A Place to Belong.
A Person to Become.

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“The College Tour”!

Amazon Prime Video’s streaming series “The College Tour” showcases life at Hanover College – Indiana’s most beautiful college campus. The 30-minute episode features the stories and experiences of 10 Hanover students and highlights many of the elements that make Hanover a great place to live and learn.

Be You

At Hanover, students are free to be themselves and to express their individuality.

Be Known

We learn together and grow together because we truly care and are invested in you.

Be Ready

A well-rounded education from Hanover College prepares students for the real world.

The True Value of Hanover

Hanover College provides students with a world-class, transformative education and helps them make their dream to attend Hanover a reality.

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Why choose Hanover?

If you’re looking for a place to belong, to grow and to make a difference, Hanover College is right for you. Regardless of what the future brings, Hanover will be there to help our students have a transformative college experience. See what sets Hanover apart.

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Free Online Application

Apply to Hanover College using our free online application or the Common App. We’re also a test-optional school.

Plan Your Campus Visit

Visiting campus will be one of the most important and informative steps in your college search. Let’s get started!

Apply for Financial Aid

Our financial aid program ensures that Hanover is affordable for everyone, from merit-based and need-based aid to competitive scholarships.

Enrollment Deposit

By submitting your enrollment deposit, you will reserve your spot in the enrolling class and sign up for our orientation session.

99% of Hanover graduates were employed or continuing their education within 7 months of graduation. See our Outcomes.

Will I be successful?

Why choose the liberal arts?

As a premier liberal art and sciences institution, you’ll get explore a wide range of interests and unlimited possibility at Hanover. Learn more about our academic programs.

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majors + design your own

99%

employed or in grad school after graduation

17

average class size

How long does it take to get a degree?

Hanover guarantees that you will complete your degree in the standard four years, or we will cover your tuition for a fifth year. Learn more about the Four-Year Graduation Guarantee.

Yes! Our financial aid program ensures that Hanover is affordable for everyone. 100% of Hanover students receive some form of financial aid. Review the full breakdown of our cost.

Can I afford a degree from Hanover?

Latest Videos and News

  • Corrao, Stanley, Friday and Williams selected for Hanover’s top alumni awards
    Pete Corrao ’76, John Stanley ’72, Cassi Binkley Friday ’11 and Jenn Williams ‘10 have been selected to receive Hanover College’s highest alumni honors this fall. Corrao and Stanley will each receive the Alumni Achievement Award. Friday and Williams will
  • Miner receives second Fulbright Scholarship
    For the second time in four years, Cherie Miner ‘22 has earned a Fulbright Scholarship from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Miner, a statistical programmer at the University of Virginia School of
  • Nicole Washington, new registrar, joins campus community
    Nicole Washington has been appointed assistant provost and registrar in Hanover’s Office of Academic Affairs. She began her role July 1. Washington comes to the College after serving for the past year as registrar and adjunct faculty member at Edgewood
  • Dean’s list announced for Winter/Spring 2024
    Hanover College awarded Dean’s List honors to the following students for Winter/Spring 2024. To qualify, students must earn a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher. Class of 2024 Nick AdamsClayton AndersonAmelia AustinLana BellCarson BennettMax BoweKennedi BurroughsClaire CarneyCarson ChanleyEmily CokeJamey DeckardDale
  • Comer named exceptional alumni educator
    Kasey Tobias Comer ’12 has been selected as the Hanover College Educator Preparation Program’s exceptional alumni educator of the year. She received the honor May 22 during an end-of-year professional educator induction ceremony. A 10-year veteran of the classroom, Comer
  • “1,100 days” topped off with Class of 2024 graduation
    Hanover College celebrated its 191st Commencement, Saturday, May 25, with the conferral of bachelor’s degrees to the 213 members of the Class of 2024. The ceremony was held at The Point overlooking the Ohio River. Photo Gallery / Recap Video
  • Celebration features service awards, salute to retiring employees
    More than 40 Hanover College faculty and staff members were honored for their service to the campus community during an end-of-year employee celebration May 20 in the Withrow Activities Center. The program featured acknowledgement of 14 retiring employees and 29
  • Duke Energy Foundation continues support of summer engineering program
    The Duke Energy Foundation has provided a $5,000 grant to support Hanover College’s summer engineering program for area high school students. Hanover’s “Exploring Engineering Summer Academy” offers high school students with interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) an
  • Hanover, IU Southeast partnership creates graduate admissions pathway
    In a rare public-private partnership, Indiana University Southeast Chancellor Debbie Ford and Hanover College President Lake Lambert signed a memorandum of understanding establishing an expedited admissions pathway for Hanover College graduates into select IU Southeast graduate programs. The Expedited Admissions