Hampden-Sydney College Ranking Badges

Hampden - Sydney earned 10 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 2 in the top 1%, 3 in the top 5%, 3 in the top 10% and 2 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 133 in Most Focused for Managerial Economics, a top 1% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 10 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 2 / 3
Highest placement: #1 of 133, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 4
Placements this edition: 62
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has Hampden-Sydney College Earned?

Hampden-Sydney College holds 10 ranking badges across 4 fields of study, 5 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics or online-program rankings. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. Placements shown are from the 2027 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. Read about our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	2
Top 5%	3
Top 10%	3
Top 15%	2
Total	10

What Is Hampden-Sydney College Known For?

Hampden-Sydney College is best known for Social Sciences: 3 of its 10 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Managerial Economics, History and Political Science & Government.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%
Overall Best	✓
Overall Best (Southeast)		✓
Overall Best (Virginia)	✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 10%	Top 1%
Managerial Economics
Most Popular	✓
Most Focused		✓

English Language & Literature

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
General English Literature
Most Focused			✓

History

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
History
Most Focused				✓

Ranking	Top 10%	Top 5%
Economics
Most Focused		✓
International Relations & Security
Most Focused	✓
Political Science & Government
Most Focused		✓

How Does Hampden-Sydney College Rank for Veterans?

Hampden-Sydney College earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #2,049 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 42%).

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Notes and References

The rankings above are calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. Hampden-Sydney College appears in 62 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.