Hampden-Sydney College

VA · Private
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Acceptance rate
37.4%
1,227 admitted
SAT · 50th
1180
Range 1045–1310
6-yr grad
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Retention 77.9%
Undergrads
924
8.4:1 S-F
Admissions
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37.4%
1,227 admitted
from 3,284 apps
Applications3,284
Overall admit rate37.4%
Enrolled249 · 20.2% yield
Test scores
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1180
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1045–1310
SAT
255075
R&W540590660
Math530590650
Comp104511801310
ACT
255075
Comp222629
Cost & aid
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$55,981
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$55,981
Fees$3,169
Books$1,250
Academics
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8.4 : 1
student-faculty ratio
77.9% retention
Student-faculty8.4 : 1
Retention77.9%
Enrollment
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924
undergraduates
38.2% out-of-state · 1 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates924
First-year249
Transfer14
Full-time100%
Out-of-state38.2%
International (freshmen)1
Rankings
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#107
U.S. News & World Report
Best National Liberal Arts Colleges
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#10726
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#11926
NicheBest Colleges in America#21726
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#31826
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#46426
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Federal designationMen's College3
Athletic conferenceOld Dominion Athletic Conf.3
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingVirginia colleges12
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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no application-fee data
Timeline & requirementsnot on file
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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Washington and Lee…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Washington and Lee University VA · Private (nonprofit)13.5%14801K
Furman University SC · Private (nonprofit)48.7%13502K
Centre College KY · Private (nonprofit)48.2%12851K
Sewanee — The University of the South TN · Private (nonprofit)—12901K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Hampden-Sydney College

1 year of Hampden-Sydney College's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.