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Acceptance Rate 68.90%
Yield 15.83%
Applicants 2,090
Admitted 1,440
Enrolled 228

Hampshire Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 68.9% at Hampshire College. Total 2,090 students applied and 1,440 were accepted.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Hampshire.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationwww.hampshire.edu/admissions/admissions-hampshire-college
Online Applicationwww.hampshire.edu/admissions/apply-to-hampshire
Acceptance Rate68.90%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 68.90%. A total of 2,090 students (720 men and 1,196 women) have applied to and 1,440 (438 men and 843 women) students admitted to Hampshire College.
Among them, 69 male and 113 female students have enrolled into Hampshire and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 15.83%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Hampshire
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants2,0907201,1961740
Admitted1,4404388431590
Enrolled22869113460
Acceptance Rate 68.90% 60.83% 70.48% 91.38% -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 15.83% 15.75% 13.40% 28.93% -
[Chart] Hampshire College Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to Hampshire College, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School Record, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 6 item(s) are considered for admission - High School GPA, High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Work experience, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for Hampshire
High School GPA✓
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✓
Admission Test Scores✗
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Hampshire

The calendar system at Hampshire College is Semester. Hampshire College accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits. Next table describes credits that Hampshire College accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✗
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