Hampshire College
School info
3.7
Overall Quality
Reputation
3.8
Food
2.9
Clubs
3.7
Facilities
3.5
Internet
3.9
Location
4.2
Opportunities
3.7
Safety
4.2
Social
3.5
Happiness
4.2
Basic Information
Location
- Amherst, MA
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: private liberal arts college
- Established: 1965
- Founder: Harold F. Johnson, Franklin Patterson, Charles R. Longsworth, Presidents of Amherst College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst
Academic information
Degree Courses
- Over 7
- 000 courses
Key Area
- Cognitive Science
- Humanities
- Arts
- and Cultural Studies
- Critical Social Inquiry
- Natural Science
- Interdisciplinary Arts
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: Around 900 students
- Undergraduates: 508 (2022–2023)
- Academic Staff: 145 (Fall 2018)
- Administrative Staff: 115
Notable Alumni
- Liev Schreiber
- Ken Burns
- Eugene Mirman
- Jon Krakauer
- Heather Boushey
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Good reviews
Overall 4.4
It's great.
Overall 4.2
I wasn't an amazing student. I didn't always vibe with Hampshire's campus culture. I didn't take total advantage of all the opportunities available to me. I took a lot classes off campus because Hampshire didn't always have what I needed. And I'd still choose it over every other college, every time. Hampshire College is magical.
Overall 4.2
You either love it or hate it.
Overall 4.1
nope
Overall 4.1
I never thought I could be so happy in college. The professors and classes are wonderful, campus is beautiful, and as someone who is substance free, I've been able to find a wonderful social circle. There are too many opportunities to choose from, yet it's still an intimate campus. The food is spectacular, pretty sure I have the best dorm ever.
Overall 4
Hampshire College was without a doubt the best four years of my life. The clubs are great, social life is great, professors are really the best out there, and the curriculum gives you the freedom to really push yourself. As for the bad, no one's going to hold your hand or advise you, and alumni networking is a joke because the college is so new.
Overall 4
Whether you know exactly what you want to study or have no clue, this is the place to love with your classes and professors, pour yourself into your work, and make good. Absence of tests, grades, and traditional majors means that the work you put in determines the quality of the education you get. Values social justice, sustainability, nerdiness.
Bad reviews
Overall 1.9
Hampshire is full of cliques and isolation. The professors are usually amazing and the classes are good, when you can get into the ones you want. The administration claims to be liberal but the goal is really to suck as much money out of students as possible. This school can be good for some, but not for all.