Hampton University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 1,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%)
Sunshine Hours 2,715 (68%)
Days Without Precipitation 253 (61%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 400 (11%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,749
Men / Women 32% / 68%
From State 16%
From Region 22%
Athletes 376 (10.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 97%
International 1%
Native American 0%
Asian 0%
Hispanic 0%
White 0%
Mixed 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Proctor School of Fine and Performing Arts 11 55% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $45,387 0 -0.08 15
Music 4 — 25% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $44,712 41 -0.22 14 — — — — —
Music Education 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $56,237 92 +1.02 43 — — — — —
Music Management 2 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $45,271 44 -0.16 15 — — — — —
Music Technology 2 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $44,677 41 -0.22 14 — — — — —
Theatre 2 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $42,142 42 -0.12 10 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 99 40% 0% 0% 96% 1% 2% $78,384 68 -0.27 82 94% 8.0%
Accounting 5 — 20% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $68,835 10 -1.18 71 94% — — — —
Business Administration 10 — 30% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $85,764 77 +0.42 88 97% — — — —
Business Administration and Management 27 — 44% 0% 0% 93% 0% 4% $85,764 77 +0.42 88 97% — — — —
Finance 19 — 47% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $79,226 17 -0.69 83 — — — — —
Management Information Systems 7 — 14% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $81,115 29 -0.65 85 — — — — —
Managerial Economics 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $83,865 33 -0.53 87 — — — — —
Marketing 18 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $68,450 20 -0.71 70 90% 8.0% — — —
Sales and Marketing 12 — 33% 0% 0% 92% 8% 0% $71,130 31 -0.50 74 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Engineering and Technology 30 43% 3% 0% 93% 0% 3% $91,865 91 -0.59 91
Chemical Engineering 5 — 20% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $98,461 19 -0.72 95 — — — — —
Computer Engineering 3 — 67% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $102,470 18 -0.69 96 — — — — —
Engineering 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $123,236 95 +1.88 99 — — — — —
Computer Science 7 — 29% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $88,448 9 -1.07 90 — — — — —
Cyber Operations 5 — 60% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $82,380 26 -0.60 86 — — — — —
Information Science 2 — 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% 50% $88,964 31 -0.45 90 — — — — —
Aviation Management 6 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $89,126 28 -0.38 90 — — — — —
Aviation Science 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $89,283 29 -0.37 90 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Liberal Arts and Education 213 26% 1% 0% 96% 0% 1% $56,853 4 -0.43 44 95% 10.5%
Cyber Forensics 5 — 60% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $75,666 15 -0.95 79 — — — — —
Exercise Science 29 — 38% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $52,472 12 -1.09 32 94% 12.0% — — —
Sport Management 8 — 88% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $52,472 17 -0.93 32 94% 12.0% — — —
English 10 — 10% 0% 0% 90% 0% 10% $54,301 63 +0.23 37 — — — — —
General Studies 6 — 17% 17% 0% 83% 0% 0% $55,162 40 -0.21 40 94% 8.9% — — —
History 3 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $54,124 43 -0.27 37 — — — — —
Liberal Studies 29 — 72% 0% 0% 86% 0% 7% $55,162 40 -0.21 40 94% 8.9% — — —
Religious Studies 2 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $54,674 77 +0.47 38 — — — — —
International Studies 4 — 25% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $62,693 26 -0.52 59 — — — — —
Political Science 30 — 20% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $73,740 58 +0.11 77 100% 8.9% — — —
Psychology 53 — 4% 2% 0% 98% 0% 0% $52,126 35 -0.45 31 91% 11.2% — — —
Public Administration — — — — — — — — $66,728 36 -0.40 67 — — — — —
Sociology — — — — — — — — $55,191 50 -0.15 40 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 8 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $53,774 67 +0.22 36 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 20 — 10% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $52,867 12 -0.97 33 97% 11.0% — — —
Criminal Justice Administration 2 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $52,867 12 -0.97 33 97% 11.0% — — —
Paralegal Studies 4 — 25% 0% 0% 75% 0% 0% $56,409 30 -0.48 43 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing and Health Sciences 46 7% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $72,640 51 -0.30 76 100% 4.6%
