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  Hampden - Sydney College
College Road, Box 128
Hampden-Sydney, VA 239430128
General information
Financial aid office
Admissions office
(434) 223-6000 Ext.
(434) 223-6119 Ext.
(434) 223-6120 Ext.

Type of institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Federal Aid: Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid.
Degrees offered: Bachelor degree
Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges--Arts & Sciences
Number of students: 1,108 (2006)
2007-08 Undergraduate application fee:$30.00

About this School
Hampden-Sydney College is a liberal arts college for men located in Hampden-Sydney, Virginia. Founded in 1775, Hampden-Sydney is one of only four remaining mainstream all-men's liberal arts colleges in the United States (the others are Wabash College, Deep Springs College, and Morehouse College). In contrast, there are many more women's colleges. For nearly two and a half centuries, Hampden-Sydney College has been dedicated to the formation of “good men and good citizens in an atmosphere of sound learning.”
 
History
Classes at Hampden-Sydney began in temporary wooden structures on November 10, 1775, on the eve of the American War of Independence. The College has been in continuous operation since that date, and despite the difficult and financially-strapped first years resulting from the Revolutionary War, the College survived with sufficient viability to be granted a charter by the Virginia General Assembly in 1783 – the oldest private charter in the South.

Hampden-Sydney College derives its name from John Hampden (1594-1643) and Algernon Sydney (1622-1683). Hampden lost his life in the battle of Chalgrove Field during the English Civil War. Sydney, who wrote Discourses Concerning Government, was beheaded by order of Charles II following a failed attempt to overthrow the king. The college was founded by alumni and people affiliated with Princeton University. These proponents of religious and civil liberties were much admired by the founders of the College, all of whom were active supporters of the cause of American independence. The College, long noted for its beauty, has expanded from its original small cluster of buildings on 100 acres (0.4 km²) to a campus of over 1000 acres (4 km²), having been 660 acres (2.7 km²), purchasing another 400 acres (1.6 km²) including a lake in February 2006) with numerous Federal-style buildings. Part of the campus is designated a National Historic Preservation Zone. Construction of a new library and new fine arts facility is under way.
 
Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students
Tuition and Fees2007-082006-072005-06
In-State$27,732$25,166$23,410
Out of State$27,732$25,166$23,410
Books and Supplies$1,000$1,000$1,100
On-Campus
Room and board$8,671$8,256$7,582
Other Expenses$1,200$500$450
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Financial aid 2005-2006

Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students

Type of AidPercentage of students receiving aidAverage amount of aid they received
Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship) 9% $3,926
State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship) 65% $2,503
Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship) 95% $11,441
Loans to students 53% $3,223
 
 

Degrees offered by this school

 
 
Bachelor degree
Spanish Language and Literature
Hampden - Sydney College

General Description for:
Hampden - Sydney College Bachelor degree Spanish Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the Spanish language and related dialects. Includes instruction in Spanish philology, Modern Castillan, various Latin American dialects, regional Spanish dialects, and applications in business, science/technology, and ...

Bachelor degree
Religion + Religious Studies
Hampden - Sydney College

General Description for:
Hampden - Sydney College Bachelor degree Religion + Religious Studies: A program that focuses on the nature of religious belief and specific religious and quasi-religious systems. Includes instruction in phenomenology; the sociology, psychology, philosophy, anthropology, literature and art of religion; mythology; scr...

Bachelor degree
Psychology
General
Hampden - Sydney College

General Description for:
Hampden - Sydney College Bachelor degree Psychology, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the...

Bachelor degree
Political Science and Government
General
Hampden - Sydney College

General Description for:
Hampden - Sydney College Bachelor degree Political Science and Government, General: A general program that focuses on the systematic study of political institutions and behavior. Includes instruction in political philosophy, political theory, comparative government and politics, political parties and interest groups...

Bachelor degree
Physics
Other
Hampden - Sydney College

General Description for:
Hampden - Sydney College Bachelor degree Physics, Other: Any instructional program in physics not listed in the Physics, General category.

Bachelor degree
Physics
General
Hampden - Sydney College

General Description for:
Hampden - Sydney College Bachelor degree Physics, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of matter and energy, and the formulation and testing of the laws governing the behavior of the matter-energy continuum. Includes instruction in classical and modern physics, electricity and magnetism, th...

Bachelor degree
Philosophy
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General Description for:
Hampden - Sydney College Bachelor degree Philosophy: A program that focuses on ideas and their logical structure, including arguments and investigations about abstract and real phenomena. Includes instruction in logic, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, metaphysics, symbolism, and history of philosophy, and applicatio...

