Unsatiated intellectual curiosity? A compulsion to collaborate and create? An infectious enthusiasm for ideas? If these are the symptoms, Hampshire’s the cure.
To be eligible to apply as a first-year student you must have received, or be on track to receive, a high school diploma or high school equivalency and must be 17 years of age or older at the time of enrollment. College coursework completed during high school often counts towards advanced standing and possibly an accelerated timeline towards graduation. If you have completed more than 15 transferable college credits, you are eligible to apply as a transfer student.
Questions? Contact admissions@hampshire.edu
Spring 2021 |
Deadline | Notification |
Domestic First-Year Students | November 1 | December 1 |
International First-Year Students | November 1 | November 10 |
Fall 2021 |
Deadline | Notification |
First-Year Early Decision I | November 15 | December 15 |
First-Year Early Action | December 15 | February 15 |
First-Year Early Decision II | January 1 | February 1 |
First-Year Regular Decision | February 15 | April 1 |
Hampshire exclusively uses the Common Application. To apply, submit the following materials:
Please respond to the following question in 500 words or less:
Some optional application materials can be submitted through the Common Application. You will also have the opportunity, after applying, to submit additional optional materials such as photos, videos, PDFs, Word documents, and music files through your online application portal with Hampshire College.
Once we process your application, we will send an acknowledgment email that includes a username and password for you to check the completeness of your admissions file online. To make sure that you receive your decision, we recommend not opting out of email communications.
The U.S. State Department and the Chronicle of Higher Education named Hampshire College a top producer of Fulbright Scholars.
"There are two reasons why Hampshire graduates achieve so much. One is the kind of person the college attracts. The other is what the college does for them by equipping them to become their own wide-ranging explorers and connection-seekers."Loren Pope, Colleges that Change Lives
Hampshire College is a member of Colleges that Change Lives, a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement and support of a student-centered college search process.