Hampden–Sydney College is a private liberal arts men's college in Hampden Sydney, Virginia. Founded in 1775, Hampden–Sydney is the oldest privately chartered college in the Southern United States, the tenth-oldest college in the US, the last college founded before the American Declaration of Independence, and the oldest of the four-year, all-mal…
Hampden–Sydney College is a private liberal arts men's college in Hampden Sydney, Virginia. Founded in 1775, Hampden–Sydney is the oldest privately chartered college in the Southern United States, the tenth-oldest college in the US, the last college founded before the American Declaration of Independence, and the oldest of the four-year, all-male liberal arts colleges remaining in the United States. Hampden–Sydney College is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register. It is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church.
Former names: Hampden–Sidney College
Motto: Huc venite iuvenes ut exeatis viri · Γνώσεσθε τὴν αλήθειαν
Motto in English: Latin: Come here as youths so you may leave as men · Greek: Ye Shall Know the Truth