Basic Information
Type
Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach
Regional
Religious Affiliation
Presbyterian
Population
50,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours
2,615 (51%)
Days Without Precipitation
255 (64%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
948
Men / Women
100% / 0%
From State
58%
From Region
22%
Racial/Ethnic
White
79%
Black
7%
Hispanic
7%
Mixed
5%
Asian
1%
International
1%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Men: 99.7% 99.7%
2013 Men: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Men: 99.7% 99.7%
2015 Men: 99.7% 99.7%
2018 Men: 99.7% 99.7%
2019 Men: 99.1% 99.1%
2020 Men: 100.0% 100.0%
2021 Men: 99.1% 99.1%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2012 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2013 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2016 Native: 1.3% 1.3%
2017 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2018 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2019 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2020 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2021 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2022 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2023 Native: 1.0% 1.0%
2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2011 Asian: 1.9% 1.9%
2012 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2013 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2014 Asian: 2.2% 2.2%
2015 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2016 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Asian: 2.8% 2.8%
2018 Asian: 2.1% 2.1%
2019 Asian: 2.8% 2.8%
2020 Asian: 0.3% 0.3%
2021 Asian: 1.0% 1.0%
2022 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2023 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2024 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2011 Black: 4.1% 4.1%
2012 Black: 7.2% 7.2%
2013 Black: 4.2% 4.2%
2014 Black: 4.5% 4.5%
2015 Black: 6.8% 6.8%
2016 Black: 9.0% 9.0%
2017 Black: 8.4% 8.4%
2018 Black: 12.4% 12.4%
2019 Black: 5.9% 5.9%
2020 Black: 8.1% 8.1%
2021 Black: 4.7% 4.7%
2022 Black: 4.9% 4.9%
2023 Black: 4.8% 4.8%
2024 Black: 7.3% 7.3%
2011 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6%
2012 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2%
2013 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2%
2014 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6%
2015 Hispanic: 0.3% 0.3%
2016 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2%
2017 Hispanic: 0.9% 0.9%
2018 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9%
2019 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1%
2020 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8%
2021 Hispanic: 0.7% 0.7%
2022 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3%
2023 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2%
2024 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6%
2011 White: 91.6% 91.6%
2012 White: 89.6% 89.6%
2013 White: 90.4% 90.4%
2014 White: 84.6% 84.6%
2015 White: 87.3% 87.3%
2016 White: 79.1% 79.1%
2017 White: 82.8% 82.8%
2018 White: 73.2% 73.2%
2019 White: 82.1% 82.1%
2020 White: 81.6% 81.6%
2021 White: 80.9% 80.9%
2022 White: 85.2% 85.2%
2023 White: 85.9% 85.9%
2024 White: 84.2% 84.2%
2011 International: 1.6% 1.6%
2012 International: 0.9% 0.9%
2013 International: 1.2% 1.2%
2014 International: 1.9% 1.9%
2015 International: 1.7% 1.7%
2016 International: 1.0% 1.0%
2017 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 International: 0.6% 0.6%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2025 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2020 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2021 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2022 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2023 Asian: 1.3% 1.3%
2024 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2025 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2020 Black: 5.1% 5.1%
2021 Black: 7.3% 7.3%
2022 Black: 7.2% 7.2%
2023 Black: 7.3% 7.3%
2024 Black: 8.1% 8.1%
2025 Black: 6.5% 6.5%
2020 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5%
2021 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8%
2022 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7%
2023 Hispanic: 6.1% 6.1%
2024 Hispanic: 6.4% 6.4%
2025 Hispanic: 6.8% 6.8%
2020 White: 84.0% 84.0%
2021 White: 82.2% 82.2%
2022 White: 81.2% 81.2%
2023 White: 78.2% 78.2%
2024 White: 77.8% 77.8%
2025 White: 79.1% 79.1%
2020 International: 0.3% 0.3%
2021 International: 0.4% 0.4%
