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General Information

School Contact
Hampton University
Tyler Street
Hampton, VA 23668
United States
(757) 727-5000
www.hamptonu.edu
Cost
Tuition: $16,392
Room and Board: $7,440
Books and Supplies: $750
Undergrad Student Body
Full-Time: 4,886
Total Male: 1,759
Total Female: 3,127
Part-Time: 414
Founded:
1868 		Control:
Private 		Setting:
Mid-sized city 		Academic Calendar:
Semester 		Religious Affiliation:
None

Overall Experience

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 neverending 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!

Students Speak Out

Anonymous says:
Hampton University felt like being in high school again on one hand, and on the other hand, it was an experience that will take me into the real world. I’ve never experienced more irritation or drama before I got to HU. However, I’ve learned a lot about life at this University, and there are details of my life that would not have been the same had I gone anywhere else.
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Anonymous says:
I have inspired students to come here, and I want to continue to do so. This school has so much to offer its students, and I have been blessed to have received so much from this University. Thank you HU!
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Anonymous says:
HU was a riveting experience. I would call HU a gem, rough around the edges but smooth on the top. And it looks great on me—well, on my resume, at least.
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Anonymous says:
I did not think it was going to be this way, but in going to HU, I experienced a culture shock. Coming from an area of many races and cultures, I was not used to seeing just one race. It is a good educational experience, the school has its ups and downs, but I liked it.
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Anonymous says:
HU is good for one thing, a fashion show. Coming from a middle-class background, I didn’t think that material things were very important. However, a lot of the other females here believed so. I thought that, in the real world, your mind is how you will be judged. HU has helped me develop a great mind that will take me far in my future.
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Admissions Stats See more admissions statistics

Contact Admissions
Phone: (757) 727-5328
E-Mail: admissions@hamptonu.edu
Web Site: www.hamptonu.edu/studentservices/admissions
Dates To Know Deadline Notification
Regular Decision March 1 Rolling
Must-Reply-By May 1
Acceptance Rate:   45% Application Fee:   $35 Common Application Accepted?   No

Financial Aid Stats

Contact Admissions
Phone: (800) 6243341
E-Mail: financialaid@hamptonu.edu
Web Site: www.hamptonu.edu/studentservices/financialaid
Other Stats
Financial Aid Forms Deadline: March 1
Average Financial Aid Package: ? $2,893
Students Who Applied for Aid: 93%
Applicants Who Received Aid: 90%

Standardized Tests

Scores Verbal Math Composite (out of)
SAT I * 481 - 623 464 - 606 945 - 1229 (1600)
* 25th - 75th Percentile
Other Stats
Top 10% of HS Class: 20%
SATI / ACT Required? Either