- The Inkwell
- Massachusetts
- Hampshire College
Amherst, MARural: fringeZIP 01002Founded 1965
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1965
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1967
- Website
- www.hampshire.edu
MassachusettsPrivate nonprofit
Hampshire College
Hampshire College is a private nonprofit college in Amherst, Massachusetts, with 839 undergraduates. It admits 75% of applicants, graduates 58% within six years and costs $23,030 a year after aid.
58%graduate
Admission rate75%
Retention78%
4-year graduation47%
Pell Grant share44%
Federal loans61%
$23,030net price / year
75%admission rate
—average SAT
58%graduate in 6 years
$47,422median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,869median debt
#1,367 of 1,704 for earnings#1,099 of 1,739 for lowest net price#753 of 1,738 for graduation rate#710 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $77,250tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $61,124
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $61,124
- Average net price
- $23,030national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$15,411
$30,001–48,000$42,637
$48,001–75,000$12,525
$75,001–110,000$16,577
$110,001+$20,625
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 75%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college75%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college78%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college58%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college44%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 58%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 47%
- First-year retention
- 78%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 60%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $33,653
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,422middle 50%: $23,445–$71,567
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,869
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$71,567
Median, Hampshire College$47,422
Lower quarter$23,445
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 839
- Part-time
- 0%
- Women / men
- 62% / 38%
- Average age at entry
- 20.0
- First-generation students
- 14%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 44%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 81%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,085 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $12,599
- Endowment, end of year
- $27,241,084
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White62%
Hispanic13%
Black7.3%
Asian2.1%
Two or more races5.6%
U.S. nonresident5.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown4.5%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Visual & performing arts42%
English language & literature8.3%
Area, ethnic & gender studies6.1%
Social sciences6.1%
Computer & information sciences4.5%
Psychology4.5%
Natural resources & conservation3.8%
Communication & journalism3.0%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 166018. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1706859.