Hamilton is one of the nation's oldest and most highly regarded liberal arts colleges. Named for its first trustee, American statesman Alexander Hamilton, it is distinguished by a rigorous open curriculum, a need-blind admission policy that ensures access to talented students with limited financial means, a deeply committed faculty, and a focus on preparing students for lives of meaning and purpose. Hamilton graduates can be found making important contributions in every professional field, and because of the College's contribution to their success, alumni remain enthusiastically loyal.