by our College Data Analytics TeamHere is what you can expect to pay at Hampshire College, spanning what it costs to attend, projected costs over a degree, net price, debt outcomes, and aid equity.
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The total published cost of attendance at Hampshire College works out to about $71,224.00 a year.
The three scenarios below move from the full sticker price, to the net price after average aid, to the net price low-income students typically pay.
| Tuition and fees | $58,896.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $12,328.00 |
| Total cost | $71,224.00 |
| That is 117% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $71,224.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$50,161.00 |
| Net price | $21,063.00 |
| That is 36% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $71,224.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$60,446.00 |
| Net price | $10,778.00 |
| That is 67% below the national average net price. | |
| Go deeper on the components with tuition and fees plus room and board. |
The reported cost series has been increasing by roughly 3.8% per year; the projections below compound that across a degree. The detailed projections below compare a degree for a low-income aided student, an average-aid student, and a no-aid student. Loan figures amortise the projected total over ten years at 6.8%.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% |
| Freshman year | $11,182.00 | $21,853.00 | $73,895.00 |
| Senior year | $12,488.00 | $24,405.00 | $82,525.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $47,309.00 | $92,453.00 | $312,629.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $18,023.00 | $35,221.00 | $119,100.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $544.00 | $1,064.00 | $3,598.00 |
| Total amount paid | $65,332.00 | $127,675.00 | $431,729.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% |
| Freshman year | $11,182.00 | $21,853.00 | $73,895.00 |
| Senior year | $11,602.00 | $22,673.00 | $76,667.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $22,784.00 | $44,525.00 | $150,562.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $8,680.00 | $16,963.00 | $57,359.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $262.00 | $512.00 | $1,733.00 |
| Total amount paid | $31,464.00 | $61,488.00 | $207,920.00 |
See the full net-price breakdown in the net price section below.
Net price strips out grant and scholarship aid to show what families really pay. For most students, this is the more useful number than published tuition because it reflects the real out-of-pocket cost.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $24,034.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $25,810.00 |
What families actually pay shifts with income, since need-based grants are larger for lower-income students. The figures below give average net price by income bracket:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $14,636.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $15,008.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $22,586.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $26,760.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $35,849.00 |
Run your own numbers with the Hampshire College Net Price Calculator, or contact the financial aid office.
For the grant-and-scholarship detail behind these figures, see the grants & scholarships detail.
The median graduating debt at Hampshire College is $25,000.00, landing it in the Moderate ($20-30k) burden tier.
Across borrowers, debt at graduation distributes like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $5,000.00 |
| 25th | $8,187.00 |
| Median (50th) | $25,000.00 |
| 75th | $26,749.00 |
| 90th | $27,000.00 |
The distance from the 10th to the 90th percentile shows how widely debt outcomes vary.
For the full borrowing and repayment picture, see the student-loan-debt breakdown.
Debt at graduation is far from uniform across income levels. The table below divides borrowers into three income tiers:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $24,000.00 |
| Middle income | $26,000.00 |
| High income | $22,982.00 |
Low-income graduates carry $1,018.00 more debt than their high-income peers.
Whether your parents attended college is associated with differences in median debt at graduation.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $25,345.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $24,000.00 |
First-gen borrowers at Hampshire College graduate with $1,345.00 in extra median debt compared with continuing-generation peers.
Pell Grants are the federal government’s primary need-based undergraduate aid program. Comparing Pell recipients vs non-recipients shows how debt is distributed by need.
The median debt difference between Pell-eligible and non-Pell graduates of Hampshire College is $2,277.00. This school is flagged by the Department of Education for Pell-related debt inequity.
The default-rate category at Hampshire College is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 2.5% |
For scale, federal Stafford loan disbursements at Hampshire College reach $62,282,892.00 distributed across 3,992 recipients.
Veterans and current servicemembers may be eligible for major federal education benefits such as the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 1 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $28,314.00 |
Read more about military and veteran aid on the college veterans page.
The figures above are a starting point — as you weigh Hampshire College, think through the questions below:
Dig further into the cost picture with the related pages below:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.