Historical Information
Founding Year: 1793 as Hamilton-Oneida Academy
Charter Year: 1812 as Hamilton College (New York’s third-oldest college)
Namesake: Alexander Hamilton, U.S. statesman and first secretary of the treasury
College Information
Enrollment: 2,000 students
Location: Clinton, N.Y.
Mailing Address: 198 College Hill Road; Clinton, N.Y. 13323
President: Steven Tepper
Dean of Faculty: Ngonidzashe Munemo
NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative: Mike McCormick
Our Motto: "Know Thyself"
College Promise: Hamilton’s motto, “Know Thyself,” is fulfilled by providing abundant opportunities for students to explore their academic interests, expand perspectives, and express their ideas in an intellectually and socially dynamic liberal arts community so that they may prepare to lead lives of meaning, purpose, and active citizenship.
Athletic Information
Affiliation: NCAA Division III
Conference: New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC)
Varsity Sports: 29 (15 women's teams / 14 men's teams)
Participating Students: 700
Nickname: Continentals
Colors: Buff and Blue
Director of Athletics: Jon Hind '80
Senior Woman Administrator/Associate Director of Athletics: Deidre Pierson
Director of Sports Medicine: Scott Siddon
Sports Information Director: Jim Taylor
Mascot: Alex (in honor of our namesake and favorite statesman)
