Quad
Hampshire CollegeAmherst, MA · Private nonprofit

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Art/Art Studies, General (17% of graduates). 13 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 50% of colleges. 81% of faculty are full-time. Spends $12,599 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

132 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 41% of graduates; 41 programs in 18 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Art/Art Studies, General 50.070117% 23
  2. Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other 50.06997.6% 10
  3. Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 50.05016.1% 8
  4. Creative Writing 23.13025.3% 7
  5. Computer Science 11.07014.5% 6

Fastest-growing field: Visual and performing arts, 34% → 42% of graduates since 2014–15 (55 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a .

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$36,508 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $21,113

    4 years after completion$36,508
    National median: $53,072Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $28,968 · Non-Pell: $29,318(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $26,000 · 0 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college13 to 1
13 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 50% of 1,892More students per faculty →

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Full-time faculty81%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$90,762

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$12,599
$12,599
← Lessmore than 62% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$38,260
$38,260
← Lessmore than 53% of 1,065More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)