Success After Hampshire
How will the world look to them? See what they can do with a Hampshire education.
For Parents and Families
At Hampshire, your child will learn multiple ways to identify a challenge, ask the right questions, mobilize resources, and incorporate diverse points of view as they creatively propose solutions. They'll take their passion projects beyond the conceptual and make them real.
From residential and student life to our innovative academic program, our students find life at Hampshire to be a place for profound personal and intellectual growth.
Please reach out to us with any questions you might have, and thank you for including us on this journey.
Admissions Criteria
What do we look for behind the scenes? We want to see who your student is in the context of your studies and your communities. Thriving Hampshire students exhibit the following traits:
- Growth-oriented mind-set
- Authenticity
- Passion for learning
- Motivation, discipline, and follow-through
- Empathy and an interest in building community
- Self-awareness and maturity
- Interest in many things and a tendency to see the connections among them
- Intellectual bravery
- Capacity to reflect on one’s work productively and to learn from adversity
Some of these traits manifest themselves in the trends on a student's transcripts, others in the work they do outside the classroom. Like everything else at Hampshire, the admissions process centers around each individual.
Parents’ Praise for Hampshire
Parents discuss the power of a Hampshire education. From narrative evaluations to the freedom to design their own course of study, the College has impacted their children's lives in profound ways.
Frequently Asked Questions
Need an answer? We can help. Learn more about admissions, academics, life after Hampshire, and more.
Resources, Centers, and Offices
Hampshire College offers a wide variety of resources dedicated to enriching your student's Hampshire experience.
Upcoming Events
It all starts with a visit. Find information about upcoming Open Houses and Admitted Student Days, plan your tour, or explore virtually what Hampshire has to offer.
How They'll Study
At Hampshire, they'll take part in a curriculum that reflects the world around us—ever-changing, fluid, and never contained within a single discipline.
