Published
January 22, 2013
This article discusses important factors to consider when evaluating and choosing a liberal arts college.
College Road, Hampden-sydney, VA 23943-128
Hampden-Sydney is a liberal arts college for men now enrolling approximately 1080 students. In continuous operation since November 10, 1775, the College is one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in the United States, holds the oldest (1783) private charter in the South, and is the oldest of the country’s few remaining colleges for men.
School Overview: | Hampden-Sydney College | |
| County | Prince Edward County, VA | |
| Title IV Eligible | Participat | |
| Carnegie Classification | Baccalaureate Colleges--Liberal Arts | |
| Institution Level | Four or more years | |
| Institution Control | Private not-for-profit | |
| Instructional Staff Total (research/public service staff included) | 109 staff | 115 staff |
| Student Body | ||
| Total Enrollment | 1,082 students | 1,633 students |
| # Full-Time Students | 1,082 students | 1,434 students |
| % American Indian/Alaskan | - | 1% |
| % Asian | 2% | 2% |
| % Hawaiian | - | 1% |
| % Hispanic | 2% | 3% |
| % Black | 5% | 6% |
| % White | 90% | 84% |
| % Two or more races | - | 2% |
| Finances and Admission | ||
| In-State Tuition Fees (2012-13) | $35,570 | $24,462 |
| Out-State Tuition Fees (2012-13) | $35,570 | $24,744 |
| Tuition | 26676 | |
| Percent Admitted | 56% | 64% |
| SAT Reading (25-75%) | 490-620 | 450-570 |
| SAT Math (25-75%) | 510-615 | 460-573 |
| SAT Writing (25-75%) | 470-580 | 440-570 |
| ACT English (25-75%) | 20-26 | 19-25 |
| ACT Math (25-75%) | 20-26 | 18-25 |
| ACT Composite (25-75%) | 21-26 | 20-25 |
School Notes:
- Hampden-Sydney College is a lively community seeking “to form good men and good citizens in an atmosphere of sound learning.” The liberal education offered at Hampden- Sydney prepares the student for the fulfillment of freedom. It introduces the student to general principles and areas of knowledge which develop minds and characters capable of making enlightened choices between truth and error, between right and wrong. The mere facts about a subject do not speak for themselves. They must be interpreted against a background of ideas derived from an understanding of the nature of logic, language, and ethics. The individual who is educated in these areas and in the basic disciplines is able to confront any event with true freedom to act, outside the constraints of prejudice and impulse. Thus Hampden-Sydney’s curriculum is directed toward the cultivation of a literate, articulate, and critical mind through the study of the sciences, the humanities, and the social sciences. It provides both breadth and depth in learning and encourages independent programs of study. Believing that education should be a liberating experience emancipating men from ignorance, Hampden-Sydney strives to make men truly free. Hampden-Sydney College is accredited by the Commision on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor’s level degrees. Part of the 1200+-acre campus, picturesquely set in Virginia’s historic Southside, 70 miles southwest of Richmond, has been designated a National Historic Preservation Zone. Farmville, a town of 6500, is seven miles north. None of the eighteenth-century buildings survives, but the Federal architecture first used for the western portion of the Alamo (1817, destroyed 1994) has been maintained as the dominant style for the campus.
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