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Summary
Hampton University is a private institution that was founded in 1868. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 4,265, its setting is city, and the campus size is 355 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Hampton University's ranking in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities (South), 27. Its tuition and fees are $19,738 (2012-13).
Hampton University is a private, historically black institution near the Chesapeake Bay on the eastern edge of Virginia. Students at Hampton University can choose from nearly 70 undergraduate majors and master’s programs in more than 25 fields, including health and physics. On the Hampton University campus, with some exceptions for residence halls, students must follow a dress code that prohibits fashions such as baseball caps, do-rags, and low-rise pants that expose underwear.
The university, sometimes shortened to HU, offers many ways to get involved, including more than 100 student-run organizations and events such as theatrical performances, concerts, and recitals. Student athletes can get involved at the recreational level or try out for the Hampton University Pirates varsity teams, which compete in the NCAA Division I Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Notable Hampton University alumni include Alberta Williams King, mother of Martin Luther King Jr.; Booker T. Washington, influential African-American educator and first head of Tuskegee University; and Wanda Sykes, Emmy Award-winning comedian.
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Hampton University is a comprehensive institution of higher education, dedicated to the promotion of learning, building of character, and preparation of promising students for positions of leadership and service. Its curricular emphasis is scientific and professional, with a strong liberal arts undergirding. In carrying out its mission, the University requires that everything that it does be done of highest quality. |
General Information
| School type | private, coed college |
| Year founded | 1868 |
| Religious affiliation | N/A |
| Academic calendar | semester |
| Setting | city |
| 2011 Endowment | $240,013,666 |
Applying
When applying to Hampton University, it's important to note the application deadline is March 1, and the early action deadline is November 1. Scores for either the ACT or SAT test are due June 15. The application fee at Hampton University is $35. It is selective, with an acceptance rate of 37.1 percent.
For more information about the tests, essays, interviews, and admissions process, visit the Applying to College knowledge center.
| Selectivity | selective |
| Fall 2011 acceptance rate | 37.1% |
| Application deadline | March 1 |
| SAT/ACT scores must be received by | June 15 |
Academic Life
The student-faculty ratio at Hampton University is 9:1, and the school has 57.3 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Hampton University include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Psychology; Health Professions and Related Programs; Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs; and Biological and Biomedical Sciences. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 77.8 percent.
Student Life
Hampton University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 4,265, with a gender distribution of 35.5 percent male students and 64.5 percent female students. At this school, 51.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 49.0 percent of students live off campus. Hampton University is part of the NCAA I athletic conference.
| Total enrollment | 5,221 |
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| Collegiate athletic association | NCAA I |
Campus Info & Services
Hampton University offers a number of student services including nonremedial tutoring, placement service, day care, health service, and health insurance. Hampton University also offers campus safety and security services like 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, and controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc). Of the students at Hampton University, 40 percent have cars on campus. Alcohol is not permitted for students of legal age at Hampton University.
| Students who have cars on campus | 40% |
| Health insurance offered | Yes |
| Students required to own/lease a computer | No |
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Paying for School
At Hampton University, 52.7 percent of full-time undergraduates receive some kind of need-based financial aid and the average need-based scholarship or grant award is $4,587.
Paying for college doesn't have to be difficult or devastating. Go to the Paying for College knowledge center to get advice on raising cash and reducing costs.
| Tuition and fees | $19,738 (2012-13) |
| Room and board | $8,790 (2012-13) |
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