Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Hampden - Sydney College

Hampden - Sydney College Overview

Hampden - Sydney College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Hampden-Sydney, Virginia. Students who love country life may enjoy the rural location of Hampden - Sydney.

What Is Hampden - Sydney College Known For?

163 Undergraduate Awards
$37,768 Avg Cost After Aid
40% Acceptance Rate
  • Hampden - Sydney has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 9 to 1.
  • The bachelor's degree is the highest award offered at Hampden - Sydney.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 91% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, Hampden - Sydney bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $67,640 a year. That's about 66% more than their peers at other schools.
  • It takes the average Hampden - Sydney student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Hampden - Sydney College?

undefined

Contact details for Hampden - Sydney are given below.

Contact Details
Address: College Road, Hampden-Sydney, VA 23943-0128
Phone: 434-223-6000
Website: www.hsc.edu

Request Information

How Do I Get Into Hampden - Sydney?

You can apply to Hampden - Sydney online at: www.hsc.edu/admissions-and-financial-aid/apply

Admission Requirements for Hampden - Sydney

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Hampden - Sydney?

40% Acceptance Rate
22% Submit SAT Scores
Hampden - Sydney has a fairly low acceptance rate of 40%, which makes it more selective than most schools. Take time to make sure you submit all the requested materials and you prepare the application in full. You don't want to get denied right off the bat due to an incomplete application!

Average Test Scores

About 22% of students accepted to Hampden - Sydney submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 650. Math scores were between 510 and 660.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Hampden - Sydney College  ( 530 to 650 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Hampden - Sydney College  ( 510 to 660 )
200
800
Hampden - Sydney received ACT scores from 7% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 29. Math scores were between 23 and 0. Composite scores were between 23 and 29.

ACT English Scores for Hampden - Sydney College  ( 24 to 29 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Hampden - Sydney College  ( 23 to 29 )
1
36

Can I Afford Hampden - Sydney College?

$37,768 Net Price
50% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Hampden - Sydney is $37,768. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Hampden - Sydney, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $8,643 a year. That adds up to $34,572 over four years for those students.

Explore Best Ranked Schools for You

Explore the best ranked schools for the programs you are most interested in.

Hampden - Sydney College Undergraduate Student Diversity

876 Full-Time Undergraduates
0% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 881 undergraduate students at Hampden - Sydney, with 876 being full-time and 5 being part-time.

undefined

Gender Diversity

Of the 876 full-time undergraduates at Hampden - Sydney, 100% are male and 0% are female.

undefined

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Hampden - Sydney College students is as follows.

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 3
Black or African American 65
Hispanic or Latino 42
White 720
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 42

Geographic Diversity

Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Hampden - Sydney College. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 7 countries are represented at Hampden - Sydney. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Colombia, Hong Kong, and Sweden.

Hampden - Sydney College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s TOTAL
Business/Managerial Economics 33 33
General Biology 22 22
Economics 21 21
History 20 20
International Relations & National Security 13 13
Political Science & Government 12 12
General Psychology 7 7
General English Literature 6 6
Philosophy 4 4
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 3 3
Engineering Physics 3 3
Romance Languages 3 3
Religious Studies 3 3
Chemistry 3 3
Physics 3 3
Drama & Theater Arts 2 2
Germanic Languages 1 1
Applied Mathematics 1 1
Mathematics 1 1
Fine & Studio Arts 1 1
General Visual & Performing Arts 1 1
Computer Science 0 0
Classical Languages & Literature 0 0
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 0 0
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies 0 0
TOTAL 163 163

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.