Hampshire College Ranking Badges

Hampshire earned 11 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 5 in the top 5%, 5 in the top 10% and 1 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #25 of 978 in Most Focused for Fine & Studio Arts, a top 5% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 11 (2026 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 5
Highest placement: #25 of 978, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 4
Placements this edition: 41
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

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

How Many Ranking Badges Has Hampshire College Earned?

Hampshire College holds 11 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. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. Placements shown are from the 2026 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. Read about our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	0
Top 5%	5
Top 10%	5
Top 15%	1
Total	11

What Is Hampshire College Known For?

Hampshire College is best known for Visual & Performing Arts: 4 of its 11 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Fine & Studio Arts, Ethnic Studies and Drama & Theater Arts.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 10%	Top 5%
Overall Diversity		✓
Overall Diversity (New England)	✓
Overall Diversity (Massachusetts)	✓
Location Diversity	✓

English Language & Literature

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Writing Studies
Most Focused			✓

Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Ethnic Studies
Most Focused			✓

Natural Resources & Conservation

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Natural Resources Conservation
Most Focused	✓

Visual & Performing Arts

Ranking	Top 10%	Top 5%
Drama & Theater Arts
Most Focused		✓
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
Most Focused	✓
Fine & Studio Arts
Most Focused		✓
Music
Most Focused	✓

How Does Hampshire College Rank for Veterans?

Hampshire College earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #4,891 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.

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Notes and References

Each ranking here is built on federal education data, 2026 edition. Hampshire College appears in 41 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.