Colleges / Hampden-Sydney College
College · Private nonprofit · Hampden-Sydney, VA · Rural
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Hampden-Sydney College

Hampden-Sydney, VA

Men-only
Address1 College Road, Hampden-Sydney, VA 23943
Websitewww.hsc.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate41%
6-yr median pay$56k
Net price / yr$22k
Undergrad size946
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $22k/yr for a shot at a $56k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 41% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter. Admitted students average SAT 1207 · ACT 24.

If you get in

946 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Rural — true campus bubble, nature on the doorstep, plan for a car.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $70k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $22k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$281k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$90k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$192k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$54.5k
Room & board
$16.7k
Books & supplies
$1,250

How students pay for it.

Pell grants23%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans47%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$26k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $12k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention84%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr62%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$56k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$68k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out10%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Rural
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
946
Location
Hampden-Sydney, VA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Size & setting
Four-year · very small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
HSC, Hampden-Sydney, H-SC
Identity
Men-only
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White79%
  • Hispanic7%
  • Black7%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Asian1%
  • Unknown1%
  • International1%
Part-time0%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$101k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 25

What you can study.

Colleges / Hampden-Sydney College
College · Private nonprofit · Hampden-Sydney, VA · Rural
H

Hampden-Sydney College

Hampden-Sydney, VA

Men-only
Address1 College Road, Hampden-Sydney, VA 23943
Websitewww.hsc.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate41%
6-yr median pay$56k
Net price / yr$22k
Undergrad size946
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $22k/yr for a shot at a $56k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 41% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter. Admitted students average SAT 1207 · ACT 24.

If you get in

946 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Rural — true campus bubble, nature on the doorstep, plan for a car.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $70k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $22k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$281k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$90k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$192k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$54.5k
Room & board
$16.7k
Books & supplies
$1,250

How students pay for it.

Pell grants23%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans47%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$26k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $12k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention84%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr62%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$56k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$68k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out10%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Rural
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
946
Location
Hampden-Sydney, VA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Size & setting
Four-year · very small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
HSC, Hampden-Sydney, H-SC
Identity
Men-only
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White79%
  • Hispanic7%
  • Black7%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Asian1%
  • Unknown1%
  • International1%
Part-time0%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$101k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 25

What you can study.