2022 International: 0.6% 0.6%
2023 International: 0.2% 0.2%
2024 International: 0.5% 0.5%
2025 International: 0.5% 0.5%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Hampden-Sydney College
185
100% / 0%
1%
$72,332
69
98%
Pre-Engineering
2 +1
100% / 0%
0%
$87,320
86
—
Computer Science
5 —
100% / 0%
0%
$94,219
91
—
Applied Mathematics
3 —
100% / 0%
0%
$79,527
79
—
Chemistry
2 —
100% / 0%
0%
$69,090
62
—
Mathematics
— —
—
—
$70,266
65
—
Physics
3 —
100% / 0%
33%
$70,499
65
—
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
— —
—
—
$65,535
54
—
Biology
13 —
100% / 0%
0%
$60,592
40
94%
Economics
15 +2
100% / 0%
0%
$79,856
80
97%
Economics
7 +1
100% / 0%
0%
$79,856
80
97%
Economics and Business
62 —
100% / 0%
0%
$87,278
86
97%
Classics
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
English
8 —
100% / 0%
0%
$51,396
15
—
History
25 +3
100% / 0%
0%
$48,595
10
100%
International Studies
10 +1
100% / 0%
10%
$69,356
63
—
Philosophy
4 +1
100% / 0%
0%
$54,376
22
—
Political Science
17 —
100% / 0%
0%
$69,205
62
100%
Psychology
3 +1
100% / 0%
0%
$55,930
26
—
Religion
2 +2
100% / 0%
0%
$55,290
24
—
Spanish
— —
—
—
$57,107
29
—
Fine Arts
3 —
100% / 0%
0%
$42,494
5
—
Fine and Studio Arts
— —
—
—
$42,018
4
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$59,150
ROI Percentile
69th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
84%
4-Year Graduation Rate
55%
6-Year Graduation Rate
62%
Transfer-Out Rate
10%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 66.6% 66.6%
2012 Graduated: 68.4% 68.4%
2013 Graduated: 62.2% 62.2%
2014 Graduated: 67.3% 67.3%
2015 Graduated: 63.4% 63.4%
2016 Graduated: 65.9% 65.9%
2017 Graduated: 64.1% 64.1%
2018 Graduated: 65.6% 65.6%
2019 Graduated: 67.6% 67.6%
2020 Graduated: 71.0% 71.0%
2021 Graduated: 65.2% 65.2%
2022 Graduated: 75.3% 75.3%
2023 Graduated: 65.3% 65.3%
2024 Graduated: 62.2% 62.2%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 66.7% 66.7%
2012 Men: 68.4% 68.4%
2013 Men: 62.2% 62.2%
2014 Men: 67.3% 67.3%
2015 Men: 63.6% 63.6%
2016 Men: 65.9% 65.9%
2017 Men: 64.1% 64.1%
2018 Men: 65.5% 65.5%
2019 Men: 67.6% 67.6%
2020 Men: 70.9% 70.9%
2021 Men: 65.4% 65.4%
2022 Men: 75.3% 75.3%
2023 Men: 65.3% 65.3%
2024 Men: 62.1% 62.1%
2011 Women: 50.0% 50.0%
2015 Women: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Women: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Women: 100.0% 100.0%
2021 Women: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Women: 100.0% 100.0%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Black: 69.2% 69.2%
2012 Black: 68.0% 68.0%
2013 Black: 57.1% 57.1%
2014 Black: 50.0% 50.0%
2015 Black: 45.0% 45.0%
2016 Black: 60.7% 60.7%
2017 Black: 63.0% 63.0%
2018 Black: 47.6% 47.6%
2019 Black: 41.2% 41.2%
2020 Black: 53.8% 53.8%
2021 Black: 50.0% 50.0%
2022 Black: 42.9% 42.9%
2023 Black: 60.0% 60.0%
2024 Black: 60.0% 60.0%
2011 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2012 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2013 Hispanic: 75.0% 75.0%
2014 Hispanic: 80.0% 80.0%
2015 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Hispanic: 70.0% 70.0%
2017 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2018 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0%
2019 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2020 Hispanic: 88.9% 88.9%
2021 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2022 Hispanic: 80.0% 80.0%
2023 Hispanic: 69.2% 69.2%
2024 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2011 White: 66.6% 66.6%
2012 White: 68.6% 68.6%
2013 White: 62.1% 62.1%
2014 White: 68.9% 68.9%
2015 White: 64.7% 64.7%
2016 White: 65.4% 65.4%
2017 White: 64.9% 64.9%
2018 White: 69.5% 69.5%
2019 White: 69.3% 69.3%
2020 White: 72.9% 72.9%
2021 White: 70.7% 70.7%
2022 White: 77.2% 77.2%
2023 White: 65.9% 65.9%
2024 White: 62.4% 62.4%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Business & Economics
45.4%
84
100% / 0%
0%
$85,334
85
97%
Humanities & Social Sciences
37.8%
70
100% / 0%
1%
$57,855
31
100%
Life & Natural Sciences
7.0%
13
100% / 0%
0%
$60,592
40
94%
Physical Sciences & Math
4.3%
8
100% / 0%
12%
$73,532
71
—
Computer Science
2.7%
5
100% / 0%
0%
$94,219
91
—
Arts
1.6%
3
100% / 0%
0%
$42,494
5
—
Engineering
1.1%
2
100% / 0%
0%
$87,320
86
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
42%
Yield (Unbound)
23%
Early Decision 1
Nov 1
Early Action
Nov 1
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
56%
55%
45%
Early Decision
75%
73%
60%
Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.
