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Hanover College

Hanover College
P.O. Box 108
Hanover, IN 47243

Official telephone: (812) 866-7000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 213-2178
Website: www.hanover.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,133
Full-time undergraduates: 1,127
Part-time undergraduates: 6
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 19
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Midwest
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 32%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.3% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.6% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.3% Hispanic/Latino
82.2% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.6% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
2.3% Nonresident Alien
6.2% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.5% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.3% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.4% Hispanic/Latino
81.7% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.4% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
4.2% Nonresident Alien
3.9% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 640 acres
City or town school is located in: Hanover, IN
Population of city/town: 3,545
Nearest major city: Louisville, KY
Distance of nearest major city: 40 miles
Population of nearest major city: 253,128
Online campus map: https://www.hanover.edu/
about#_campusmap

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (40%)
  • women's dorms (14%)
  • men's dorms (12%)
  • sorority housing (16%)
  • fraternity housing (17%)
  • single-student apartments (1%)
  • married-student apartments
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 97%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 92%
Percent of students who live off campus: 8%
Students required to live on campus: All unmarried students under age 21 not living near campus with relatives.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 80%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 190
Other computer facilities/services: Wireless network.
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Geology museum, human cadaver lab, observatory.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
writing, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service
Counseling services:
career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, special housing, adaptive equipment
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 60%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 4
Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: 4
Percent of men who join fraternities: 39%
Number of social sororities on campus: 4
Number of sororities that have chapter houses: 4
Percent of women who join sororities: 32%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): Triangle, published biweekly
Number of honor societies: 9
Total number of registered organizations: 70
Campus-based religious organizations:
Baptish Collegiate Ministries/Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Catholic Student Organization, Campus Crusade for Christ
Minority student organizations:
Kaleidoscope, Hawaii club, Love Out Loud
International student organizations:
International club
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Beatniks, Bacchus, Be REAL, Best Buddies, College Mentors for Kids, Habitat for Humanity, Love is Needed by Kids, Love Out Loud, People for Peace, Relay for Life, Something to do with Hank, Evil Petting Zoo, Radio Network, Republicans, Libertarians, Democrats, Student Athlete Advisory Board, American Chemical Society; Shoebox and Campus Activities Boards; Crowe Hall, Donner Ide Hall, Greenwood Hall, Interfraternal, and Panhellenic Councils; Indiana Student Education, Student Broadcast, Computer Machinery, and Ballroom Dance Associations; anime, art, geology, German, filmmaking, nature/outdoors, pre-law, sociology/anthropology, Spanish, and Timmy clubs

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Lynn Hall,
Director of Athletics
School colors: royal blue and scarlet
School mascot: panther
Athletic conference memberships: Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (Division III)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Men's footballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's golfnoNCAA Div. III
Men's lacrossenoNCAA Div. III
Men's soccernoNCAA Div. III
Men's tennisnoNCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (indoor)noNCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Women's golfnoNCAA Div. III
Women's lacrosseno 
Women's soccernoNCAA Div. III
Women's softballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's tennisnoNCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (indoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's volleyballnoNCAA Div. III

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 35%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 60%
Athletic facilities:
baseball, football, lacrosse, soccer, and softball fields; indoor/all purpose basketball, volleyball, and tennis courts; golf course, track, weight room
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, bowling, flag football, floor hockey, golf, rugby, soccer, softball, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball
Club sports for men:
archery, cricket, martial arts, rugby, ultimate Frisbee
Club sports for women:
archery, cricket, martial arts, rugby, ultimate Frisbee

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Louisville, KY (40 miles)
Nearest other airport: Madison, IN (5 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Cincinnati (65 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Louisville, KY (40 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 26%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: fair
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 24% within one year of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Indiana University--Bloomington, Miami University--Oxford, Purdue University--West Lafayette, University of Cincinnati, University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign, University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill, University of Wisconsin--Madison, Vanderbilt University, Washington University in St. Louis.
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 65% within six months of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Cummnis Engine, Dow Corning, Eli Lilly, Fifth Third Bank, Humana, Peace Corps, Wells Fargo.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Harvey Washington Wiley, author, 'Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906'
  • Carol Warner Shields, Pulitzer Prize winning author, 'The Stone Diaries'
  • Woody Harrelson, multiple Academy Award nominated actor.

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