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Located in Hampton, Virginia, Hampton University is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is Hampton University?

Contact details for Hampton are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	200 William R. Harvey Way, Hampton, VA 23668-0099
Phone:	757-727-5000
Website:	www.hamptonu.edu

How Do I Get Into Hampton?

You can apply to Hampton online at: www.hamptonu.edu/studentservices/admissions/apply.htm

Admission Requirements for Hampton

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Recommended
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Hampton?

Hampton has an acceptance rate of 80%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 26% of accepted students are men and 74% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 82%.

Can I Afford Hampton University?

The overall average net price of Hampton is $36,841. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Hampton, approximately 56% of students took out student loans averaging $12,407 a year. That adds up to $49,628 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Hampton is 3.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Hampton University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,867 undergraduate students at Hampton, with 2,708 being full-time and 159 being part-time.

There are also 450 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,708 full-time undergraduates at Hampton, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Hampton University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	7
Black or African American	2,618
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	16
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Geographic Diversity

Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Hampton University. At this time, 33 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 38 countries are represented at Hampton. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Kenya, and Sri Lanka.

Online Learning at Hampton University

There are 9 bachelor’s degree and 6 master’s degree programs available online at Hampton. In 2020-2021, 408 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Hampton has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 14th most popular in Virginia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Hampton

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Hampton University was 10.2%. This is the #1,002 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Hampton regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.