Hampshire College Teaching Programs

Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, Hampshire College is a private not-for-profit institution. Amherst is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Where Is Hampshire College?

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

How Do I Get Into Hampshire?

You can apply to Hampshire online at: www.hampshire.edu/admissions/apply-to-hampshire

Admission Requirements for Hampshire

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Recommended
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Hampshire?

Hampshire has an acceptance rate of 75%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 68%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.

Can I Afford Hampshire College?

The overall average net price of Hampshire is $36,276. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

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 $4,997 a year. That adds up to $19,988 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Hampshire is 2.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Hampshire College Undergraduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 472 full-time undergraduates at Hampshire, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Hampshire College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	15
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	56
White	276
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	56

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Hampshire College. At this time, 33 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 27 countries are represented at Hampshire. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Pakistan.

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Kane5187 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.