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Hampton University

Hampton University
200 William R. Harvey Way
Hampton, VA 23668-0099

Official telephone: (757) 727-5000
Fax number: (757) 727-5095
Website: https://home.hamptonu.edu/
Screen last updated on: October 2026
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 4,046
Full-time undergraduates: 3,959
Part-time undergraduates: 74
Total graduate students: 455
Full-time graduate students: 353
Part-time graduate students: 102
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.0% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
83.7% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
0.3% Hispanic/Latino
0.0% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
0.4% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.5% Nonresident Alien
13.8% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Nearest major city: Norfolk

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: no
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of students who live in school housing: 71%
Percent of students who live off campus: 29%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Student Government Association (SGA); National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC); National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE); Hampton University Student Activities Council (HUSAC); Caribbean Student Association (CSA)

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 1

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's basketballyes 
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's footballyes 
Men's lacrosseyes 
Men's outdoor track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's sailingyes 
Men's tennisyes 
Men's track and fieldyes 
Women's ice hockeyyes 
Women's outdoor track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's rock climbingyes 
Women's rowingyes 
Women's skiing (downhill)yes 
Women's socceryes 
Women's softballyes 
Women's swimming and divingyes 
Women's ultimate Frisbeeyes 
Women's water poloyes 

Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: NewPort News International Air

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 48% within six months of graduation

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