International Students

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HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE

Hampshire is an innovative private coeducational liberal arts college located in western Massachusetts.

Students earn the Bachelor of Arts degree by successfully completing individualized programs of study.

Hampshire attracts students from across the United States and from around the world. In recent years

students have come from Afghanistan, Australia, Bhutan, Brazil, China, Colombia, the Czech Republic,

England, Ethiopia, France, Ghana, India, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Mexico, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan,

Palestine, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tibet, Turkey, and Vietnam.

Academics

Hampshire’s academic program is unique within the United States (and the world) for the amount of freedom and challenge it provides to

self-motivated students. Working closely with faculty mentors, students create individualized and rigorous programs of study designed to

accommodate their most passionate interests and concerns, and receive meaningful narrative evaluations of their academic work instead

of traditional letter grades. Students take advantage of Hampshire’s ﬂexible curriculum by pursuing independent projects, internships, study

abroad and ﬁeld study. Hampshire empowers students to take responsibility for their education resources, meet high standards, and produce a

signiﬁcant independent project which occupies most of the ﬁnal year of study.

Hampshire faculty members are organized into ﬁve interdisciplinary Schools: Cognitive Science; Humanities, Arts, and Cultural Studies;

Interdisciplinary Arts; Natural Science; and Critical Social Inquiry. There are no academic departments. Students and faculty members work

freely within and across Schools. As a member of the Five College consortium, Hampshire makes available to its 1,400 students a choice of over

5,000 courses per year taught by more than 2,000 faculty members, access to 9 million library volumes, and free bus service between the ﬁve

colleges and the towns of Amherst, Northampton, and South Hadley, Massachusetts. In addition to Hampshire, the other members of the Five

College consortium include Amherst, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges, and the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.

Student Life

Hampshire is a residential college. International students can expect campus housing provided for their undergraduate study. The Lebrón-Wiggins-

Pran Cultural Center provides support and a “home away from home” to students of color and international students at Hampshire. Additionally,

the Center’s director is the international student advisor assisting with U.S. immigration and employment regulations as well with cross-cultural

concerns, work authorization, tax information, state ID/licenses, consular and embassy information and much more. Students form more

than 100 cultural, athletic, and social service groups each year, including an active international students’ organization. Intellectual diversity

is a special hallmark of Hampshire. Because each student formulates an individual program of study, intellectual engagement falls across an

unusually wide spectrum of topics. Interaction with students from the other four consortium colleges further expands social and cultural options.

Alumni Achievements

Hampshire’s more than 10,000 graduates include an impressive number of entrepreneurs, as well as doctors, lawyers, educators, artists and

public servants. Sixty ﬁve percent of alumni earn advanced degrees within ten years of graduating and Hampshire is in the top one percent of all

colleges and universities nationwide in the percentage of graduates who earn doctorates. Forbes magazine recently named Hampshire one of the

top 20 U.S. colleges for entrepreneurs. Alumni commonly credit Hampshire with providing conﬁdence to take risks, the ability to think critically

and independently, and the willingness and ability to work with others to make a positive difference in the world.

Applying for Admission

International students use the same application forms as all other students. To apply to Hampshire, you may submit the Common Application or

the Universal College Application. You can ﬁnd links to the applications on our website: apply.hampshire.edu.

In addition to the basic application, international applicants must also submit a Certiﬁcation of Finances Form (available online at

apply.hampshire.edu) unless a waiver is granted from the Coordinator of International Recruitment. Applicants whose native language is not

English must provide evidence of their English proﬁciency by submitting ofﬁcial TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) scores obtained

within the past two years. A minimum TOEFL ibt score of 91 is required for admission to Hampshire. Results from other standardized tests (such

as SAT, ACT, ELPT, IELTS) may also be considered. Requests for exceptions should be directed to internationaladmissions@hampshire.edu.

Early Decision I, Early Decision II, Early Action, and Regular Decision are only for First-Year students. Early Decision I and Early Decision II are

binding plans. If you are offered admission under one of these plans, you must withdraw applications to other colleges and commit to enrolling at

Hampshire College.

Admissions

Application

Deadline

Financial Aid

Hampshire offers need-based and merit-based ﬁnancial assistance to international students. Need-based scholarships typically meet from one-

quarter to three-quarters of the tuition charge. Room, board, books, transportation, and personal expenses are not covered. Typically a student

must meet expenses of at least $25,000 per academic year. All students receiving need-based aid awards from Hampshire are offered an

opportunity to meet part of their portion of expenses through a campus job. Campus job earnings are normally up to $2,600 per year. Students

and their families must carefully plan how they will meet their portion of the expenses for the four years of attendance as reconsideration of

ﬁnancial aid due to changing family circumstances is not possible.

To apply for ﬁnancial aid, international applicants and their parents must complete and submit all of the following:

The Certiﬁcation of Finances Form

The CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE: proﬁleonline.collegeboard.com

If the student has a noncustodial parent, the Noncustodial PROFILE is required: ncproﬁle.collegeboard.com

These are the dates by which your forms

must be received, not postmarked. Allow

sufﬁcient processing or mail time to meet

deadlines. We try to accommodate late

applications, but ﬁnancial aid funds may

no longer be available.

Spring

All International 11/1 11/1 11/10 12/1

Fall

First-Years

Early Decision 1 11/15 11/15 12/15 1/1

Early Action 12/1 12/1 2/15 5/1

Early Decision 2 1/1 1/1 2/1 2/15

Regular 1/1 2/1 4/1 5/1

International ﬁrst-year students can apply under any decision plan

Transfers

International Transfers 3/15 3/1 4/15 5/15

Notiﬁcation

Date

Deposit

Deadline

PROFILE

and Non-

Custodial

PROFILE

Financial Aid

Deadline

HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE

Deadlines

Advanced Placement

First-year students who present ofﬁcial IB scores of 5 or higher from Higher Level coursework, and/or transferrable college credit may use this

work in place of up to three elective courses in Division I. Additionally, a fourth IB, or college course may be included as part of students’ Division

II portfolios. This policy applies to United Kingdom “A” Level General Certiﬁcate Examinations grades of A or B. Certain other examinations, such

as the French Baccalaureat, German Abitur, and the Swiss Matura, may also be recognized. All ﬁrst-year students are required to complete their

tutorials, all distribution requirements, and the campus-engaged learning requirement (CEL-1).

Nondiscrimination: Hampshire College reafﬁrms publicly its ethical and legal commitment to a policy of equal opportunity in education and employment. Hampshire College

does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, color, national origin, religion, sex (including sex stereotyping), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability,

genetic information, or militar y service in the admission of students; administration of its educational policies, scholarships, and loan programs; and athletic and other College-

administered programs.

Hampshire College is an Afﬁrmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicable federal and state laws and guidelines are followed, including Title VI and VII of the Civil

Rights Act of 1964; Executive Order 11246 of 1965, as amended by Executive Order 11357 of 1967; Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972; Section 504 of the

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Conﬁdentiality: Should you enroll at Hampshire, your faculty advisor and deans of advising will have access to all materials you submit as part of your admission application.