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Hampton University

General Information

Name: Hampton University
Address: , Hampton, VA 23668-0099
Phone:

  • General information: (757) 727-5000
  • Financial aid office: (757) 727-5332
  • Admissions office: (757) 727-5328

Website: www.hamptonu.edu
Type of Institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees$14,818$14,182$13,506
Books and supplies$904$870$843
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$6,746$6,746$6,424
        Other expenses$2,925$2,860$2,758
Off-campus
        Room and board$6,746$6,746$6,476
        Other expenses$5,415$5,343$5,188
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$2,682$2,619$2,424

Total expenses   
On-campus$25,393$24,658$23,531
Off-campus$27,883$27,141$26,013
Off-campus with family$18,404$17,671$16,773

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 53%
  • Federal grants: 15%
  • State/local grants: 21%
  • Institutional grants: 6%
  • Student loans: 44%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$3780
  • State/local grants:$2270
  • Institutional grants:$2700
  • Student loans:$3807

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$35
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants8,0602,7425,318
Percent admitted51.3%49.1%52.4%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time26.3%28.7%25.1%
Part-time0.3%0.7%0.1%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 6309
Undergraduate enrollment: 5325
First-time student retention: 82%
Overall graduation rate: 52%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 92%
    • Part Time: 8%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 36%
    • Women: 64%

White non-hispanic: 4%
Black non-hispanic: 94%
Hispanic: 1%
Asian/pacific islander: 1%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 0%

Degrees offered

    Architecture and Related Services
  • Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) - Bachelor
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other - Master
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography - Bachelor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Bachelor
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Finance, General - Bachelor
  • Management Information Systems, General - Bachelor
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General - Bachelor
  • Resort Management - Bachelor
  • Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General - Bachelor
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Advertising - Bachelor
  • Broadcast Journalism - Bachelor
  • Journalism - Bachelor
  • Journalism, Other - Bachelor
  • Public Relations/Image Management - Bachelor
  • Radio and Television - Bachelor
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Computer Science - Bachelor, Master
  • Information Science/Studies - Bachelor
    Education
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services - Master
  • Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities - Master
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances - Master
  • Educational Administration and Supervision, Other - Master
  • Elementary Education and Teaching - Bachelor, Master
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education - Master
  • Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching - Master
  • Music Teacher Education - Master
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching - Bachelor
  • Psychology Teacher Education - Master
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education - Master
    Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering - Bachelor
  • Engineering, General - Bachelor
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other - Bachelor
  • Speech and Rhetorical Studies - Bachelor
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Allied Health Diagnostic/Intervention/Treatment Professions, Oth - Bachelor
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other - Master
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada]) - First Professional
  • Physical Therapy/Therapist - Doctor
  • Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist - Bachelor, Master
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor
    Legal Professions and Studies
  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal - Bachelor
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • General Studies - Bachelor
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Applied Mathematics - Master
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor
    Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies, Other - Bachelor
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management - Bachelor
    Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Religion/Religious Studies - Bachelor
    Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Physics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Psychology
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Social Work - Bachelor
    Security and Protective Services
  • Fire Protection, Other - Bachelor
  • Fire Services Administration - Bachelor
    Social Sciences
  • Economics, General - Bachelor
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor
    Transportation and Materials Moving
  • Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General - Bachelor
  • Air Traffic Controller - Bachelor
  • Aviation/Airway Management and Operations - Bachelor
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Art/Art Studies, General - Bachelor
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General - Bachelor
  • Music Management and Merchandising - Bachelor
  • Music, General - Bachelor
  • Music, Other - Bachelor


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