Colleges / Hampton University
College · Private nonprofit · Hampton, VA · Suburb
HU

Hampton University

Hampton, VA

HBCU
Address200 William R. Harvey Way, Hampton, VA 23668-0099
Websitewww.hamptonu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate62%
6-yr median pay$43k
Net price / yr$25k
Undergrad size3,727
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $25k/yr for a shot at a $43k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 62% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 969.

If you get in

3,727 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $46k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $25k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$184k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$101k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$83k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$30.6k
Room & board
$14.3k
Books & supplies
$1,100

How students pay for it.

Pell grants39%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans56%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $12k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention85%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr57%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$43k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$59k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out33%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
3,727
Location
Hampton, VA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
HBCU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Black97%
  • International2%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students20%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time3%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$53k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 51

What you can study.

Colleges / Hampton University
College · Private nonprofit · Hampton, VA · Suburb
HU

Hampton University

Hampton, VA

HBCU
Address200 William R. Harvey Way, Hampton, VA 23668-0099
Websitewww.hamptonu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate62%
6-yr median pay$43k
Net price / yr$25k
Undergrad size3,727
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $25k/yr for a shot at a $43k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 62% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 969.

If you get in

3,727 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $46k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $25k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$184k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$101k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$83k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$30.6k
Room & board
$14.3k
Books & supplies
$1,100

How students pay for it.

Pell grants39%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans56%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $12k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention85%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr57%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$43k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$59k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out33%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
3,727
Location
Hampton, VA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
HBCU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Black97%
  • International2%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students20%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time3%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$53k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 51

What you can study.