Reimagining Education. Revolutionizing the Future.
Since 1970, we've been transforming how college works and defining how progress is made. Known as the original disruptors of higher education, we've scrapped generic models of learning, empowering you to address urgent issues, be unbounded in your studies, and entrepreneurial in your academic journey.
Burning Questions. Bold Solutions.
Our collaborative approach to learning allows us to urgently tackle our world's most complex challenges. At Hampshire, you're guided by esteemed and expert faculty members as you pursue your individual questions, generate original research, and prepare to make lasting impact.
Student Creates Documentary/Memoir About Experience of Adoption and Trust
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Historian Malcolm Purinton 98F Brews Together the Study of Sociology, Globalization, and Beer
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Hampshire College prepares you comprehensively for the world. And the world looks to our graduates for leadership in hundreds of fields.
Lupita Nyong'o 03F
Oscar-winning actress of 12 Years a Slave, model, and writer
Jon Krakauer 72F
Mountaineer and bestselling author of Under the Banner of Heaven
Ian Spalter 94F
Tech and design pro, currently head of Instagram Japan
Rhys Ernst 01S
Filmmaker and coproducer of Amazon's Golden Globe-winning show Transparent
Fall 2022 Covid-19 Information
We will continue to monitor and respond to the most up-to-date CDC guidance, health data in Hampshire and surrounding counties, as well as any changes in state or local public health regulations, and adjust campus policy accordingly. Hampshire College remains committed to providing a vibrant, fully in-person educational and social experience to our new and returning students.
Latest News and Events
Hampshire College Welcomes Largest Incoming Class Since 2018
On August 25, we welcomed 275 new students to campus: 237 first-year and 38 transfer students. The fall 2022 class represents a 73 percent increase from last year in terms of total incoming students.
Alum Brett Morgen 87F Directs Kaleidoscopic David Bowie Documentary “Moonage Daydream”
Moonage Daydream, the first ever officially sanctioned film on David Bowie, explores Bowie’s creative journey through sublime, kaleidoscopic, and never-before-seen footage.
Alum Kathryn L. Tucker 77F is Shaping the Future of Psychedelic Medicine
Tucker is an attorney and professor who advocates for the use of psilocybin in medical practices to improve and expand care for seriously ill and dying patients.
Nondiscrimination Statement
Hampshire College does not discriminate in admission, employment, or administration of the rights, privileges, programs, and activities on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin, mental or physical disability, political belief or affiliation, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression or genetic information, or any other legally protected status under federal, state, or local law.