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Hampshire College

Amherst, MA · Private · Rural (fringe)

Private institution in Amherst, MA · 716 undergraduates · 70% acceptance rate · $46,938 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$25,8101,534th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$56,6301,895th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$56,6301,893rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$71,2241,825th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,8931,570th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$46,9381,246th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$22,1951,896th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
57.2%863rd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
75.0%966th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
70.3%607th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
7161,554th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
37.6%809th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 78 mi (BOS)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 51 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$19,785$19,829
Agriculture, GeneralAgriculturebachelors——
AnthropologySocial Sciencesbachelors——
Architecturebachelors——
Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studiesbachelors——
Astronomy and AstrophysicsPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Classical and Ancient StudiesMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors——
Cognitive ScienceMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors——
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors——
Computer Sciencebachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 5 sports

USCAA · Other

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Hampshire College’s 716 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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