Hampden-Sydney College

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Acceptance Rate

40.9%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

1030–1250

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$52,388

Undergrad Enrollment

876

Applicants

2,224

Yield Rate

21.5%

Student:Faculty

9:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$22,400/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $89,600 over four years.

What grads earn

$68,731/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $67,980 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 1% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.3 years of pay.

84% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

1.6%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

39%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

0.6%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Hampden-Sydney College’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$13,422

$30–48k$12,458

$48–75k$17,547

$75–110k$22,600

Over $110k$32,133

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

66%

Completion · all

64%

Completion · Pell

65%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

79%

Median debt

$26,000

Classification

Four-year, very small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied

2,224

Admitted

1,11550.1%

Enrolled

24022% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

39.8%▲ -17.6pp

Application Volume

3,262 applicants▲ 7%

Hampden-Sydney College has become significantly more selective over the past 3 years.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Motor Vehicle Theft	1	—	—	—
Rape	1	—	—	—

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

No athletics data available.

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Business/Managerial Economics43 grads

Economics, General23 grads

Political Science and Government, General21 grads

History, General20 grads

Psychology, General14 grads

Biology/Biological Sciences, General13 grads

International Relations and Affairs10 grads

Computer Science7 grads

Chemistry, General6 grads

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology5 grads

4yr Grad Rate

57%

6yr Grad Rate

65%

Retention Rate

84%

Median Earnings

$67,640