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How strong are the academics at Hampshire College?

Let's cover class sizes, graduation rates, and outcomes.

17:1
Student to faculty ratio
3%
4-year grad rate

Class Sizes

Class sizes likely stayed the same for you through high school. You'll find that college is much different. Some of the largest universities have classes that can seat hundreds of students in giant lecture halls. Conversely, as they progress and their focus narrows, higher-level courses can sometimes have just a handful of students.

Hampshire has an average student-to-faculty ratio of 17:1. The typical school is 14:1. While this ratio is important, what’s more important is how big a typical class is.

Outcomes

It’s critical to understand a school’s outcomes to understand if your four (or more) years at the school will be worth it. Here are some key statistics about the outcomes of students who enroll at Hampshire College:

78%
First-year retention rate
3%
4-year grad rate
54%
6-year grad rate

Majors

Many students choose a school largely based on the what they want to study. The are Hampshire College's most popular majors, ranked by how many people graduated with the concentration in the most recent year:

Art/Art Studies, General
Creative Writing
Dance, General
Game and Interactive Media Design
Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
2.4
4.32
6.24
8.16
10.08
12

The Full List

Major Graduates
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science And Related Fields
  • AGRICULTURAL / ANIMAL / PLANT / VETERINARY SCIENCE AND RELATED FIELDS 1
  • Agriculture, General 1
  • Agriculture, General 1
  • Food Science 0
  • Brewing Science 0
Architecture And Related Services
  • Architecture 1
  • Environmental Design/Architecture 0
Area
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization 3
  • Comparative Group Studies 1
  • Gay/Lesbian Studies 1
  • Women's Studies 0
  • American Indian/Native American Studies 0
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other 0
  • African Studies 0
  • Asian Studies/Civilization 0
  • East Asian Studies 0
  • European Studies/Civilization 0
  • Latin American Studies 0
  • Near and Middle Eastern Studies 0
  • South Asian Studies 0
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies 0
  • Ethnic Studies 0
  • African-American/Black Studies 0
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
  • Biochemistry 3
  • Neurobiology and Anatomy 2
  • Animal Behavior and Ethology 2
  • Ecology 2
  • Zoology/Animal Biology 1
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General 1
  • Microbiology, General 0
  • Botany/Plant Biology 0
  • Physiology, General 0
  • Molecular Biology 0
  • Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 0
  • Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology 0
  • Evolutionary Biology 0
Business
  • Business Administration and Management, General 1
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies 0
Communication
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies 1
  • Communication and Media Studies 0
  • Communication, General 0
  • Journalism 0
Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
  • Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects 0
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
  • Computer Science 2
  • Computer Graphics 0
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design 0
Education
  • Education, General 1
English Language And Literature/Letters
  • Creative Writing 11
  • English Language and Literature, General 1
Foreign Languages
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 1
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 1
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 1
  • Linguistics 0
  • Comparative Literature 0
Health Professions And Related Programs
  • Public Health, Other 2
  • Public Health, General 0
History
  • History, General 1
Legal Professions And Studies
  • Legal Studies 0
  • Non-Professional Legal Studies 0
  • LEGAL PROFESSIONS AND STUDIES 0
Liberal Arts And Sciences
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other 0
Mathematics And Statistics
  • Mathematics, General 0
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • International/Globalization Studies 1
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 0
  • Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 0
  • Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis 0
  • Cognitive Science, General 0
  • Human Biology 0
  • Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology 0
Natural Resources And Conservation
  • Environmental Studies 1
  • Natural Resources/Conservation, General 0
Parks
  • Outdoor Education 0
  • Sports Studies 0
Philosophy And Religious Studies
  • Philosophy 1
  • Jewish/Judaic Studies 0
  • Religion/Religious Studies 0
Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry, General 3
  • Geology/Earth Science, General 1
  • Astronomy 1
  • Physics, General 0
  • Physical Sciences, General 0
Psychology
  • Psychology, General 4
  • Developmental and Child Psychology 0
Public Administration And Social Service Professions
  • Public Policy Analysis, General 0
Social Sciences
  • Anthropology, General 2
  • Political Science and Government, General 1
  • Sociology, General 1
  • Urban Studies/Affairs 0
  • International Relations and Affairs 0
  • Economics, General 0
Visual And Performing Arts
  • Art/Art Studies, General 12
  • Dance, General 6
  • Game and Interactive Media Design 4
  • Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other 4
  • Design and Applied Arts, Other 2
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation 0
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 0
  • Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other 0
  • Music, General 0
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