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Hampden-Sydney College

Hampden-Sydney College
P.O. Box 667
Hampden-Sydney, VA 23943

Official telephone: (434) 223-6000
Fax number: (434) 223-6350
Website: www.hsc.edu
Screen last updated on: January 2009
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,122
Full-time undergraduates: 1,122
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Southeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 34%
First-year student breakdown:
6.0% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.9% Asian or Pacific Islander
1.2% Hispanic
90.4% White (non-Hispanic)
1.2% total international (nonresident aliens)
Undergraduate breakdown:
5.2% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.8% Asian or Pacific Islander
1.3% Hispanic
91.0% White (non-Hispanic)
1.6% total international (nonresident aliens)

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 1,250 acres
City or town school is located in: Hampden-Sydney, VA
Population of city/town: 400
Nearest major city: Farmville, VA
Distance of nearest major city: 5 miles
Population of nearest major city: 10,000

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • men's dorms (64%)
  • fraternity housing (12%)
  • single-student apartments (10%)
  • married-student apartments (1%)
  • special housing for international students (1%)
  • other housing including cottages (12%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 100%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 95%
Percent of students who live off campus: 5%
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 80%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance mandatory, class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
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: 120
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:
Museum, center for leadership, stadium, athletic hall of fame.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, health service
Counseling services:
minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Career development
Services for students with disabilities:
tape recorders, tutors
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 90%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 11
Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: 11
Percent of men who join fraternities: 25%
Number of social sororities on campus: 0
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station
School newspaper(s): The Hampden-Sydney Tiger
Number of honor societies: 15
Total number of registered organizations: 42
Campus-based religious organizations:
Catholic Campus Ministry, The Jewish Student Union, Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, Tiger Christian Warriors, Young Life,
Minority student organizations:
Minority Student Union, Intercultural Affairs Committee
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Animation Society, Film Club, Philosophy Club, French Club, Spanish Club, Psychology Club, Pre-Business Society, Pre-Healthy Society, Pre-Law Society, College Democrats, College Republicans, Tiger Athletic Club, Outsiders Club, WWHS-FM, Madisonian Society, Ambassadorial Committee, Volunteer Fire Department, Good Men Good Citizens, Student Admissions Committee, Student Development Committee, Student Museum Board, Future Educators Club, Union-Philanthropic Society, Society for the Preservation of Southern Heritage

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Joseph E. Bush,
Athletic Director
Athletic department's mailing address: Joe Bush
Athletic Director
Hampden-Sydney College
College Road
Hampden-Sydney, VA 23943
School colors: garmet and gray
School mascot: Tiger
Athletic conference memberships: Old Dominion Athletic Conference (Division III)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballno 
Men's basketballno 
Men's cross-countryno 
Men's footballno 
Men's golfno 
Men's lacrosseno 
Men's soccerno 
Men's tennisno 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 30%
Athletic facilities:
Field house, gym.
Intramural/Recreational sports:
clay target, fly-fishing, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, skiing, snowboarding

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: no
Nearest international airport: Richmond, VA (75 miles)
Nearest other airport: Lynchburg, VA (50 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Richmond, VA (75 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Farmville, VA (5 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 30%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: fair
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 26% immediately, 30% within one year of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill (NC);University of Richmond (VA);University of Virginia (VA);Wake Forest University (NC)
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 22% within six months of graduation, 20% within one year of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
AIG SunAmerica Securities, Anhueser-Busch, Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine, Ferguson Enterprises, Inc., HomeTown Realty, JP Morgan, McGuire Woods, LLP, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley Dean Whitter, Signature Government Solutions, Suntrust, Swiss Finance Academy, U.S. Senate, Congress, and Representatives, Wachovia, the White House, Youth Service International
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Dr. Eugene Hickcock, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education
  • Dr. Randall Chitwood, chairman of surgery, East Carolina University