Applying to Hampshire

Hampshire College's acceptance rate is 70.35% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 2,216 students applied and 1,559 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 24th out of 66 Massachusetts colleges with competitive admission.

To apply to Hampshire, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit.

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of Hampshire College is 70.35% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 16.61%. 796 men and 1,086 women applied to Hampshire and 464 men and 796 women students were accepted.

293 applicants who has another gender applied and 266 were accepted.33 accepted students' gender is unknown.

Among them, 88 men and 98 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). 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	2,216	796	1,086	293	41
Admitted	1,559	464	796	266	33
Enrolled	259	88	98	65	8
Acceptance Rate	70.35%	58.29%	73.30%	90.78%	80.49%
Yield	16.61%	18.97%	12.31%	24.44%	24.24%

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
Course for High School Students	Offers outside a dual enrollment
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor

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