Hampden-Sydney College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Presbyterian
Population 50,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,615 (51%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (64%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 948
Men / Women 100% / 0%
From State 58%
From Region 22%

Racial/Ethnic

White 79%
Black 7%
Hispanic 7%
Mixed 5%
Asian 1%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Hampden-Sydney College 185 100% 80% 1% 4% 6% 1% $78,409 68 +0.03 70 97%
Pre-Engineering 2 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $99,243 56 +0.05 90 — — — — —
Computer Science 5 — 100% 40% 40% 0% 20% 0% $110,812 37 -0.41 96 — — — — —
Applied Mathematics 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $80,614 11 -0.89 74 — — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,725 49 -0.08 55 — — — — —
Mathematics — — — — — — — — $74,778 44 -0.40 64 — — — — —
Physics 3 — 100% 33% 0% 0% 33% 33% $79,377 38 -0.30 72 — — — — —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology — — — — — — — — $72,135 55 +0.06 58 — — — — —
Biology 13 — 100% 69% 0% 0% 8% 0% $67,929 58 +0.17 48 100% — — — —
Economics 15 +2 100% 87% 0% 7% 7% 0% $78,435 24 -0.74 70 100% — — — —
Economics 7 +1 100% 71% 0% 14% 0% 0% $78,435 24 -0.74 70 100% — — — —
Economics and Business 62 — 100% 84% 0% 6% 8% 0% $87,846 40 -0.38 82 99% — — — —
Classics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,806 87 +0.77 40 — — — — —
English 8 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,763 91 +1.14 31 — — — — —
History 25 +3 100% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,315 82 +0.53 33 91% — — — —
Philosophy 4 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,009 65 +0.19 37 — — — — —
Religion 2 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,678 96 +1.71 39 — — — — —
Spanish — — — — — — — — $65,304 76 +0.65 41 — — — — —
International Studies 10 +1 100% 60% 0% 10% 10% 10% $89,664 94 +0.88 84 — — — — —
Political Science 17 — 100% 71% 0% 0% 6% 0% $77,850 72 +0.42 69 96% — — — —
Psychology 3 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,718 94 +1.46 39 — — — — —
Fine Arts 3 — 100% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $53,445 82 +0.71 12 — — — — —
Fine and Studio Arts — — — — — — — — $48,046 59 +0.13 6 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $59,150
ROI Percentile 70th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 84%
4-Year Graduation Rate 55%
6-Year Graduation Rate 62%
Transfer-Out Rate 10%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 45.4% 84 100% 83% 0% 7% 7% 0% $85,381 63 -0.47 80 99% —
Humanities 21.6% 40 100% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,554 84 +0.68 33 91% —
Social Sciences 16.2% 30 100% 70% 0% 3% 7% 3% $80,475 96 +0.68 74 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.0% 13 100% 69% 0% 0% 8% 0% $67,929 50 +0.17 48 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 4.3% 8 100% 62% 0% 0% 12% 12% $77,678 47 -0.47 69 — —
Computer Science 2.7% 5 100% 40% 40% 0% 20% 0% $110,812 50 -0.41 96 — —
Arts 1.6% 3 100% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $53,445 58 +0.71 12 — —
Engineering 1.1% 2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $99,243 39 +0.05 90 — —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 41%
Yield (non-ED) 23%
Early Decision 1 Oct 15
Early Action 1 Nov 2
Early Action 2 Dec 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15
Regular Decision Feb 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 56% 55% 45%
Early Decision 75% 73% 60%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 12%
SAT Range 1030 – 1250
SAT Math Range 510 – 610
SAT RW Range 520 – 640