Hampden-Sydney College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural area.

Overview

Hampden-Sydney College is a liberal arts college for men located in Hampden-Sydney, Virginia. The college was founded in 1775 and is now the oldest private charter in the South and the 10th oldest institution of higher education in the United States. H-SC is spread across a land area of around 1,200 acres. The college offers majors and minors in several subjects including biology, chemistry, economics, government and foreign affairs and mathematics and computer science.

H-SC has a very active Greek life. Kappa Sigma, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Phi Gamma Delta and Kappa Alpha Order Sigma Nu are some of the Greek organizations on campus. The College Republicans, the Madisonian Society and the Society for the Preservation are some of the clubs operated by the students.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in liberal arts, science, and mathematics.
• High male/female ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,120 in 2009-2010 (1,111 full-time equivalent).

About 100% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 0% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 99% of the student body.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Hampden Sydney provides on-campus housing for 1,120 of its 1,111 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (40 awarded)

• Business/Managerial Economics

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

• Computer Science

FINE ARTS (5 awarded)

• Fine Arts and Art Studies
• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (122 awarded)

• Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• Latin Language and Literature
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (8 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Philosophy and Religious Studies
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (34 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (16 awarded)

• Psychology