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Hampshire College
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Information Summary
Ranks 356th overall and 26th in Massachusetts
| Overall Score
On StateUniversity.com (about) |
87.0 |
|---|---|
| Total Cost
On-Campus Attendance |
$47,190 |
| Admission
Success rate |
56% |
| ACT / SAT
75 %ile scores |
29 / 1360 |
| Student Ratio
Ratio of students to faculty |
14 : 1 |
| Retention
(Full-Time / Part-Time) |
79% / N/A |
| Enrollment
Total (all students) |
1,448 |
Demographics – Main Campus and Surrounding Areas
Reported area around or near Amherst, MA 01002-5001
| Surrounding community | Fringe town (less than 10 mi. from an urban cluster) |
|---|---|
| Total Population | 36,794 (33,731 urban / 3,063 rural) |
| Households | 9,906 (2.46 people per house) |
| Families | 5,077 (2.97 people per family) |
| Pop. — African American | 2,274 |
| Pop. — Asian | 3,594 |
| Pop. — Pacific Islander | 73 |
| Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native | 332 |
| Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic) | 30,464 |
| Pop. — Other | 1,403 |
Carnegie Foundation Classification
Baccalaureate Colleges — Arts & Sciences
| Undergraduate | Arts & sciences focus, no graduate coexistence |
|---|---|
| Graduate | N/A |
| Undergraduate Population | Full-time four-year, more selective, lower transfer-in |
| Enrollment | Exclusively undergraduate four-year |
| Size & Setting | Small four-year, highly residential |
General Characteristics
| Highest offering | Bachelor's degree |
|---|---|
| Calendar System | Four-one-four plan |
| Years of college work required | N/A |
| Variable Tuition |
Special Learning Opportunities
| Distance Learning | |
|---|---|
| ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force | |
| Study Abroad | |
| Weekend College | |
| Teacher Certification |
Student Tuition Costs and Fees
What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Hampshire College?
Ranks 85th for total cost of attendance
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FT Undergraduate Tuition | $35,785 | $35,785 | $35,785 |
| FT Undergraduate Required Fees | $760 | $760 | $760 |
| PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| FT Graduate Tuition | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| FT Graduate Required Fees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| PT Graduate per Credit Hour | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus | $47,190 | $47,190 | $47,190 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family | $37,045 | $37,045 | $37,045 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family | $37,045 | $37,045 | $37,045 |
Student Tuition Cost History and Trends
Three year history and trends on the cost of attending
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published Tuition & Fees | $31,939 |
$31,939 |
$31,939 |
| Cost (regardless of residency) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Books & Supplies | $500 |
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| On-Campus – Room & Board | $8,519 |
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| On-Campus – Other Expenses | $600 |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board | N/A |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses | N/A |
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| Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board | N/A |
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Admission Details
| Application Fee Required | N/A |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate Application Fee | $55 |
| Graduate Application Fee | N/A |
| First Professional Application Fee | N/A |
| Applicants | 2,454 (963 male / 1,491 female) |
| Admitted | 1,386 (513 male / 873 female) |
| Admission rate | 56% |
| First-time Enrollment | 403 (154 male / 249 female) |
| FT Enrollment | 403 (154 male / 249 female) |
| PT Enrollment | N/A (N/A male / N/A female) |
| Total Enrollment | 1,448 |
Admission Criteria
What criteria does Hampshire College use for admissions?
| Open Admissions | |
|---|---|
| Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record | |
| College Prep. Completion | |
| Recommendations | |
| Formal competency demo | |
| Admission test scores | |
| TOEFL | |
| Other tests | N/A |
Admission Credits Accepted
What types of credits does Hampshire College accept?
| Dual Credit | |
|---|---|
| Life Experience | |
| Advanced Placement (AP) |
ACT Test Admission
Ranks 127th for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting ACT results | 20% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | / |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | / |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 26 / 29 |
SAT Test Admission
Ranks 115th for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting SAT results | 84% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 610 / 700 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 540 / 660 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 1150 / 1360 |
Student Services
| Remedial Services | |
|---|---|
| Academic / Career Counseling | |
| PT Cost-defraying Employment | |
| Career Placement | |
| On-Campus Day Care | |
| Library Facility |
Student Living
| First-time Room / Board Required | |
|---|---|
| Dorm Capacity | 1,194 |
| Meals per Week | 21 |
| Room Fee | $6,087 |
| Board Fee | $3,458 |
Student Financial Aid Details
How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?
