Hampshire College
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients here graduate at a 8.0-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 50 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 49 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing1 · 2.0%
- No Data49 · 98.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
New England Commission of Higher Education
Action history · 2
- May 2019Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewNew England Commission of Higher Education
- Mar 2018Renewal of AccreditationNew England Commission of Higher Education
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 380 students received $2.3M in Pell grants, alongside $4.4M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 321 borrowers who entered repayment, 7 (2.1%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Hampshire College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 5
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Hampshire College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Hampshire College selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectHampshire College | 54% | — | 844 | $24,034 | Baccalaureate |
| 73% | 67.7% | 1,785 | $29,822 | Baccalaureate | |
| 94% | 9.0% | 1,914 | $23,367 | Baccalaureate | |
| 69% | 69.2% | 1,595 | $24,883 | Baccalaureate | |
| 68% | 75.7% | 1,983 | $26,706 | Baccalaureate | |
| 94% | 8.3% | 2,164 | $17,716 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 71% | 67.7% | 1,850 | $24,459 |
Institutions like Hampshire College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Hampshire College's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateMassachusetts
Wheaton College
Grad rate73%Admit rate67.7%Enrollment1,785Net price$29,822View data - BaccalaureateMassachusetts
Amherst College
Grad rate94%Admit rate9.0%Enrollment1,914Net price$23,367View data - BaccalaureateMassachusetts
Gordon College
Grad rate69%Admit rate69.2%Enrollment1,595Net price$24,883View data - BaccalaureateMassachusetts
Emmanuel College
Grad rate68%Admit rate75.7%Enrollment1,983Net price$26,706View data - BaccalaureateMassachusetts
Williams College
Grad rate94%Admit rate8.3%Enrollment2,164Net price$17,716View data
Hampshire College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Our goal is to provide information about Hampshire College to support decision-making, enrollment management, institutional planning, and program reviews; and to place Hampshire in the broader context of liberal arts education.
Visit IR office pageCommon Data Set
Hampshire College's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C11,337 applied → 1,005 admitted (75.1%) → 130 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Accessible — 75.1% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Admit rate varies by gender.
High-school class rank
C10Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.
Waitlist outcome
C210 offered a waitlist spot, 8 accepted it, 8 admitted (100.0% of those who stayed on).
What matters in admission
C7Relative importance of each admission factor.
Affordability & Value
Cost of attendance
GTotal sticker cost of attendance is $55,452 (2022-2023).
Sticker vs. net price
G+HSticker $55,452 → about $7,982 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($47,470); 89% of demonstrated need is met.
Where grant aid comes from
H188% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H580% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $30,268 on average.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 62%; first-year retention 72%.
Equity: Pell graduation gap
B4Pell-grant recipients graduate 3 pts below the overall rate (60% vs 62%).
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I379% of classes have under 20 students; 0% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Degrees by discipline
JSTEM-dominant: ~14% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B26% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D1119 transfer applicants → 86 admitted (72.3%) → 43 enrolled — more selective than first-year admission.
Source publications
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