Applying to Hampshire

Hampshire College's acceptance rate is 68.90% for 2023 admission. A total of 2,090 students applied and 1,440 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into Hampshire.

Hampshire's acceptance rate places 22nd out of 67 Massachusetts colleges with competitive admission.

To apply to Hampshire, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is not considered for admission at Hampshire College.

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate of Hampshire College is 68.90% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 15.83%. 720 men and 1,196 women applied to Hampshire and 438 men and 843 women students were accepted.

174 applicants who has another gender applied and 159 were accepted.

Among them, 69 men and 113 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2022). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at Hampshire.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at Hampshire
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	2,090	720	1,196	174	0
Admitted	1,440	438	843	159	0
Enrolled	228	69	113	46	0
Acceptance Rate	68.90%	60.83%	70.48%	91.38%	-
Yield	15.83%	15.75%	13.40%	28.93%	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Hampshire College 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School Record (or Transcript), Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not considered in admission process at Hampshire. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Hampshire College.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

Hampshire Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Considered, if submitted
High School Rank	Considered, if submitted
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Considered, if submitted
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Considered, if submitted
SAT / ACT	Not Considered
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Considered, if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Considered, if submitted

General Admissions Information

The next table provides general admission information for applying to Hampshire.

Admission Information for Applying to Hampshire
Open Admission Policy	No
Admission Information	www.hampshire.edu/admissions/admissions-hampshire-college
Online Application	www.hampshire.edu/admissions/apply-to-hampshire
Calendar System	Semester
Credits Accepted	Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor

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