Hampshire College Ranks 4748th for the average student loan amount.
| Average | Users | % of Attendees | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Aid | $5,465 | 32 | |
| State & Local Grant Aid | $745 | 17 | |
| Institutional Grant Aid | $15,820 | 273 | |
| Student Loan Aid | $2,210 | 199 | |
| Any financial aid type | 284 |
Student Enrollment Demographics
How many students are enrolled at Hampshire College?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | 20 | 34 | 54 |
Black Non-Hispanic | 20 | 35 | 55 |
Hispanic | 32 | 45 | 77 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | 18 | 28 | 46 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | 5 | 6 | 11 |
White Non-Hispanic | 433 | 579 | 1,012 |
Race Unknown | 74 | 119 | 193 |
| Total | 602 | 846 | 1,448 |
Student Graduation Demographics
How many students graduated at Hampshire College?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | 5 | 6 | 11 |
Black Non-Hispanic | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Hispanic | 4 | 10 | 14 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | 2 | 7 | 9 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | 1 | N/A | 1 |
White Non-Hispanic | 84 | 146 | 230 |
Race Unknown | 8 | 22 | 30 |
| Total | 108 | 195 | 303 |
Most Popular Fields of Study
The top 5 fields of study completed at Hampshire College.
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 22 | 38 | |
| 14 | 21 | 35 | |
| 11 | 12 | 23 | |
| 9 | 13 | 22 | |
| 5 | 16 | 21 |
Student Completion / Graduation Demographics
How many students are successful graduates?
Faculty Compensation / Salaries
Hampshire College Ranks 568th for the average full-time faculty salary.
| Tenure system | |
|---|---|
| Average FT Salary | $68,963 ($72,894 male / $65,251 female) |
| Number of FT Faculty | 105 (51 male / 54 female) |
| Number of PT Faculty | 36 |
| FT Faculty Ratio | 3 : 1 |
| Total Benefits | $1,648,988 |
Hampshire College Summary
The following paragraph provided courtesy of wikipedia.
Hampshire College is an experimenting private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1970 as an experiment in alternative education by four other colleges in the Pioneer Valley: Amherst College, Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The College’s alternative curriculum is very different from that of most traditional colleges. As of 2005, the Schools are: Though the college opened to students in 1970, its history dates to the immediate aftermath of World War II. The first The New College Plan was drafted in 1958 by the presidents of the then-Four Colleges; For several years in the early 1970s, directly after its founding, Hampshire College was among the most selective undergraduate programs in the United States (Making of a College 307-310). The College’s selectivity in admissions is now comparable to that of many other small liberal arts colleges. On April 5, 2005, the Board of Trustees named Ralph Hexter, formerly a dean at University of California, Berkeley’s College of Letters and Science, as the college’s next president, effective August 1, 2005. Some of the most important founding documents of Hampshire College are collected in the book The Making of a College (MIT Press, 1967; The Making of a College is (as of 2003) out of print but available in electronic form from the Hampshire College Archives . In the spring of 2004, a student group calling itself the Re-Radicalization of Hampshire College (Re-Rad) emerged with a manifesto called The Re-Making of a College, which critiques what they see as a betrayal of Hampshire’s founding ideas in alternative education and student-centered learning. The Re-Radicalization of Hampshire College launched a pilot program in fall of 2005 in which ten third semester students were paired with Division III students with similar academic interests to complete a “mentored independent study”. While some students worry about what they see as Hampshire’s headlong plunge into normalcy, the circumstances of Hampshire’s founding tends to perenially attract students who revive the questions about education on which the institution was founded and challenge the administration to honor them. In November 2001, a controversial All-Community Vote at Hampshire declared the school opposed to the recently-launched War on Terrorism, another national first which drew national media attention, including scathing reports from Rupert Murdoch’s FOX News Channel and the New York Post (“Kooky College Condemns War”). Saturday Night Live had a regular sketch, “Jarrett’s Room”, starring Jimmy Fallon which purports to take place at Hampshire College but is grossly inaccurate, referring to non-existent buildings (“McGuin Hall”) and featuring yearbooks, tests, seniors, fraternities, 3-person dorm rooms, and a football team, none of which have ever existed at the school (although in the Fall 2005 semester the college experienced a higher than expected number of freshmen and temporarily had to convert some of the common spaces into 3-person dorms). Alumnus Ken Burns wrote of the college: “Hampshire College is a perfect American place. Loren Pope wrote of Hampshire in the college guide Colleges That Change Lives: “Today no college has students whose intellectual thyroids are more active or whose minds are more compassionately engaged.” In 2006, the Princeton Review named Hampshire College one of the nation’s “best value” undergraduate institutions in its book “America’s Best Value Colleges”.
Hampshire College Academics
The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. In addition, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Career Counseling, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling and Women’s Services can help. For example, the university has a Accelerated Program, Cross-Registration, Independent Study, Internships, ROTC, Army, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification and Visiting/Exchange Student Program. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Writing Center. Hampshire College is unique in its study options.
The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Hampshire College.
