Hampden-Sydney College

Facts

• Classes began November 10, 1775. Hampden-Sydney has been in continuous operation since that date.
• The oldest private charter in the South; the 10th oldest institution of higher education in the Nation.
• William Henry Harrison, 9th President of the United States, was a member of the Class of 1791.
• The parent institution of Union Theological Seminary & Presbyterian School of Christian Education Richmond, Virginia (Presbyterian).
• Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa.
• Enrollment 1082 men; one of five all-male colleges in the United States.
• Students come from 30 states and several foreign countries.
• Most popular majors: economics, history, and political science.
• Student-Faculty ratio of 11 to 1.
• 95% of full professors hold doctorates.
• Basketball and lacrosse are regular NCAA Division III national tournament contenders.
• Half the graduates attend graduate school within five years.
• Endowment per student ranks Hampden-Sydney in the top quarter of colleges and universities in the country.