Keep Exploring. Keep Questioning. Keep Going – At Allegheny
Hampshire College is home to deeply curious, creative people who have radically reimagined what a liberal arts education can be. Here at Allegheny College, we can offer a new home to students who want to continue to embrace those values.
Why Allegheny?
Like Hampshire, we encourage you to explore your passions in all areas of your life. We are a college of AND, not OR, and there are no limits to what you can do!
Allegheny College supports your ability to learn with passion and live with purpose through academics, community involvement, and connections. Don’t just take our word for it: The Princeton Review, ranked us #5 in its Top 20 Best Private Schools for Making an Impact.
Price Match Promise
We are proud to be a Colleges That Change Lives school, grounded in interdisciplinary and flexible learning. Students admitted or deposited to Hampshire’s Fall 2026 class in addition to current Hampshire students looking to transfer are welcome, and we will honor your Hampshire financial aid offer so the net cost for Allegheny is the same or less than your most recent Hampshire semester.
Learn about Aid
Apply for Admission
Our admissions team is ready to support you through your next steps to apply and enroll.
In addition to our Price Match Promise, we will work quickly to get you the information you need to finalize your plans for fall 2026 or spring 2027.
- No application fee
- Test-score optional
- No recommendation needed
Questions? Please contact Mandy Pawling at apawling@allegheny.edu
Learn with Passion.
Live with Purpose.
At Allegheny College, you’ll challenge yourself to think bigger by choosing a major and a minor in two completely different fields—like Business and Music, Biology and French, or Environmental Science and Creative Writing.
These bold, unexpected combinations expand your perspective and prepare you to lead a life filled with purpose, achievement, and impact.
You can also benefit from our pre-professional pathways, accelerated master’s and dual-degree partnerships, and resumé-boosting microcredentials.
A Place to Call Home
Allegheny is a close-knit, welcoming community – one that welcomes your varied interests, passions and talents. We are:
- A community that values sustainability, by being the first in PA and 8th college in the nation to become carbon neutral.
- A community that values connections, evidenced by 25,000 dedicated alumni, with thousands offering support to our current students on our Gator2Gator app.
- A community that values civic engagement, as evidenced by the College’s commitment to the city of Meadville.
- A community that values your individuality, as evidenced by our commitment to customized support through Life Design, Academic Success, and more for our students.
