Hampshire College: Statistics

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#1892 of 14,131 In the World
#541 of 2,597 In North America
#492 of 2,496 In the United States
#26 of 88 In Massachusetts
#3 of 3 In Amherst
#495 of 1,041 For Anthropology
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Acceptance rate
59%
Avg. cost to attend
$27,680 /y
Aid receiving
100%
Undergraduates
522
Male:Female Ratio
38:62
Control
Private
not-for-profit
Highest Degree
Bachelor's degree

Hampshire College Acceptance rate and Admissions statistics

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 59% 48% 66%
Applicants 1,202 489 713
Admissions 707 234 473
Freshmen enrolled full time 67 24 43

57 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

420 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Admissions requirements

Recommendations Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
College-preparatory program Recommended
Formal demonstration of competencies Recommended
Secondary school GPA Recommended
Secondary school rank Recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
SAT/ACT Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment by race or ethnicity

White 314 (60%)
Hispanic 65 (12%)
Black or African American 42 (8%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 31 (6%)
Two or more races 29 (6%)
Nonresident Alien 23 (4%)
Asian 16 (3%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 (0.2%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

Net average cost to attend
$27,680/year
Average aid awarded
$40,226
Students receiving aid
100%

Average costs by household income

<$30K $11,780
$30-48K $14,327
$48-75K $12,886
$75-110K $29,721
$110K+ $46,655

Tuition and fees

Undergraduates
Tuition in-district $50,030
Tuition in-state $50,030
Tuition out-of-state $50,030
Fee in-district $1,738
Fee in-state $1,738
Fee out-of-state $1,738

Room and board price

Dormitory capacity 1,180
Combined charge for room and board $14,020
Room charge $8,520
Meal charge $5,500

Hampshire College Majors

Major Bachelor's
Film & Video and Photographic Arts, Other 29
Art & Art Studies, General 24
Creative Writing 15
Psychology, General 13
Anthropology, General 9
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 9
Music, General 9
Sociology, General 8
Dance, General 7
Game and Interactive Media Design 7
Philosophy 7
Cognitive Science, General 6
Mass Communication & Media Studies 6
Public Health, Other 6
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects 5
Architecture 5
Ecology 5
Economics, General 5
Education, General 5
Journalism 5
African Studies 4
African-American & Black Studies 4
Chemistry, General 4
Computer Science 4
Environmental Studies 4
Latin American Studies 4
Legal Studies 4
Political Science and Government, General 4
Design and Applied Arts, Other 3
Developmental and Child Psychology 3
Gay & Lesbian Studies 3
Mathematics, General 3
Agriculture, General 2
Comparative Group Studies 2
English Language and Literature, General 2
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies 2
History, General 2
Human Biology 2
International & Globalization Studies 2
Linguistics 2
Microbiology, General 2
Molecular Biology 2
Physiology, General 2
Public Policy Analysis, General 2
American Indian & Native American Studies 1
American & United States Studies & Civilization 1
Animal Behavior and Ethology 1
Asian Studies & Civilization 1
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 1
Brewing Science 1
Business Administration and Management, General 1
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 1
Comparative Literature 1
Computer Graphics 1
Cultural Studies & Critical Theory and Analysis 1
Environmental Design & Architecture 1
Evolutionary Biology 1
Jewish & Judaic Studies 1
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 1
Neurobiology and Anatomy 1
Physics, General 1
Public Health, General 1
Religion & Religious Studies 1
Sports Studies 1
Women's Studies 1
Grand Total 274
Total Men Women
Graduation rate 66% 64% 67%
  • Full-time retention rate - 74%

