Hampshire College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not far from a more urbanized area.

Overview

Hampshire College is situated in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States and was established in 1970. The association of this college together with four other colleges – Smith College, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst College, and Mount Holyoke College, are called the Five Colleges system. Students can obtain degrees and certificates in diverse fields of study which include applied design, computer science, creative writing, marine science, and mathematics. This college is organized into five interdisciplinary schools, which are:

• School of Cognitive Science
• School of Humanities, Arts, and Cultural Studies
• School of Interdisciplinary Arts
• School of Natural Science
• School of Social Science

Hampshire College is home to over a 100 student clubs and organizations which include Crazy Pitches, James Baldwin Scholars, Yellow Bike, Mixed Nuts, Red Scare, Climbers’ Coalition, and Hampshire College Slam Collective.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in drama and performing arts, fine arts, photography and commercial art, liberal arts, and music.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: 4-1-4 plan.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,428 in 2009-2010 (1,406 full-time equivalent).

About 35% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 65% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 98% of the student body.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Hampshire provides on-campus housing for 1,190 of its 1,406 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (7 awarded)

• Agriculture

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (4 awarded)

• Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (6 awarded)

• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (9 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (5 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DESIGN (2 awarded)

• Design and Applied Arts

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (29 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (9 awarded)

• Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (4 awarded)

• Public Policy Analysis

FINE ARTS (19 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine Arts and Art Studies

LAW (2 awarded)

• Legal Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (103 awarded)

• African Studies
• African-American/Black Studies
• American Indian/Native American Studies
• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Anthropology
• Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
• Classical/Ancient Mediterranean/Near Eastern Studies & Archaeology
• Creative Writing
• East Asian Studies
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• European Studies/Civilization
• Gay/Lesbian Studies
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• International/Global Studies
• Latin American Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Linguistics
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Near and Middle Eastern Studies
• Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• South Asian Studies
• Urban Studies/Affairs
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (2 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICINE (12 awarded)

• Public Health

MUSIC (6 awarded)

• Music

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (37 awarded)

• Film/Video and Photographic Arts

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (11 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (21 awarded)

• Animal Behavior and Ethology
• Astronomy
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Neurobiology and Neurophysiology
• Physical Sciences
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (10 awarded)

• Cognitive Science
• Psychology