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Is Hampshire College worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Hampshire, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Heavy lift
Hampshire lands in the heavy lift band for a typical family. The combination of $24,034 in yearly net price and $26,893 in median debt asks a lot relative to median earnings of $46,938. For context, Hampshire's net price runs about 21% above the typical 4-year, private nonprofit school. This does not make the school wrong for every student, but it does mean the price deserves a closer test.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 1237 similar 4-year, private nonprofit schools
This school
$27,556
/yrAverage school like this
$22,837
/yrThis weighs on your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $4,719 more per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $19,000 in extra cost.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price is doing real work against the score and raises the financing burden quickly.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$24,034
Median earnings 10 years out
$46,938
Median debt at graduation
$26,893
Graduation rate
56%
At Hampshire, a typical graduate carries about $26,893 in student debt and earns roughly $46,938 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $306 per month, or 8% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
Hampshire is a private nonprofit four year school in Amherst, MA. Private pricing can swing more dramatically based on aid, so your personalized score matters more here than the national average view alone.
Similar schools worth comparing
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Worth-It Score: 87/100
Median net price: $24,402
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Northpoint Bible
Haverhill, MA
Worth-It Score: 40/100
Median net price: $23,635
Private nonprofit 4-year
Amherst
Amherst, MA
Worth-It Score: 86/100
Median net price: $23,367
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American International
Springfield, MA
Worth-It Score: 47/100
Median net price: $23,274
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Gordon
Wenham, MA
Worth-It Score: 55/100
Median net price: $24,883
Common questions about Hampshire
The median net price at Hampshire is $24,034 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
Get your personalized Worth-It score
National averages are a starting point. Plug in your actual aid offer, intended major, and family situation to get a score that reflects your specific picture.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →