Hampden-Sydney College participates in The Outcomes Survey, a national survey of graduates' first-destination outcomes. It allows H-SC to gather important data on our graduates' career outcomes, which are an integral part of program rankings, such as U.S. News & World Report and Business Week.
Class of 2016-2018 Outcomes
*based on a student response rate between 52-55%, collected at graduation, 3, 6, and 12 months out
Class of 2016-18 in Review
Employed
63%
Attending graduate/professional school
19%
Applying for graduate/professional school
11%
Military or volunteer service
7%
$52, 534
$35,000-86,000
Average starting salary
Salary Range
Primary Fields of Employment
Class of 2018
It was Hampden-Sydney that ingrained in me that each of us can obtain anything we set out to accomplish.
Dudley Patteson ’71
Where Our Graduates Go
Our graduates prove that "You can do anything with a degree from Hampden-Sydney." Explore the paths our graduates have taken...
Students and prospective students may find the information resources of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) of use in planning for college and careers. SCHEV has created an institutional profile for each Virginia public college and university, and for each independent college or university participating in the Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant Program. View the Hampden-Sydney information on the SCHEV website.
About Graduate Outcomes Data
Why This Data Matters
One of the best ways we measure our success is by our graduates' success.
Students expect to be well educated AND well prepared to enter the workforce. The Outcomes Survey helps Hampden-Sydney measure the effectiveness of our services, so that we may improve and grow to better serve future Tigers.
The Outcomes Survey helps us understand which companies and graduate schools hire and admit our graduates. With this information, we are better able to form new and stronger recruiting relationships, which ultimately benefits our current and future Tigers.
First-destination Outcomes Each graduate has a different first-destination outcome; it is simply what a student chooses to do after graduation. Whether our graduates pursue full-time or part-time employment, graduate school, volunteering, military service, a gap year, or still seeking employment - all information is important to us and makes each graduating class unique in their pursuits.
When We Ask for Outcomes Data is collected via email at time of graduation, 3, 6, and 12 months out. Graduates: can't find the survey email? You can easily request a link online.
*The student response rate is between 52-55%.
We share this information with our constituents to show the great things that our graduates accomplish. Alumni, parents and friends of the College, and faculty and staff of Hampden-Sydney are all invested in our students' success, and enjoy knowing where our graduates end up.
Informed Consent All responses are confidential and anonymous; we only report on numbers, not individual names. Your participation is voluntary, although many questions have an "I'd rather not answer" option. More information about Informed Consent.
Recent Hampden-Sydney graduate and Kappa Alpha brother Chris Ross '18 spent much of his four years at the Wilson Center for Leadership in the Public Interest when he wasn't busy with duties as chairman of the College Republicans or as a member of the Pre-Law Society.