Bachelor degree
Mathematics
General
Hampden - Sydney College

General Description for:
Hampden - Sydney College Bachelor degree Mathematics, General: A general program that focuses on the analysis of quantities, magnitudes, forms, and their relationships, using symbolic logic and language. Includes instruction in algebra, calculus, functional analysis, geometry, number theory, logic, topology and other...

Bachelor degree
Latin Language and Literature
Hampden - Sydney College

General Description for:
Hampden - Sydney College Bachelor degree Latin Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the Latin language and literature from its origins through its decline and its current ecclesiastical usage, as a secular and/or theological subject. Includes instruction in Latin philology, related Italic dialects, Late...

Bachelor degree
History
General
Hampden - Sydney College

General Description for:
Hampden - Sydney College Bachelor degree History, General: A program that focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, including the gathering, recording, synthesizing and criticizing of evidence and theories about past events. Includes instruction in historiography; historical research methods; studi...

Bachelor degree
French Language and Literature
Hampden - Sydney College

General Description for:
Hampden - Sydney College Bachelor degree French Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the French language and related dialects and creoles. Includes instruction in French philology, Metropolitan French, Canadian French, African and Caribbean Creoles, French regional dialects, and applications in business...

Bachelor degree
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other.
Hampden - Sydney College

General Description for:
Hampden - Sydney College Bachelor degree Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other: Any instructional program in foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics not listed above, including such unassigned languages as Basque and others.

Bachelor degree
Fine + Studio Arts
General
Hampden - Sydney College

General Description for:
Hampden - Sydney College Bachelor degree Fine + Studio Arts, General: A program that prepares individuals to generally function as creative artists in the visual and plastic media. Includes instruction in the traditional fine arts media (drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, CAD/CAM) and/or modern media (ceramic...

Bachelor degree
English Language and Literature
General
Hampden - Sydney College

General Description for:
Hampden - Sydney College Bachelor degree English Language and Literature, General: A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples.

Bachelor degree
Economics
General
Hampden - Sydney College

General Description for:
Hampden - Sydney College Bachelor degree Economics, General: A general program that focuses on the systematic study of the production, conservation and allocation of resources in conditions of scarcity, together with the organizational frameworks related to these processes. Includes instruction in economic theory, mi...

Bachelor degree
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
Hampden - Sydney College

General Description for:
Hampden - Sydney College Bachelor degree Econometrics and Quantitative Economics: A program that focuses on the systematic study of mathematical and statistical analysis of economic phenomena and problems. Includes instruction in economic statistics, optimization theory, cost/benefit analysis, price theory, economic ...

Bachelor degree
Computer Science
Hampden - Sydney College

General Description for:
Hampden - Sydney College Bachelor degree Computer Science: A general program that focuses on computers, computing problems and solutions, and the design of computer systems and user interfaces from a scientific perspective. Includes instruction in the principles of computational science, and computing theory; computer...

Bachelor degree
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General.
Hampden - Sydney College

General Description for:
Hampden - Sydney College Bachelor degree Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General: A general program that focuses on the literary culture of the ancient Graeco-Roman world and the Greek and Latin languages and literatures and their development prior to the fall of the Roman Empire.

Bachelor degree
Chemistry
General
Hampden - Sydney College

General Description for:
Hampden - Sydney College Bachelor degree Chemistry, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and behavior of matter, including its micro- and macro-structure, the processes of chemical change, and the theoretical description and laboratory simulation of these phenomena.

Bachelor degree
Business + Managerial Economics
Hampden - Sydney College

General Description for:
Hampden - Sydney College Bachelor degree Business + Managerial Economics: A program that focuses on the application of economics principles to the analysis of the organization and operation of business enterprises. Includes instruction in monetary theory, banking and financial systems, theory of competition, pricing ...

Bachelor degree
Biology + Biological Sciences
General
Hampden - Sydney College

General Description for:
Hampden - Sydney College Bachelor degree Biology + Biological Sciences, General: A general program of biology at the introductory, basic level or a program in biology or the biological sciences that is undifferentiated as to title or content. Includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of ...

Bachelor degree
Applied Mathematics
Hampden - Sydney College

General Description for:
Hampden - Sydney College Bachelor degree Applied Mathematics: A program that focuses on the application of mathematics and statistics to the solution of functional problems in fields such as engineering and the applied sciences. Includes instruction in natural phenomena modeling continuum mechanics, reaction-diffusio...

 
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