- The Inkwell
- Virginia
- Hampton University
Hampton, VASuburb: largeZIP 23668Founded 1868
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1868
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.hamptonu.edu
VirginiaHBCUPrivate nonprofit
Hampton University
Hampton University is a private nonprofit university in Hampton, Virginia, with 3,727 undergraduates. It admits 62% of applicants, graduates 64% within six years and costs $25,683 a year after aid.
64%graduate
Admission rate62%
Retention85%
4-year graduation41%
Pell Grant share43%
Federal loans60%
$25,683net price / year
62%admission rate
969average SAT
64%graduate in 6 years
$63,602median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,843median debt
#622 of 1,704 for earnings#1,268 of 1,739 for lowest net price#536 of 1,738 for graduation rate#405 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $48,132tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $31,512
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $31,512
- Average net price
- $25,683national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$26,177
$30,001–48,000$23,233
$48,001–75,000$13,803
$75,001–110,000—
$110,001+$24,307
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 62%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 969
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 411–558
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 379–532
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 13–22
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college62%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college85%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college64%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college43%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 64%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 41%
- First-year retention
- 85%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 56%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,452
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $63,602middle 50%: $39,682–$89,905
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,843
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$89,905
Median, Hampton University$63,602
Lower quarter$39,682
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 3,727
- Part-time
- 2.6%
- Women / men
- 68% / 32%
- Average age at entry
- 20.2
- First-generation students
- 20%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 43%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,778 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $17,152
- Endowment, end of year
- $241,215,124
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White0.3%
Hispanic0.2%
Black97%
U.S. nonresident1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Unknown1.0%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management20%
Psychology11%
Health professions10%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.7%
Communication & journalism7.9%
Liberal arts & humanities7.5%
Parks, recreation & fitness7.5%
Social sciences6.9%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 232265. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1797817.