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Hampshire College

General Information

Name: Hampshire College
Address: 893 West St, Amherst, MA 01002-5001
Phone:

  • General information: (413) 549-4600
  • Financial aid office: (413) 559-5484
  • Admissions office: (413) 559-5471

Website: www.hampshire.edu
Type of Institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees$34,605$31,939$30,418
Books and supplies$500$500$500
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$9,030$8,519$8,113
        Other expenses$600$600$500

Total expenses   
On-campus$44,735$41,558$39,531

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 74%
  • Federal grants: 15%
  • State/local grants: 6%
  • Institutional grants: 70%
  • Student loans: 64%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$4870
  • State/local grants:$840
  • Institutional grants:$16201
  • Student loans:$2286

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$55
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants2,4579631,491
Percent admitted56.5%53.3%58.6%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time29.1%30.0%28.5%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 1376
First-time student retention: 82%
Overall graduation rate: 72%

Characteristics of students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 100%
    • Part Time: 0%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 41%
    • Women: 59%

White non-hispanic: 75%
Black non-hispanic: 4%
Hispanic: 5%
Asian/pacific islander: 4%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 12%

Degrees offered

    Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences
  • Agriculture, General - Bachelor
    Architecture and Related Services
  • Architecture and Related Services, Other - Bachelor
    Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies, Other - Bachelor
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other - Bachelor
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric - Bachelor
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General - Bachelor
    Education
  • Education, General - Bachelor
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Public Health, Other - Bachelor
    Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other - Bachelor
    Physical Sciences
  • Physical Sciences - Bachelor
    Psychology
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor
    Social Sciences
  • Anthropology - Bachelor
  • Economics, General - Bachelor
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor
  • Social Sciences, Other - Bachelor
  • Sociology - Bachelor
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Dance, General - Bachelor
  • Design and Applied Arts, Other - Bachelor
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General - Bachelor
  • Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other - Bachelor
  • Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other - Bachelor
  • Music, General - Bachelor


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