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The real 4-year cost of Hampshire College in Massachusetts
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Hampshire College went from $38,549 to $56,630, an average of 1.8% a year.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition freeze or guarantee, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2027: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $38,549 | – | – |
| 2009 | $39,912 | – | – |
| 2010 | $41,299 | – | – |
| 2011 | $42,900 | – | – |
| 2012 | $44,700 | – | – |
| 2013 | $46,400 | – | – |
| 2014 | $48,065 | – | – |
| 2015 | $49,048 | – | – |
| 2016 | $50,238 | – | – |
| 2017 | $51,608 | – | – |
| 2018 | $51,668 | – | – |
| 2019 | $52,068 | – | – |
| 2020 | $51,768 | – | – |
| 2021 | $52,738 | – | – |
| 2022 | $54,452 | – | – |
| 2023 | $56,630 | $56,630 | – |
| 2024 | – | $57,671 | $56,856–$58,487 |
| 2025 | – | $58,732 | $57,083–$60,404 |
| 2026 | – | $59,812 | $57,311–$62,385 |
| 2027 | – | $60,912 | $57,540–$64,430 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $59,812 |
| Year 2 | $60,912 |
| Year 3 | $62,032 |
| Year 4 | $63,173 |
| 4-year total | $245,929 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $205,929
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $126,738
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Latest (2023)
- $15,154/ yr
- rising 2.2% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $66,896
Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200 a year (national median, not included).
Housing here has kept rising even while tuition was frozen; the creep moved to room & board.
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See my 4-year cost at Hampshire College4-year schools with similar prices in Massachusetts
Closest to Hampshire College by published tuition and fees. Similar sticker prices can still compound very differently.
- Berklee College of Music$55,620
- Emerson College$54,816
- The New England Conservatory of Music$58,550
- Babson College$58,560
- Longy School of Music of Bard College$52,925
- Merrimack College$51,786
- Stonehill College$62,110
- Hult International Business School$50,936
Use this data
Published figures for Hampshire College from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.