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Hampshire College

Hampshire College
893 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002

Official telephone: (413) 549-4600
Fax number: (413) 559-5695
Website: www.hampshire.edu
Screen last updated on: January 2010

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2008 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Kathleen Methot,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 413 559-5484
413 559-5631 (fax)
finaid@hampshire.edu
FAFSA number: 004661
CSS/PROFILE number: 3447

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $37,789; $37,789 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $610
Book fees: $700
Other expenses: personal expenses, travel.
Combined room and board expenses: $10,080

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAN/AnoFebruary 1
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEN/AnoFebruary 1
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementN/AnoFebruary 1

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
63% of first-year students
60% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
88% of first-year students
89% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
100% of first-year students
29% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
72% of first-year students
57% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
78% of first-year students
84% of full-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
98% for first-year students
99% for full-time undergraduates
0% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$32,385 for first-year students
$32,910 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$26,785 for first-year students
$25,685 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,600 for first-year students
$7,225 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,500 for first-year students
$4,750 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
15% of first-year students
18% of full-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$5,760 for first-year students
$5,925 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$0 for first-year students
$0 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 85%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 63%
Average student debt upon graduation: $21,300
Types of payment plans:
  • Tuition Management Systems
  • installment payment plan.
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • Leadership