Publications & Citations

Publications
880
Citations
39,061

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
341 / 7,790
Computer Science
156 / 5,670
Environmental Science
126 / 6,871
Sociology
117 / 2,606
Psychology
102 / 4,976
Biology
85 / 3,422
Medicine
80 / 3,614
Art & Design
67 / 1,156
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
66 / 1,622
Political Science
59 / 1,840
Economics
59 / 1,986
Engineering
58 / 1,633
Demography
53 / 1,813
Chemistry
50 / 2,268
Physics
48 / 6,468
Business
46 / 974
History
45 / 884
Gender Studies
39 / 915
Ecology
39 / 1,785
Machine Learning
34 / 604
Social Psychology
31 / 1,725
Child Psychology
30 / 1,802
Development Studies
29 / 1,306
Cognitive Science
28 / 1,411
Geography and Cartography
27 / 1,553
Anthropology
27 / 232
Mathematics
27 / 6,486
Political Economy
21 / 1,079
Environmental Chemistry
21 / 1,125
Media Studies
21 / 26
Law
20 / 819
Geology
19 / 1,132
Education Majors
18 / 362
Aesthetics
16 / 246
Math Teachers
16 / 183
Multimedia
15 / 302
Philosophy
15 / 105
Creative Writing
14 / 514
Environmental Management
13 / 1,397
Biophysics
13 / 630

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 18 227
1992 12 283
1993 12 242
1994 15 304
1995 15 311
1996 16 351
1997 19 392
1998 17 397
1999 19 384
2000 26 504
2001 14 587
2002 22 822
2003 27 911
2004 20 873
2005 25 1082
2006 27 1160
2007 39 1235
2008 31 1498
2009 35 1572
2010 34 1590
2011 54 1795
2012 46 2080
2013 47 2185
2014 50 2479
2015 47 2461
2016 42 3284
2017 44 3570
2018 35 3789
2019 50 4153
2020 38 4443
2021 22 4189

Hampshire College alumni

  1. Liev Schreiber

    Liev Schreiber
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1967-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    film directorscreenwriterfilm producerfilm actorwriter
    Biography

    Isaac Liev Schreiber is an American actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and narrator. He became known during the late 1990s and early 2000s after appearing in several independent films, and later mainstream Hollywood films, including the first three Scream horror films (1996-2000), Ransom (1996), Phantoms (1998), The Hurricane (1999), The Sum of All Fears (2002), The Manchurian Candidate (2004), The Omen (2006), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), Taking Woodstock (2009), Salt (2010), Goon (2011), Pawn Sacrifice (2014), and Spotlight (2015). He has also lent his voice to animated films such as My Little Pony: The Movie (2017), Isle of Dogs, and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (both 2018).

  2. Lupita Nyong'o

    Lupita Nyong'o
    Born in
    Mexico Flag Mexico
    Years
    1983-.. (age 40)
    Occupations
    film actor
    Biography

    Lupita Amondi Nyong'o is a Kenyan-Mexican actress. The daughter of Kenyan politician Peter Anyang' Nyong'o, she was born in Mexico City, where her father was teaching, and was raised in Kenya from the age of one. She is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, a Daytime Emmy Award, four NAACP Image Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Additionally, she has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Tony Award.

  3. Elliott Smith

    Elliott Smith
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1969-2003 (aged 34)
    Occupations
    musiciansinger-songwritercomposerwriterguitarist
    Biography

    Steven Paul Smith, known professionally as Elliott Smith, was an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Smith was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and lived much of his life in Portland, Oregon, where he first gained popularity. Smith's primary instrument was the guitar, though he also played piano, clarinet, bass guitar, drums, and harmonica. Smith had a distinctive vocal style, characterized by his "whispery, spiderweb-thin delivery", and often used multi-tracking to create vocal layers, textures, and harmonies.

  4. Jon Krakauer

    Jon Krakauer
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1954-.. (age 69)
    Occupations
    journalistexplorermountaineerwriter
    Biography

    Jon Krakauer is an American writer and mountaineer. He is the author of bestselling non-fiction books—Into the Wild; Into Thin Air; Under the Banner of Heaven; and Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman—as well as numerous magazine articles. He was a member of an ill-fated expedition to summit Mount Everest in 1996, one of the deadliest disasters in the history of climbing Everest.

All 63 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names HC
Founded 1965
Motto Non Satis Scire
To Know is Not Enough
Colors purple, blue, red, maroon, white
Academic Calendar Semesters
Total FTE staff 258
Carnegie Classification Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus

Location and Contacts

Address 893 West St
Amherst, Massachusetts, 01002-5001
United States
City population 38,000
Phone 4135494600
Fax +1 (413) 559 5720

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