| Name |
Hampshire College |
| Address |
893 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002 |
| Website |
http://www.hampshire.edu |
| Email |
admissions@hampshire.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
92% |
| Percent Fraternity |
0% |
| Percent Sorority |
0% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
90% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
92% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
coed dorms, women's dorms, men's dorms, apartment for single students, special housing for disabled students, special housing for international students, cooperative housing, other housing options |
| College Owned Singles |
81% |
| College Owned Doubles |
19% |
| College Owned Triples |
0% |
| College Owned Apartments |
N/A |
| College Owned Other |
N/A |
| Num College Owned |
5 |
| Sprinkler System |
80% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
800 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
90% |
| Nearest Airport |
Hartford/Springfield (40), Boston, MA (100) |
| Nearest Train |
Springfield, MA (19) |
| Nearest Bus |
Amherst, MA (3) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
No |
| Percent Cars |
40% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
48% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
2,400 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (University of Massachusetts) |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Not offered |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, other |
| Popular Events |
Hampshire Halloween; Spring Jam; Family and Friends; |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, music ensembles, student government, student newspaper, student film society |
| Num Organizations |
85 |
| Honor Societies |
N/A |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Center for Religious Life; Jewish Student Union; Pagan Discussion Group; |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) African Women and Men's Association of Hampshire; Capoeira Latin Dance Group; Foreign and International Students at Hampshire; Students of Underrepresented Cultures and Ethnicity; Pan-Asian Students Association; RAICES (Latino Student Organization); UMOJA (Organization for Students from the African Diaspora); SISTERS (Women of Color Organization); James Baldwin Scholars |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Climber Coalition, Emergency Medical Technicians, Excalibur, Habitat for Humanity, Hampshire College Bird Club, Local Foods Initiative, Martial Arts, Queer Community Alliance, Red Scare Ultimate Frisbee, Poetry Slam Collective; |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Forward (quarterly); The Omen (monthly), The Climax (weekly) |
| Num Frats |
0 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
0% |
| Num Sororities |
0 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
0% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1965 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
4-1-4 |
| Undergrad Body |
1,376 |
| Setting |
Rural |
| Endowment |
35,237,325 |
| Application Deadline |
January 15 |
| Application Fee |
55 |
| Selectivity |
More selective |
| Tuition |
34,455 |
| Room Board |
9,030 |
| Basic |
women's center, day care, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial |
math, writing |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control, religious |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, alumni network, interest inventory |
| Job Six Months |
N/A |
| Job One Year |
N/A |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Microsoft, Merrill Lynch, Kaiser Permanente, Peace Corps, Center for Disease Control, Hampshire Educational Collaborative, IBM Corporation, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Legal Aid Society, MA Dept of Public Health |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
136,326 |
| Num Subscriptions |
2,288 |
| Num Microforms |
5,429 |
| Num Audiovisual |
39,029 |
| Num Ebooks |
N/A |
| Library Facilities |
Shared depository collection of 175,115 volumes. Local consortial collection of 7 million volumes. |
| Museums |
Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art; National Yiddish Book Center |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
186 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
N/A |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
N/A |
| Num Wired Labs |
N/A |
| Num Wired Other |
N/A |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
| Wireless Capacity |
N/A |
| Recommended Os |
N/A |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
