• Hampshire believes that students are more intellectually engaged and better equipped for a complex, ever-changing world by taking full responsibility for their education. Through close mentorship with faculty, students have the freedom to design an individualized course of study in a graduate-style environment, culminating in an original final project: science or social science research, academic study, or body of work in writing, performing, visual, or media arts. Students receive narrative evaluations rather than traditional grades.

• Hampshire, along with Amherst, Smith, and Mount Holyoke Colleges and the University of Massachusetts, form the Five College Consortium. The Consortium allows for the exchange of resources, including over 9 million library volumes and approximately 5,000 annual courses.

• Hampshire's 800-acre campus is just three miles south of Amherst, MA.

• The Association of American Colleges and Universities recently named Hampshire a "Leadership Institution" for its visionary campus-wide innovations in undergraduate education. Hampshire was chosen as a model of best practice for its emphasis on critical thinking about complex problems, effective communication, and making meaningful contributions to a diverse society.

• In 2003, Hampshire was awarded a $1 million grant by the Foundation for Psycho-cultural Research to develop an interdisciplinary undergraduate program in "Culture, Brain, and Development" that is expected to become a model for colleges and universities.

• Other unique programs include: Civil Liberties and Public Policy (CLPP); Community Partnerships for Social Change; Lemelson Assistive Technology Development Center; and Five College Program in Peace and World Securities Studies (PAWSS).

• Hampshire grads have gone on to win numerous prestigious academic fellowships including 14 Fulbrights, Mellon and Javits fellowships, and a Guggenheim fellowship, among others.

• 1,350 students

• 11:1 student-to-faculty ratio; average class size: 16

• Over 70% students from out of state; 3% international.

• Students are from 52 U.S. states and territories and 23 countries.

• 90% of faculty have a Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree; there are no teaching assistants.

• 110 full-time faculty

• 15% faculty of color

• Tuition: $35,785; Tuition/Room/Board: $45,330

• 52% of students receive Hampshire grants.

• Need-based grants range from $8,100 to $40,000.

• Merit-based scholarships range from $1,000 to $10,000.

• 95% of students live on campus.

• Traditional dorms as well as apartment-style living (mods) available; 90% single rooms

• Over 100 clubs, sports, and organizations

• Applicants received for Fall, 2007: 3,011

• Applicants accepted for Fall, 2007: 1,538 (51%)

• Total matriculants, September 2007: 449 (28%)

• First-year students: 402 (90%)

• Transfer: 47 (10%)

• Number of high schools represented: 396

• Average HS GPA of first-year students: 3.45

• Middle 50% of SATI scores of first-year students: 610/710 Critical Reading; 540/660 Mathematics