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Hampshire College

Basic Information

Type Private
Location Amherst, MA
Population 250,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 716
Men / Women 38% / 62%
White 58%
Hispanic 11%
Black 7%
Mixed 5%
International 5%
Asian 2%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 37%
Arts 30%
Life & Natural Sciences 23%
Engineering, Computing & Math 8%
Business & Economics 1%
Education 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $58,896
Est. Cost of Attendance $74,195
10-Year ROI $67,000
ROI Percentile 10th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 3%
6-Year Graduation Rate 54%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,350 (21th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 231 (21th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 55%
Yield (Unbound) 14%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level

Honors College

Standardized Tests — Test Blind

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Hampshire College 84 38% / 62% 12%
Astronomy 1 100% / 0% 100%
Computer Graphics
Computer Science 2 100% / 0% 50%
Game and Interactive Media Design 4 100% / 0% 0%
Physics
Agriculture 1 100% / 0% 0%
Animal Behavior and Ethology 2 50% / 50% 0%
Biochemistry 3 100% / 0% 67%
Biology 1 0% / 100% 100%
Chemistry 3 67% / 33% 0%
Ecology 2 0% / 100% 0%
Environmental Studies 1 100% / 0% 0%
Geosciences 1 100% / 0% 0%
Marine Biology
Neurobiology and Anatomy 2 100% / 0% 50%
Public Health 2 0% / 100% 0%
Zoology 1 0% / 100% 0%
Business Administration 1 0% / 100% 100%
African American Studies
African Studies
American Studies 3 0% / 100% 0%
Anthropology 2 0% / 100% 0%
Classical Languages 1 0% / 100% 0%
Cognitive Science
Comparative Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Creative Writing 11 36% / 64% 0%
English 1 0% / 100% 0%
Foreign Languages 1 100% / 0% 0%
Gay/Lesbian Studies 1 100% / 0% 0%
History 1 100% / 0% 0%
International Studies 1 0% / 100% 100%
Linguistics
Mass Communication 1 0% / 100% 0%
Philosophy 1 100% / 0% 100%
Political Science 1 0% / 100% 0%
Psychology 4 50% / 50% 0%
Sociology 1 0% / 100% 0%
Education 1 0% / 100% 0%
Architecture 1 0% / 100% 100%
Art 12 17% / 83% 0%
Dance 6 0% / 100% 0%
Design and Applied Arts 2 50% / 50% 0%
Film Studies 4 25% / 75% 0%
Music