Welcome to Hampshire College's loans and financing options website. This website describes the most popular financing options available to students, parents, and families. We hope you will find the information convenient, helpful, up-to-date, and easy to understand.

To navigate through this website, click on the Quick Links listed below, click on the Topics listed to the left in the navigation bar, or use the search function at the bottom of the page. You can also click on the orange-highlighted terms found within the text to link to other pages on this site or other websites.

Please contact our loan counselor, Andy Korenewsky, with any questions or concerns you have along the way.

Click here to print an information sheet describing various financing options.

QUICK LINKS:
Apply for a Direct PLUS loan

Apply for a private alternative loan

Tips to borrowing a private alternative loan

Sign the Master Promissory Note (MPN) for your Direct loan (first-time borrowers)

Complete the loan counseling requirement for first-time Direct student loan borrowers

Apply for a federal PIN number (the PIN number is required to complete the MPN for Direct student loans and Direct PLUS loans)