| Screen last updated on: January 2009 |
| Total undergraduates: |
1,431 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
1,431 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
20 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Northeast |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
83% |
| First-year student breakdown: |
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| 4.1% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.8% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 5.4% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 5.1% | Hispanic |
| 77.3% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 3.8% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 3.6% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Undergraduate breakdown: |
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| 4.0% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.6% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 3.9% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 5.5% | Hispanic |
| 72.4% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 3.0% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 10.6% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Campus size: |
800 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Amherst, MA |
| Population of city/town: |
35,000 |
| Nearest major city: |
Springfield, MA |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
19 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
610,000 |
| Online campus map: |
www.hampshire.edu/
studentlife/files/
campus_map1.pdf |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
No. Upperclass students may be given the option to live off-campus. |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms (13%)
- single-student apartments (85%)
- special housing for disabled students (1%)
- special housing for international students (1%)
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
99% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
91% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
9% |
| Students required to live on campus: |
All students under age 25 must live on campus unless living with family within 30-mile radius. |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
40% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s) |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
215 |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Art museum, book center. |
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| Additional services offered: |
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health service, women's center, day care, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious |
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| Career placement services: |
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internships, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services, ; other services provided on individual basis and limits of functioning. |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
50% |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
0 |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
0 |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The Forward, published quarterly
The Omen, published monthly
The Climax, published weekly |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
114 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Hampshire Christian Fellowship, Jewish Student Union, Pagan Collective, Multi-Faith Student Council |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Forum of International Students at Hampshire, Students of Underrepresented Cultures and Ethnicities |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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chorus, contradance collective, drama and dance groups, film series, sports cooperative, food cooperative, EMT group, Responsible Ecology, AIDS Action Collective, Amnesty International, community council, lesbian/gay/bisexual groups, social service groups |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Director, Recreational Athletics/Outdoors Program |
| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
10% |
| Athletic facilities: |
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swimming pool, tennis courts
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| Club sports for men: |
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basketball, fencing, soccer, ultimate Frisbee
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| Club sports for women: |
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basketball, fencing, soccer, ultimate Frisbee
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Hartford/Springfield (40 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Boston (100 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Springfield, MA (19 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Amherst, MA (3 miles) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: |
54% |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
good |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| Percent of graduates who pursue further study: |
10% immediately |
| List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates: |
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Columbia University, Harvard University, New York University, University of Massachusetts--Amherst, Yale University. |
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| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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Center for Disease Control, Hampshire Educational Collaborative, IBM Corp., Kaiser Permanente, Legal Aid Society, Massachusetts Department of Publich Health, Merrill Lynch, Microsoft, Peace Corps, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, University of Massachusetts--Amherst. |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Gary Hirshberg, president, Stonyfield Farm Yogurt
- Lucy-Ann McFadden, astronomer.
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