Five Colleges = More Choices
As a member of the Five College consortium (Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst), Hampshire offers our students five times the resources you'd expect at a small college. 

	Five College Astronomy Department
	Internationally known for research, the Five College Astronomy Department offers a range of courses not typically found at a single undergraduate institution. Saturn picture courtesy of NASA
	Main Stage
	The Five Colleges share one of the nation's largest dance programs.

Unparalleled Breadth of Options
One of the country’s most exciting and active educational collaborations, the consortium enables our students to enjoy:

• » 2,200 faculty teaching 5,300 classes each year
• » more than 9 million books in 28 libraries
• » over 1,000 student organizations and activities
• » free performances, lectures, screenings, and more
• » one of the largest free, private bus systems in the country

Five College Programs
Beyond offering Hampshire students thousands of courses and sponsoring field research trips, student symposia, and shared lecture funding, the Five Colleges offer a range of cooperative academic departments and programs combining the strengths of the five institutions.

Interdisciplinary and Area Studies Programs
African Studies, Coastal and Marine Sciences, East Asian Languages, Film and Video, Native American Indian Studies, Peace and World Security Studies, Women's Studies, and more.

Certificate Programs (similar to a minor)
African Studies; Culture, Health, and Science; International Relations; Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies; Middle Eastern Studies, and more.