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General information

Hampshire College
893 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002

Control:

Private

Academic Calendar:

4–1–4

Religious affiliation:

None

Founded:

1965

Web Site:

www.hampshire.edu

Main Phone:

(413) 549–4600

Student Body

Full–Time Undergraduates:

1,376

Part–Time Undergraduates:

0

Total male Undergraduates:

570

Total Female Undergraduates:

806

Admissions

Overall acceptance rate:

64%

Early Decision acceptance rate:

77%

Early action acceptance rate:

64%

Regular acceptance rate:

64%

Total applicants:

2,243

Total acceptances:

1,441

Freshman enrollment:

399

Yield (% of admitted students who actually enroll)

28%

Early Decision Deadline:

November 15

Early Decision Notification:

December 15

Early action Deadline:

December 1

Early action Notification:

February 1

Regular Decision Deadline:

January 15

Regular Decision Notification:

April

Must – reply – By Date:

May 1

Applicants Placed on Waiting list:

313

Applicants accepting a Place on Waiting list:

259

Students enrolled from Waiting list:

0

Transfer applications received:

180

Transfer applications accepted:

67

Transfer Students enrolled:

26

Transfer application acceptance rate:

37%

SAT I or ACT requ

Neither

SAT I range (25th–75th Percentile):

1160–1370

SAT I Verbal range (25th–75th Percentile):

600–710

SAT I math range
(25th–75th Percentile):

560–660

ACT Composite range (25th–75th Percentile):

24–30

SAT II requirements:

None

Freshman retention rate:

81%

Top 10% High School Class:

28%

Students also applied to These Schools:

Bard College
Berlin College
Reed College
Sarah Lawrence College
UC Santa Cruz

Application Fee:

$55

Common application Accepted?

Yes

Supplemental Forms?

Required

Admissions Phone:

(413) 559–5471

Admissions e–mail:

admissions®hampshire.edu

Admissions Web Site:

www.hampshire.edu/cms/index.php?id=3

Financial information

Tuition:

$33,855

Room and Board:

$9,030

Books and Supplies:

$500

Average Need–Based Financial aid Package (including loans, work–study, grants, and other sources):

$27,080

Students Who applied for Financial aid:

59%

Students Who received aid:

55%

Financial aid Forms Deadline:

February 1

Financial aid Phone:

(413) 559–5484

Financial Aid e–mail:

sfs®hampshire.edu

Financial aid Web Site:

www.hampshire.edu/cms/index.php?id=8820