your personalized Applicant Portal, this form is completed and submitted online. 

Official Transcript(s)

School counselors should mail, fax, or email a copy of your official transcript(s) to the Office of Admission (see Contact Information below). 

(Optional) Test Scores
Self-Reported or Official Reports

SAT code: 2286
ACT code: 2754

Hamilton offers students the option to apply without consideration of their SAT or ACT scores. Learn more about Hamilton’s test-optional policy. Students who rank Hamilton can indicate whether they would like their standardized testing to be considered in Hamilton’s review of their application. For students who choose to submit testing, please note that Hamilton accepts self-reported test scores for the application process, but official scores (from testing agency, guidance counselor, or on an official transcript) will be required for students who enroll at Hamilton. Any variance between self-reported and official scores may jeopardize a student’s admission decision.

Official First Quarter (or Trimester) Senior Grades

School counselors should mail, fax, or email a copy of your first quarter or trimester senior grades to the Office of Admission (see Contact Information below). Hamilton will need to receive the most recently available senior grades before rendering a decision.

2025-2026 CSS Profile

CSS code: 2286
Available: Oct. 1

Please select "Early Decision" as your admission application type. 

Fee waivers may be available from the College Board when you register for the Profile, or by contacting Hamilton's Office of Financial Aid at: finaid@hamilton.edu.

If your parents are divorced or separated:

  • Your non-custodial parent must submit the online Non-Custodial Profile using the login ID and password that will be emailed to you when you complete the CSS Profile.
  • If you do not have any contact with your non-custodial parent, then you may submit a request to waive the requirement of their financial information. Please find instructions for waiving this requirement on Hamilton's site

2023 Federal Tax Returns and Forms for Custodial and Non-Custodial Parent (if applicable)

Signed, with all schedules, attachments, W-2 forms and other earning statements. Include personal and corporate partnership tax returns. Also include copies of your parents' recent paystubs or other verification of current-year income.

Your non-custodial parent must also submit copies of their 2023 federal tax returns with all schedules, attachments, W-2 Forms, and other earnings statements. 

Submit directly to the College Board’s Institutional Documentation Service (IDOC). Upon completion of the CSS Profile you will receive an IDOC ID which will allow you to upload tax documents to IDOC. Please note that you only need to submit these documents once to IDOC and they will be available to all of the schools that use IDOC.

2025-2026 FAFSA

FAFSA code: 002728

Submit as soon as available

Please complete the FAFSA as soon as it is available and submit it directly to Hamilton.

U.S. Citizens and Eligible Noncitizens

It is highly recommended that parents and students use the DRT (Data Retrieval Tool) process to transfer their 2023 IRS tax information from the IRS into their FAFSA. 

Contact Information 

Hamilton Contacts (regarding QuestBridge applications and general questions):

Kaitlin Oliver
Associate Dean of Admission
Director of Diversity Recruitment
Hamilton College
198 College Hill Road
Clinton, NY 13323
Office: (800) 843-2655
Email: admission@hamilton.edu

Office of Admission
Office of Financial Aid

Contact Information (for sending admission and financial aid materials):

Mail, fax or email official transcripts to:

Office of Admission
Hamilton College
198 College Hill Road
Clinton, NY 13323
ATTN: QuestBridge Documents
Fax: (315) 859-4457, ATTN: QuestBridge Documents
Email: admission@hamilton.edu

Mail or fax federal income tax returns to: 

Office of Financial Aid
Hamilton College
198 College Hill Road
Clinton, NY 13323
Fax: (315) 859-4962; ATTN: QuestBridge Documents
Email: finaid@hamilton.edu