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| Hampshire is one of 40 colleges profiled in Colleges That Change Lives for “developing potential, values, initiative, and risk-taking” in students. CTCL says of Hampshire, “no college has students whose intellectual thyroids are more active or whose minds are more passionately engaged.” | |
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| Yes, we love it here, but don't just take our word for it. Amherst was recently voted as one of the "best college towns" by two independent surveys. | |
Amherst, Massachusetts; idyllic setting in a lively college town. Two hours from Boston, three from New York City. The Pioneer Valley is known for its natural beauty, progressive thought, and vibrant arts scene. Member of the Five College consortium.
| Enrolled Students: | 1,400 | |
| Student/Faculty Ratio: | 12:1 | |
| Average Size of Class: | 17 | |
| Endowment: | $37 million | |
| Number of Faculty: | 115 | |
| Number of Alumni/ae: | 11,179 | |
| Alumni/ae who have Completed Graduate Degrees: | 50+ percent | |
| Students of Color: | 20 percent | |
| International Students: | 3 percent | |
| Faculty of Color: | 18 percent | |
| Faculty with Ph.D. or Other Terminal Degree in their Field: | 83 percent | |
| Average Student Debt upon Graduation, May 2009 Graduates: | $20,700 | |
| Typical Length of Study: | 8 semesters to graduation | |
| Retention (First-Year to Second-Year): | 87 percent | |
| Six-Year Graduation Rate: | 64 percent | |
Explore:
A Hampshire-based team led by Professor of Computer Science Lee Spector used evolutionary computation to solve a century-old algebra problem with startling rapidity and efficiency, winning the 2008 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference’s top prize.
Design, Art, and Technology: Innovation Synergy (DART) supports work by student and faculty artists, computer scientists, designers, architects, animators, engineers, inventors, and innovators.
Jan Term at Hampshire is an exciting time when students immerse themselves in new experiences from blacksmithing to Yiddish language studies. The Jan Term course Gene Cloning is a rite of passage for natural science concentrators: three weeks, eight hours in the lab five days a week, collaborating on research projects of their own making.
Third-year student Brecklyn Walters traveled to Cuba as part of her Division II study. In Div II, Hampshire students develop an academic concentration guided by their own interests and goals. Study abroad, internships, and field study often play a part.
Hampshire’s Culture, Brain, and Development program blends neurological, biological, environmental, psychological, and cultural frameworks.
Erin Eggleston is a microbiology student conducting Div III research on rugged bacteria that thrive in harsh conditions. Hampshire students complete their academic programs with a final stage of work known as Division III. Div III students undertake yearlong, self-designed projects that tie together and expand on their earlier work. Projects range from feature films to robotic designs to major research papers and scientific experiments. See featured projects >
Hampshire Professor Dula Amarasiriwardena was selected for a Fulbright Specialists project in Chile at the Universidad de Tarapaca, Arica.
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With five colleges and three college towns, the Pioneer Valley is an exhilarating, vibrant place to be. Among the Five Colleges, frequent lectures, poetry readings, movies, and social events are commonplace.
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893 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002
893 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002
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