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Hampshire College Data & Information Overview

69% Acceptance Rate
Get the facts about Hampshire College. Learn how it ranks, what majors it offers, how diverse it is, and much more. Want to know more about a specific stat? Just click on its tile, and you’ll go to a page that goes more in-depth on that subject. You can also use the links below to go directly to any section on this page.

How Well Is Hampshire College Ranked?

2025 Rankings

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Overall Quality

Hampshire was not ranked in College Factual's 2025 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Hampshire?

69% Acceptance Rate
59% Of Accepted Are Women

Acceptance Rate

If you're applying to Hampshire College you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 69%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.

Learn more about Hampshire College admissions.

Hampshire College Faculty

11 to 1 Student to Faculty
73% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Hampshire is an impressive 11 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Hampshire College is 73%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  73 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Hampshire College

67% Freshmen Retention
59% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Hampshire College is 67%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  67 out of 100
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Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Hampshire the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 59%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  59 out of 100
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Hampshire College Undergraduate Student Diversity

522 Full-Time Undergraduates
29.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
61.7% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 522 full-time undergraduates at Hampshire.

How Much Does Hampshire College Cost?

$21,835 Net Price
64% Take Out Loans
$24,100 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Hampshire is $21,835. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Hampshire

$0-30 K$30K-48K$48-75$75-110K$110K +
$15,172$12,986$19,033$30,744$40,137

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Hampshire, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Hampshire, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $6,025 a year. That adds up to $24,100 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do Hampshire Graduates Make?

$46,938 Avg Salary of Grads
Average Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Hampshire make about $46,938 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is good news for future Hampshire graduates since it is 5% more than the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year.

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See which majors at Hampshire College make the most money.

Location of Hampshire College

Massachusetts State
522 Full-Time Undergraduates
Rural Campus Setting
Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, Hampshire College is a private not-for-profit institution. Hampshire is located in the countryside, which is perfect for students who enjoy a rural lifestyle.

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Contact details for Hampshire are given below.

Contact Details
Address:893 West St, Amherst, MA 01002-5001
Phone:413-549-4600
Website:www.hampshire.edu/

Hampshire College Majors

63 Majors With Completions
334 Undergraduate Degrees
334 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 63 majors graduated from Hampshire College. Of these students, 334 received undergraduate degrees and 334 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular MajorsBachelor’s DegreesAverage Salary of Graduates
Writing Studies24NA
Fine & Studio Arts22NA
Film, Video & Photographic Arts16NA
Sociology10NA
General Education8NA
Design & Applied Arts7NA
Computer Science6NA
Area Studies5NA
Ethnic Studies5NA
History5NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Hampshire College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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