Hampshire College
Private College in Amherst, MA. Six-year graduation rate 54%. Median 10-year earnings $46,938.
Ten years after entry, the median Hampshire College student earns $46,938 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. The six-year graduation rate is 54%, meaning about one in two students who start do not finish. Graduates carry a median of $26,893 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Mobility score 0.7 — limited economic uplift documented
Admissions
Hampshire College accepts 75% of applicants, which makes it accessible to most students who meet the baseline requirements. 2,132 students applied in the most recent cycle — a mid-sized pool drawn mostly from the surrounding region. A 14% yield rate is low: the admitted pool is much larger than the entering class.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion sits at 54%, meaning about one in two students who enroll leave without finishing. 78% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in five are gone before sophomore year. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. The 13:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 716 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $27,895 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. The income table below is the number that matters — $13,749 at $0–30k versus $37,221 at $110k+. Grant aid is widespread — 100% of students receive it, averaging $45,325. 62% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 259 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $13,749 |
| $30–48k | $15,251 |
| $48–75k | $18,165 |
| $75–110k | $25,447 |
| $110k+ | $37,221 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 442 of these 716 students, totalling $2,562,418 — an average of $5,797 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Hampshire County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
Heightened Cash Monitoring (Financial Responsibility); School placed on Heightened Cash Monitoring
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)