Private schools are expensive. How will my family be able to afford Hampden-Sydney?
Hampden-Sydney College has a generous program of both need-based scholarships and merit-based scholarships. In the 2006-2007 academic year, 98% of our students received over $10.7 million in Hampden-Sydney scholarship money. The average financial aid package per student totaled $22,500 (including scholarships, loans, and work-study; our total charges are $36,627). We are fortunate in that our strong endowment allows us to be generous to our students, whom we consider to be our best investment in the future. The College’s Financial Aid website goes into much more detail and offers helpful hints on better understanding the financial aid process. Return to Top Everyone keeps talking about the PROFILE and the FAFSA. What are these forms? The PROFILE is a form maintained by the College Board that helps Hampden-Sydney assess a family’s institutional need, and the FAFSA is a federal form that allows access to federal grants and loans. We require both of these forms and strongly suggest that e
