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Hampton at a Glance

Hampton University Studen...

Hampton University Student Center The Student Center is the mecca of student life on campus.
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Location:
Hampton, VA
Setting:
Mid-sized city
Control:
Private Non-Profit
In-State Tuition:
$17,212
Out-of-State Tuition:
$17,212
Room & Board:
$8,048
Full-Time Undergrads:
4,109
Part-Time Undergrads:
321
More statistics . . .
School Website:
www.hamptonu.edu
Admissions Website:
www.hamptonu.edu/studentservices/admissions
Financial Aid Website:
www.hamptonu.edu/studentservices/financialaid
Application Deadline:
March 1
Acceptance Rate:
37 %
Admission Difficulty:
Hard
Average SAT Scores:
810–1131
Average ACT Scores:
16–26

Best Things

  • Professors know your name.
  • You make lifetime friends.
  • School name is very popular among the business world.
  • Excellent chances of employment
  • More best things . . .

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Overall ExperienceWhat's This?

Hampton University requires an acquired patience and has issues you would probably not endure at another university. The financial aid mix-ups, runaround, and the registrar’s office’s inability to provide answers can make any Hamptonian want to pack their bags and transfer elsewhere. The crazy weather, poor transportation and parking, and the never-ending hunt for something to do at night, while frustrating, can also lead to some interesting memories and experiences. It can even make for a good story or two. On the other hand, the educational experience students receive is one of the best in the HBCU system, full of inspirational teachers and awesome classes. The friends you make and relationships you build at Hampton make any student or alumni proud to live out a Hampton University experience. Many meet their lifetime mates either while attending Hampton, or by meeting a Hampton alumni later in life at a job or other event. Hampton students and alumni are everywhere and can tell you about the good times and bad times they spent at the University.

The HU experience is definitely one-of-a-kind. At Hampton, you come in with the feeling that this is going to be the best experience of your life, when in actuality, it has become a lesson of choice and decisions, yet not regretted. The campus scenery will entice you, the academics will challenge you, the student body will enthrall you, and everything else will, without doubt, fall into place. The college experience is, in the long run, what you make of it. And at Hampton, you’ll have the opportunity to make it everything you could possibly hope for and more!

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Transportation at Hampton University

licia18

Biology '13

0.0
F

Expensive!

Taxis are expensive and the school doesn't provide transportation

May 10, 2012

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Local Atmosphere at Hampton University

licia18

Biology '13

1.2
D

Misleading

I believe that Hampton is only good for the name of the diploma.

May 10, 2012

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Athletics at Hampton University

sashafierce92

Psychology '15

3.1
B-

Okay

The athletics have a lot of potential. But we lack school spirit and student enthusiam/participation.

May 09, 2012

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