The Campaign for a Sustainable Hampshire Education

One has to wonder, in the context of Hampshire's externally directed concerns about sustainability,

why there is a paucity of discussion as to whether $52,000 TRB is sustainable for the typical

Hampshire graduate under current and projected economic conditions over the next decade.

A Hampshire graduate according to the college's own marketing information regarding costs

and aid stands to be close to $84000 in debt when they graduate on average, with the debt

more likely exceeding $120,000. This is unsustainable assuming the average income one

year after graduation is $30000 or less, under current conditions.

Someone needs to do a serious study of how Hampshire can reduce its TRB to $20,000

or 2/3 of the average income of all graduates one year after graduation, whichever is greater. To

charge more than this places a burden on students that is simply too great. This may

involve both painful decisions and profound innovation, but the effort may be more than

worthwhile.