- Communications & Journalism:
- Communications/Rhetoric, Journalism
- History:
- History – General
- Popular majors:
- thirty-three percent visual and performing arts, twelve percent social sciences, ten percent english, nine percent area and ethnic studies, six percent history, five percent biology, five percent health professions, five percent philosophy and religious studies
- Computer Science:
- Computer Graphics, Computer Science, Computer/Information Sciences – General
- Business, Management, & Marketing:
- Business – General, International Business
- Multiple or Interdisciplinary:
- Behavioral Sciences, Biological/Physical Sciences, Biopsychology, Global Studies, Mathematics/Computer Science, Natural Sciences, Neuroscience, Nutrition Sciences, Peace/Conflict Resolution Studies, technology & society
- Foreign Language and Literature:
- Comparative Literature, Linguistics
- Social Sciences:
- Anthropology, Demography/Population Studies, Economics, Political Science/Government, Social Sciences – General, Sociology, Urban Studies
- Mathematics:
- Mathematics – General
- Philosphy and Religion:
- Jewish/Judaic Studies, Philosophy, Philosophy & Religion – General, Religion/Religious Studies
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
- Biology
- Physical Sciences:
- Chemistry, Geology, Physics
- Psychology:
- Psychology – General
- Health and Clinical Sciences:
- Predentistry, Premedicine, Preveterinary Medicine
- English Language and Literature:
- American Literature, English, English Literature (British)
- School of Visual and Performing Arts:
- Art – General, Art History/Criticism/Conservation, Arts – General, Dance, Design/Visual Communications, Drama/Theater Arts, Drawing, Film Production/Cinematography, Film Studies, Fine/Studio Arts, Multimedia, Music – General, Painting, Photography, Playwriting/Screenwriting, Sculpture
- Education:
- Early Childhood Education, Education – General, Elementary Education, Secondary Education
Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 15th of January. Further, for international students, the application fee is 55.
Hampshire College Admissions
Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 64% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 82%. Remember that this can change at any time. This school requires an application fee consisting of fifty-five dollars regular application fee, fifty-five dollars out-of-state application fee, fifty-five dollars online application fee and point zero . Transfer student are not ignored. An instance of this, there were one hundred and eighty total number of transfer students who applied and sixty-seven total number of transfer students who were admitted.
the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, and make sure they are in by the 1st of February. The regular application is due the 15th of January. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. If you are a transfer student, you will be notified of your acceptance by the 15th of April. Regardless of which application you submit, this school will notify you by the 1st of April. SAT and ACT score reports are very important, so you will want to check on the specific dates with the university. In addition, If you wish to apply early, your application will be do no later than the 15th of November, of which you should hear back from the university no later than the 15th of December. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 15th of January.
Hampshire College Financial Aid
Financial aid forms are CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE, FAFSA, Institution’s own financial aid form and Noncustodial PROFILE. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Minority Status and Leadership. Financial aid distribution is at seventy-nine percent scholarships per grants and twenty-one percent loans per jobs. Likewise, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Minority Status and Leadership. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school.
Hampshire College Students
The school’s size is approximately one thousand, three hundred and sixty-two degree-seeking undergrads and three hundred and ninety-two first-time degree-seeking freshmen. Furthermore, the student body consists of nineteen percent in-state students, eighty-one percent out-of-state students, sixty percent women, forty percent men, one percent american indian per alaskan native, five percent asian per pacific islander, four percent black per non-hispanic, four percent hispanic, eighty-four percent white per non-hispanic, three percent non-resident alien, one percent race per ethnicity unreported, twenty-eight percent in top 10th of graduating class, sixty-three percent in top quarter of graduating class, ninety percent in top half of graduating class, twenty-eight percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, seventeen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, seventeen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, twenty percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, fourteen percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99, three percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49 and one percent had h.s. gpa between 1.0 and 1.99. Furthermore, it is part of an Rural setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus. Hampshire College offers Bachelor’s degrees. The university is a Private, Liberal Arts College, Four-year, Coed, where 64 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member.
This school features the Rural setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus. Students should note the housing policies: First-Year Students Guaranteed On-Campus Housing, one hundred percent of first-year students live in college housing, ninety-two percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Apartments For Single Students, Special Housing For Disabled Students, one-MAY deadline for housing deposit, two hundred dollars amount of housing deposit, point zero , and First-time first-year students allowed to have car. Besides, the university has many unique facilites such as bioshelter (integrated greenhouse/aquaculture facility), farm center, electronic music production studio, extensive film and photography facilities, fabrication center, National Yiddish book center, museum of picturebook art. In other words, the school is located 90 miles from Boston, 20 miles from Springfield.
Hampshire College Athletics
The following sports can be found here:
- Men’s Club and Women’s Club Baseball
- Men’s Club and Women’s Club Basketball
- Men’s Club and Women’s Club Cross_country
- Men’s Club and Women’s Club Soccer














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