Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney, Virginia · Also known as HSC, Hampden-Sydney, H-SC · Website
$67,640
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$67,640
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Hampden-Sydney College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Hampden-Sydney, Virginia with 946 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $22,400 a year (tuition and fees $54,550). It admits 41% of applicants and 62% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $67,640 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$22,400
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$54,550
US median $11,837
Admission rate
41%
US median 78%
Completion rate
62%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,000
About $276 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$67,640
Rank 442 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $22,400
- Tuition and fees
- $54,550
- Cost of attendance
- $70,325
- Students with a need-based grant
- 23%
- Students with federal loans
- 47%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $13,422
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $12,458
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $17,547
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $22,600
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $32,133
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $41,730 in 2015-16 to $54,550 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 41%
- Average SAT
- 1,207
- SAT reading, middle
- 600
- SAT math, middle
- 570
- ACT, middle
- 24
- Undergraduates
- 946
- Part-time students
- 0.4%
- Women
- 0%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 62%
- Retention rate
- 84%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 25
- Endowment
- $248.8M
- Other
- Men only
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 442 of 5,094 US colleges and 15 of 127 in Virginia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | VA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $22,400 | $19,081 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $54,550 | $16,364 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 41% | 80% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 62% | 52% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 84% | 73% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,000 | $20,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $55,846 | $36,582 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $67,640 | $42,837 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 79% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 80% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
25 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Managerial EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $26,970 | $52,087 | $87,835 | $77,981 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $24,500 | $41,876 | $62,515 | $57,214 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $27,000 | $52,155 | $68,795 | $82,686 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $27,000 | $42,949 | $48,625 | $50,680 |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $66,596 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $27,000 | $37,123 | $68,731 | $63,293 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,455 |
| Engineering PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $89,154 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| Religion/Religious StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,786 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,459 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Applied MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $91,532 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,688 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,429 |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,083 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Hampden-Sydney and Virginia on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Hampden-Sydney College cost?
$22,400 a year is the average net price at Hampden-Sydney College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $54,550, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $70,325. Families earning under $30,000 pay $13,422 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Hampden-Sydney College?
41% of applicants are admitted to Hampden-Sydney College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,207 and the middle ACT score is 24. The median admission rate of colleges in Virginia is 80%.
How much do Hampden-Sydney College graduates earn?
$67,640 a year is the median pay of former Hampden-Sydney College students who work, 10 years after they started ($55,846 after 6 years). That ranks 442 of 5,094 US colleges and 15 of 127 in Virginia. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Economics (Bachelor's) at $52,155.
How much student debt do Hampden-Sydney College graduates have?
$26,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Hampden-Sydney College graduates, about $276 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 47% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Hampden-Sydney College?
62% of first-time, full-time students at Hampden-Sydney College finish within 6 years. 84% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Hampden-Sydney College?
Business/Managerial Economics (33 bachelor's graduates), Biology, General (22 bachelor's graduates), Economics (21 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 25 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.