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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.
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Campus LocationCollege Road
Hampden-Sydney, VA 23943-0128
USA
Main Tel: (434) 223-6000
Web Site The campus is in a self-contained town. |
Hampden-Sydney College HighlightsWhere Hampden-Sydney College stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in science and liberal arts.
- 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.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Student meal (board) plan
- Study abroad option
- ROTC
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Bachelor | 217 | 26 |
Hampden Sydney StudentsThe student enrollment at Hampden Sydney was 1,122 in 2007 (1,122 full-time equivalent). About 100% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male. Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students. About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 99% of incoming freshmen.
Tuition and Other Costs| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 27,732 | | Room | $ 3,608 | | Board | $ 5,063 | | Books and supplies | $ 1,000 | | Other | $ 1,200 |
Financial Aid: Hampden Sydney participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 57 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 18 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 33 |
Housing and MealsHampden Sydney provides on-campus housing for 1,122 of its 1,122 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus. Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.
Hampden Sydney AthleticsSchool sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Hampden Sydney is in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference for major sports.
Hampden Sydney Admissions (2007)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 67% | | All | 67% |
SAT Test Scores:| SAT | Middle 50% |
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| Verbal | 510-600 | | Math | 515-630 | | Writing | 480-540 |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (40 awarded) - Business/Managerial Economics
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded) FINE ARTS (1 awarded) - Fine Arts and Art Studies
- Fine/Studio Arts
LIBERAL ARTS (114 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
- Latin Language and Literature
- Political Science and Government
- Spanish Language and Literature
MATHEMATICS (2 awarded) - Applied Mathematics
- Mathematics
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (13 awarded) - Philosophy
- Philosophy and Religious Studies
- Religion/Religious Studies
SCIENCE (35 awarded) - Biochemistry
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Physics
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (10 awarded) Selected Careers of Interest(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at Hampden Sydney with government-defined occupation categories.) Click occupations below for career details, including job description, studies, degree requirements, how to evaluate schools, and more.
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