Health and Wellness 23 — 9% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $61,926 32 -0.45 57 — — — — —
Nursing 17 — 6% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $93,460 63 +0.12 92 100% 4.6% — — —
Speech-Language Pathology 6 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $54,727 16 -0.96 38 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Pharmacy 6 33% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $130,816 100 +0.44 99 94%
Pharmaceutical Sciences 6 — 33% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $130,816 54 +0.44 99 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Pure and Applied Science 45 16% 0% 2% 93% 4% 0% $61,883 15 -0.69 57 96% 11.3%
Chemistry — — — — — — — — $66,560 27 -0.49 67 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $69,485 30 -0.60 72 — — — — —
Physics 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $72,317 16 -0.81 76 — — — — —
Biochemistry 12 — 17% 0% 0% 83% 17% 0% $68,321 36 -0.28 70 — — — — —
Biology 30 — 17% 0% 3% 97% 0% 0% $59,024 16 -0.86 50 96% 11.3% — — —
Marine Biology 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $52,382 43 -0.25 32 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications 39 28% 0% 0% 97% 0% 0% $57,062 4 -0.85 45 95% 11.7%
Journalism 23 — 30% 0% 0% 96% 0% 0% $60,646 46 -0.19 54 97% 11.7% — — —
Strategic Communication 16 — 25% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $51,912 3 -1.80 31 93% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $34,276
ROI Percentile 66th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 85%
4-Year Graduation Rate 44%
6-Year Graduation Rate 57%
Transfer-Out Rate 33%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 25.8% 126 16% 1% 0% 98% 0% 0% $59,136 52 -0.44 50 95% 10.7%
Business & Economics 21.9% 107 44% 0% 0% 96% 1% 2% $76,447 43 -0.32 80 94% 9.2%
Health Sciences 16.6% 81 20% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $69,729 19 -0.53 72 96% 9.3%
Humanities 10.2% 50 46% 2% 0% 88% 0% 6% $54,908 50 -0.10 39 94% 8.9%
Life & Natural Sciences 8.6% 42 17% 0% 2% 93% 5% 0% $61,680 23 -0.70 57 96% 11.3%
Professional 6.7% 33 21% 3% 0% 94% 0% 0% $60,992 30 -0.78 55 97% 11.0%
Computer Science 3.9% 19 42% 0% 0% 95% 0% 5% $83,542 9 -0.85 86 — —
Arts 2.2% 11 55% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $45,388 21 -0.08 15 — —
Engineering 1.8% 9 44% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $102,550 55 -0.42 96 — —
Education 1.6% 8 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $53,774 51 +0.22 36 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.4% 2 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $70,901 28 -0.71 74 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.2% 1 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $52,382 16 -0.25 32 — —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $4.9M #220 100% $0 3 #201 9 4
Life & Natural Sciences $1.9M #264 100% $0 — — — —
Engineering $1.2M #269 100% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.7M #244 100% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.6M #234 0% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.4M #308 100% $0 2 #219 10 —
Education $0.2M #342 46% $0 26 #164 — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.2M #466 100% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Total $10.1M #311 93% $0 31 #322 19 4

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 92 $6.3M $5.2M $1.1M
Lacrosse 48 $717K $804K -$87K
Track & Field (outdoor) 27 $299K $351K -$51K
Track & Field (indoor) 26 $299K $351K -$51K
Basketball 16 $2.2M $3.0M -$769K
Tennis 7 $247K $335K -$88K
Cross Country 5 $299K $351K -$51K
Sailing 3 $63K $63K $0
Total 216 $10.5M $10.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 39 $422K $427K -$5K
Soccer 35 $801K $800K $1K
Track & Field (outdoor) 29 $422K $427K -$5K
Softball 19 $805K $727K $77K
Basketball 15 $1.7M $1.8M -$76K
Volleyball 14 $804K $822K -$18K
Tennis 8 $449K $417K $31K
Cross Country 7 $422K $427K -$5K
Other Sports 5 $30K $30K $0
Sailing 4 $85K $85K $0
Total 160 $5.9M $5.9M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 92 $6.3M $5.2M $1.1M
Track & Field (indoor) 65 $721K $778K -$57K
Track & Field (outdoor) 56 $721K $778K -$57K
Lacrosse 48 $717K $804K -$87K
Soccer 35 $801K $800K $1K
Basketball 31 $3.9M $4.7M -$846K
Softball 19 $805K $727K $77K
Tennis 15 $696K $753K -$56K
Volleyball 14 $804K $822K -$18K
Cross Country 12 $721K $778K -$57K
Sailing 7 $149K $149K $0
Other Sports 5 $30K $30K $0
Total 376 $17.3M $17.3M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 62%
Yield (non-ED) 10%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 56% 55% 40%
Early Decision 70% 68% 52%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 65%
SAT Range 790 – 1090
SAT Math Range 370 – 530
SAT RW Range 410 – 550