Hiram College operates on the Rolling Admission Plan and adheres to the National Association for College Admission Counseling’s Guide to Ethical Practice. International students apply for admission, notify the institution of their intent to accept their offer of admission, and pay their commitment deposits by May 1 preceding their August enrollment, or by December 1 preceding their January enrollment. Hiram will offer admission to qualified students as their credentials arrive until we project that we will reach capacity.

Hiram College is committed to international education and values the cultural, ethnic, and geographic diversity of its student body. Application and credential review is holistic and there is no single set of fixed criteria that determines admissibility to Hiram. Each admission application and its supporting credentials are carefully read and given individual consideration. Hiram College reserves the right to make the final determination of a student’s admissibility to the College using any and all information available and attainable. However, decisions on admission are made without basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), sexual orientation, or military status.

International students entering Hiram College are required to submit the following credentials in order to be considered for admission:

  • Completed application form. Hiram accepts online applications. As of the publication of this catalog, Hiram is a participating member with The Common Application consortium which provides online forms free of charge.
  • Successful completion of a challenging secondary school college preparatory curriculum with grades/marks generally reflecting above average to superior academic attainment. Attainment is evidenced through an NACES credit evaluation of academic records, certificates and results of school leaving external state or national examinations of the institutions for all secondary schools, institutes, colleges and universities attended. NACES is exempted for students from Canada or a regionally accredited international school. Students with one year or more of post-secondary study in the United States may be exempt from this requirement.
  • Demonstration of English proficiency is required. Applicants may submit results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language-TOEFL (minimum score of Paper-550; iBT-79), the International English Language Testing System-IELTS (minimum 6.0), Duolingo English Exam (minimum score 105), ACT, or SAT scores. Additional options for documenting proficiency are listed in the international admission guidelines on the College website.

Applicants who wish to transfer credits from prior international post-secondary work to Hiram College must provide an official course-by course evaluation of their credentials by a NACES approved agency.

International students must be prepared to meet the total cost of education at Hiram College (please refer to the fees and charges section of the catalog). The College awards a limited number of partial-tuition, merit-based scholarships to international first year and transfer applicants with outstanding academic credentials.

International students should contact the Office of Admission or review the College website to obtain up-to-date application and scholarship information:

International Admission
Hiram College
6832 Hinsdale St. - P.O. Box 96
Hiram, Ohio 44234

U.S.A. Web: http://www.hiram.edu/international
E-mail: interal@hiram.edu
Fax: (CC: 1) 330.569.5944
Phone: (CC: 1) 330.569.5169