Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney, VACollege Road, Hampden-Sydney, VA 23943-0128
434-223-6000
Hampden-Sydney College is a small, all-male, liberal arts college located in the town of Hampden Sydney, Virginia. The college was founded in 1775 and is one of the oldest colleges in the United States. The college enrolls around 1,100 students and has a student to faculty ratio of 10 to 1. The college is known for its rigorous academic program and its honor code, which all students are required to adhere to. The college offers a variety of majors, including business, economics, English, history, and politics. Hampden-Sydney College is consistently ranked as one of the top liberal arts colleges in the country and is considered one of the hidden gems of higher education.
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 881
Acceptance Rate: 47.01%
Type: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Main Website: https://www.hsc.edu/
Financial Aid: https://www.hsc.edu/admissions-and-financial-aid/financial-aid
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $65186
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $65186
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at Hampden-Sydney College is $237630.06. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.
We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at Hampden-Sydney College. For graduates of Hampden-Sydney College, we saw an average early-career income of $63500.00 and mid-career income of $121800.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.