The Hampshire College Summer Studies in Mathematics
The 54th session of HCSSiM will take place from June 28th – August 8th, 2026.
Because we have way too many strong applications to the 2026 Hampshire College Summer Studies in Mathematics:
We will not accept new applications after April 17, 2026 11:59pm EST.
Work on the 2026 HCSSiM Interesting Test must be submitted by April 25, 2026 11:59pm EST.
As you may know, Hampshire College recently announced its permanent closure in December 2026. HCSSiM is a legally separate entity and will continue operating after the College’s closure. HCSSiM 2026 will take place on Hampshire’s campus as-planned. While we will miss our home for over 51 years, we look forward to continuing a small part of Hampshire’s academic legacy at a new campus in 2027. More information will be shared in late 2026. Thanks.
HCSSiM is an intensive six-week encounter with college-level mathematics for talented and highly motivated high school students. It is demanding and expanding. Participants spend a major portion of each day actively engaged in doing mathematics (not simply learning the results of mathematics). HCSSiM students live in the dorms at Hampshire College in Massachusetts for six summer weeks, and study and play in its fields, woods, and academic buildings (not typically in that order). Typically, there are as many girls and non-binary students as boys.
The daily schedule includes 4 hours of morning classes (Mon-Sat), the pre-supper Prime Time Theorem, and evening problem sessions. Afternoons are devoted to reading, rest, recreation, occasional trips to town, and informal study. Participants have unparalleled access to faculty members in classrooms, at meals, and in the program dorm. Productive collaborations continue long after the program, and many lifelong friendships are forged.
The cost for the 2026 session will be $7,208.
. There is ample financial aid available. Please click here for more information.
Our alumni come from (and end up) all around the world, but remain close in spirit. Those who have the means to make it back to Hampshire College join us for Yellow Pigs Day in July, and so students have an opportunity to meet (and sing carols, play frisbee, juggle… with) notables in math, science, tech, and many more fields.
