Hampshire College’s Board of Trustees voted to close the Massachusetts liberal arts institution after the fall 2026 semester, citing “increasingly complex” financial pressure and regulatory responsibilities. The college said efforts to grow enrollment, refinance debt, and generate revenue through land sales fell short, and that it no longer has sufficient resources to sustain operations. Separate reporting frames Hampshire’s final decision as the outcome of a years-long turnaround attempt that also involved possible accreditation jeopardy. The college pointed to missed enrollment projections and a need to demonstrate it can operate or face accreditation-related consequences. Hampshire joins a growing list of small private colleges that have shuttered in recent years as competition intensifies for a shrinking pool of traditional-age students and debt loads become harder to service.