Acceptance & Yield
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 54.8% 54.8%
2012 Acceptance: 55.6% 55.6%
2013 Acceptance: 54.9% 54.9%
2014 Acceptance: 47.3% 47.3%
2015 Acceptance: 54.8% 54.8%
2016 Acceptance: 55.6% 55.6%
2017 Acceptance: 55.1% 55.1%
2018 Acceptance: 59.0% 59.0%
2019 Acceptance: 57.4% 57.4%
2020 Acceptance: 47.0% 47.0%
2021 Acceptance: 36.8% 36.8%
2022 Acceptance: 39.8% 39.8%
2023 Acceptance: 50.1% 50.1%
2024 Acceptance: 40.9% 40.9%
2011 Yield: 23.5% 23.5%
2012 Yield: 23.4% 23.4%
2013 Yield: 20.4% 20.4%
2014 Yield: 18.7% 18.7%
2015 Yield: 15.1% 15.1%
2016 Yield: 15.0% 15.0%
2017 Yield: 15.9% 15.9%
2018 Yield: 17.9% 17.9%
2019 Yield: 13.0% 13.0%
2020 Yield: 24.4% 24.4%
2021 Yield: 20.7% 20.7%
2022 Yield: 21.5% 21.5%
2023 Yield: 21.5% 21.5%
2024 Yield: 22.8% 22.8%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
1,250
2,500
3,750
5,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 2,484 2,484
2012 Applicants: 2,630 2,630
2013 Applicants: 2,623 2,623
2014 Applicants: 3,639 3,639
2015 Applicants: 3,683 3,683
2016 Applicants: 3,403 3,403
2017 Applicants: 3,573 3,573
2018 Applicants: 3,239 3,239
2019 Applicants: 3,056 3,056
2020 Applicants: 1,906 1,906
2021 Applicants: 2,907 2,907
2022 Applicants: 3,262 3,262
2023 Applicants: 2,224 2,224
2024 Applicants: 3,177 3,177
2011 Admitted: 1,361 1,361
2012 Admitted: 1,463 1,463
2013 Admitted: 1,439 1,439
2014 Admitted: 1,720 1,720
2015 Admitted: 2,018 2,018
2016 Admitted: 1,892 1,892
2017 Admitted: 1,967 1,967
2018 Admitted: 1,912 1,912
2019 Admitted: 1,755 1,755
2020 Admitted: 896 896
2021 Admitted: 1,070 1,070
2022 Admitted: 1,298 1,298
2023 Admitted: 1,115 1,115
2024 Admitted: 1,300 1,300
2011 Enrolled: 320 320
2012 Enrolled: 343 343
2013 Enrolled: 293 293
2014 Enrolled: 322 322
2015 Enrolled: 305 305
2016 Enrolled: 283 283
2017 Enrolled: 312 312
2018 Enrolled: 343 343
2019 Enrolled: 228 228
2020 Enrolled: 219 219
2021 Enrolled: 222 222
2022 Enrolled: 279 279
2023 Enrolled: 240 240
2024 Enrolled: 296 296
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
12%
SAT Range
1030
–
1250
SAT Math Range
510
–
610
SAT RW Range
520
–
640
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 1000 1000
2012 25th: 1000 1000
2013 25th: 1005 1005
2014 25th: 995 995
2015 25th: 1000 1000
2016 25th: 1010 1010
2017 25th: 1050 1050
2018 25th: 1050 1050
2019 25th: 1060 1060
2020 25th: 1040 1040
2021 25th: 1080 1080
2022 25th: 1040 1040
2023 25th: 1060 1060
2024 25th: 1030 1030
2011 75th: 1210 1210
2012 75th: 1235 1235
2013 75th: 1215 1215
2014 75th: 1210 1210
2015 75th: 1230 1230
2016 75th: 1230 1230
2017 75th: 1265 1265
2018 75th: 1250 1250
2019 75th: 1320 1320
2020 75th: 1220 1220
2021 75th: 1260 1260
2022 75th: 1310 1310
2023 75th: 1230 1230
2024 75th: 1250 1250
SAT Math
500
550
600
650
700
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 510 510
2012 25th: 510 510
2013 25th: 510 510
2014 25th: 500 500
2015 25th: 500 500
2016 25th: 510 510
2017 25th: 520 520
2018 25th: 520 520
2019 25th: 520 520
2020 25th: 520 520
2021 25th: 530 530
2022 25th: 510 510
2023 25th: 520 520
2024 25th: 510 510
2011 75th: 610 610
2012 75th: 615 615
2013 75th: 615 615
2014 75th: 610 610
2015 75th: 610 610
2016 75th: 615 615
2017 75th: 630 630
2018 75th: 620 620
2019 75th: 650 650
2020 75th: 600 600
2021 75th: 610 610
2022 75th: 660 660
2023 75th: 610 610
2024 75th: 610 610
SAT Reading & Writing
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 490 490
2012 25th: 490 490
2013 25th: 495 495
2014 25th: 495 495
2015 25th: 500 500
2016 25th: 500 500
2017 25th: 530 530
2018 25th: 530 530
2019 25th: 540 540
2020 25th: 520 520
2021 25th: 550 550
2022 25th: 530 530
2023 25th: 540 540
2024 25th: 520 520
2011 75th: 600 600
2012 75th: 620 620
2013 75th: 600 600
2014 75th: 600 600
2015 75th: 620 620
2016 75th: 615 615
2017 75th: 635 635
2018 75th: 630 630
2019 75th: 670 670
2020 75th: 620 620
2021 75th: 650 650
2022 75th: 650 650
2023 75th: 620 620
2024 75th: 640 640
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Submitted: 91.0% 91.0%
2021 Submitted: 26.0% 26.0%
2022 Submitted: 29.0% 29.0%
2023 Submitted: 18.0% 18.0%
2024 Submitted: 12.0% 12.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
