Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney, VA · Private four-year · Rural: Distant
876undergraduates
41%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$29,578average net price per year
65%graduate in 6 years
85%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 2,224
- Admitted
- 1,115
- Admit rate
- 41%
- Admit rate, men
- 50%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 22%
- First-year students
- 240
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 15%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 540-620
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 520-610
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 3%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 22-31
| High school GPA | Considered, not required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Considered, not required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Considered, not required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Considered, not required |
Majors
19 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Social sciences (4)
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Economics, General Bachelor's (23 awarded)
- International Relations and Affairs Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (21 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (1)
- Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor's (43 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (20 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (2)
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (13 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (14 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (1)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Physical sciences (2)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Engineering (1)
- Engineering Physics/Applied Physics Bachelor's (5 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Applied Mathematics, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (1)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (2)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (1)
- Visual and Performing Arts, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $52,388
- Housing and food on campus
- $15,110
- Books and supplies
- $1,000
- Other on-campus costs
- $1,000
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $69,498
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $69,498
- Total cost living at home
- $55,638
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $12,552 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $12,732 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $23,831 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $22,295 |
| Over $110,000 | $33,760 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 100%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 100%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $37,555
- Got a grant from the college
- 99%
- Average grant from the college
- $33,647
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 22%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 50%
- Average amount borrowed
- $7,922
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 59%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 65%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 65%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 66%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 65%
- Transferred to another college
- 8%
- Came back for year two
- 85%
| Pell grant students | 59% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 64% |
| Neither | 68% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 311 | 65% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 33% (small group) |
| Asian | 2 | 50% (small group) |
| Black | 15 | 60% (small group) |
| Hispanic | 13 | 69% (small group) |
| White | 267 | 66% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 64% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 303 | 65% | 12% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 26 | 50% | 12% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 876
- Undergraduates
- 876
- Full-time undergraduates
- 873
- Part-time undergraduates
- 3
- Students per faculty member
- 9 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 61%
- From out of state
- 37%
- From other countries
- 0%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 0%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 0%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 9%
| Women | 0% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 1% |
| Black | 8% |
| Hispanic | 6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 78% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| Race unknown | 1% |
| International | 1% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Rural: Distant
- Address
- 1 College Road, Hampden-Sydney, VA, 23943
- County
- Prince Edward County
- Type
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.