Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney, VA · Private · Rural (distant) · H-SC · HSC
Private institution in Hampden-Sydney, VA · 876 undergraduates · 50% acceptance rate · $67,640 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 14%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 17%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 17%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 17%Acceptance rate
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $24,6681,451st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $52,3881,846th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $52,3881,844th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $67,1291,783rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $26,0001,436th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $67,640324th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $55,846326th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 65.3%579th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 85.0%435th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 50.1%271st most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1168487th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 24420th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 8761,437th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 22.0%1,602nd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 130 mi (IAD)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EDNov 3
- EAOct 15
- EA IIDec 1
- RDFeb 2
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 25 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Managerial EconomicsBusiness | bachelors | $50,970 | $47,260 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $47,781 | $39,153 |
| History | bachelors | $41,565 | — |
| Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences | bachelors | $40,467 | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $34,530 | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | $33,993 | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $30,409 | — |
| Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languages | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer Science | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A men's collegesource
- Founded in 1775source
- Athletic nickname: "Tigers"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: Graysource
- Motto: "Huc venite iuvenes ut exeatis viri / Γνώσεσθε τὴν αλήθειαν"source
- Campus size: about 1,300 acressource
- Formerly known as "Hampden–Sidney College"source
- Religious affiliation: Presbyterian Church (USA)source
- Athletic conference: ODACsource
- Plays for the "The Game Ball" (since 1893)source
- Notable alum: William Henry Harrisonsource
- Notable alum: Stephen Colbertsource
- Notable alum: John Phillipssource
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Hampden-Sydney College’s 876 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In VA
- Eastern Mennonite UniversityHarrisonburg, VA · 800 undergrads
- Southern Virginia UniversityBuena Vista, VA · 967 undergrads
- Ferrum CollegeFerrum, VA · 745 undergrads
- Bluefield UniversityBluefield, VA · 683 undergrads
- Hollins UniversityRoanoke, VA · 673 undergrads
- Emory & Henry UniversityEmory, VA · 1,107 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Haskell Indian Nations UniversityLawrence, KS · 878 undergrads
- Gallaudet UniversityWashington, DC · 879 undergrads
- Greenville UniversityGreenville, IL · 873 undergrads
- Webber International UniversityBabson Park, FL · 879 undergrads
- Franklin CollegeFranklin, IN · 872 undergrads
- California Institute of the ArtsValencia, CA · 881 undergrads
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- Official websitehsc.edu
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