Create Your Own Education
You were made to make progress. To make connections. To build up, tear down, reconstruct, and make something altogether new. That's what we were made for, too.
Create Your Own Education
We're looking for the type of student who can't imagine waiting to be told what to do. Our community of self-starters and changemakers is resilient, resourceful, and committed enough to do the deep work of understanding complex problems.
These key elements of the Hampshire experience make it work:
- Student-Designed Curriculum
- Divisional Structure
- Narrative Evaluations
- Urgent Questions
- Community-Engaged Learning
Fall 2025 Open Houses
We're different from every other college. Come let us show you why! Join us for an open house this fall:
- October 13
- November 8
Other tours are available Monday–Friday and select Saturdays.
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Our admissions process is personalized and holistic, reflecting the values embodied in our educational curriculum. We will not consider SAT/ACT scores in any way as part of our admissions and financial-aid decisions.
- First-Year Students
- Transfer Students
- International Students
- James Baldwin Scholars Program
- Homeschooled Students
Questions?
Contact us at admissions@hampshire.edu or 413.559.5471.
This is Hampshire
Hampshire College was founded in 1965 to create a completely new model of higher education. Today, we’re more unconventional than ever, and we’re organized in a way that’s different than any other college in the world.