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Hampton University

Hampton University is a private campus in suburban Hampton, VA. It is one of the nation's historically Black colleges and universities — a federally recognized designation.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income (partial)

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$29,338

family income
under $30k

$30,636

$30–48k

$32,980

$48–75k

not reported

$75–110k

$44,119

over $110k

Only four of the five income brackets were filed for the same year at Hampton University — this isn't a full distribution.

Average net price

$25,3192023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Hampton University rose from $16,559 (2008) to $25,319 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$16,559
2009	$20,589
2010	$27,451
2011	$22,021
2012	$23,373
2013	$26,326
2014	$28,272
2015	$34,173
2016	$26,458
2017	$28,568
2018	$31,307
2019	$26,824
2020	$40,395
2021	$40,511
2022	$32,145
2023	$25,319

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$46,0272024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Hampton University rose from $27,740 (2009) to $46,027 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$27,740
2010	$28,648
2011	$30,285
2012	$31,001
2013	$32,358
2014	$33,798
2015	$35,290
2016	$37,162
2017	$38,849
2018	$40,521
2019	$42,334
2020	$44,252
2021	$46,189
2022	$46,123
2023	$45,968
2024	$46,027

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$11,110
2001	$11,666
2002	$12,252
2003	$12,864
2004	$13,506
2005	$14,182
2006	$14,818
2007	$15,610
2008	$16,392
2013	$20,724
2014	$21,760
2015	$23,112
2016	$24,242
2017	$25,441
2018	$26,702
2019	$28,024
2020	$29,312
2021	$29,312
2022	$29,162
2023	$29,162

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $30,592 before grants and other attendance costs. At Hampton University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 3,727 undergrads, Hampton University is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

57.2% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Hampton University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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57.2%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Hampton University has wandered from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 67.5% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 57.2%.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	58.7%
1992 cohort	52.3%
1993 cohort	47.2%
1994 cohort	53.8%
1995 cohort	52.8%
1996 cohort	59.5%
1997 cohort	54.4%
1998 cohort	53.7%
1999 cohort	51.7%
2000 cohort	54.1%
2001 cohort	54.3%
2002 cohort	51%
2003 cohort	52.3%
2004 cohort	53.8%
2005 cohort	54.9%
2006 cohort	59%
2007 cohort	67.5%
2008 cohort	66.5%
2009 cohort	64.9%
2010 cohort	54.9%
2011 cohort	55.6%
2012 cohort	57.6%
2013 cohort	59.8%
2014 cohort	57.4%
2015 cohort	57.4%
2016 cohort	46.3%
2017 cohort	55.7%
2018 cohort	57.2%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$16,916	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$17,125	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$17,000	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$16,250	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$16,985	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$17,000	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$16,250	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$16,250	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$16,582	$4,000
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$5,339
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$6,875
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$7,125
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,125	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$22,125	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$25,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,000	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,000	$15,375
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$26,000	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$26,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$26,000	$10,000
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$25,442	$12,000

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$42,721

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$53,813

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$59,159

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Hampton University admitted 11,133 of 17,885 applicants in Fall 2024. The 62.2% rate describes that application pool.

62.2%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $29,162 tuition · 2023–24 3,727 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 790–10901600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Hampton University received 17,885 applications and admitted 11,133 (62.2%), with 1,147 enrolling.

Hampton University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Hampton University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 411–558 and Math was 379–532 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 790–1090 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	411	492	558
SAT Math	379	460	532
ACT Composite	13	19	22

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

62.3%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	57%
Fall 2002	61.5%
Fall 2003	59.5%
Fall 2004	53.9%
Fall 2005	54%
Fall 2006	51.3%
Fall 2007	48.6%
Fall 2008	44.6%
Fall 2010	36.9%
Fall 2011	37.1%
Fall 2012	36.4%
Fall 2013	36%
Fall 2014	29.1%
Fall 2015	69%
Fall 2016	64.8%
Fall 2017	36.2%
Fall 2018	43.9%
Fall 2019	36%
Fall 2020	36%
Fall 2021	—
Fall 2022	45.7%
Fall 2023	48.3%
Fall 2024	62.3%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

790–1090Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	940	1120
Fall 2002	970	1170
Fall 2003	930	1110
Fall 2004	947	1227
Fall 2005	942	1225
Fall 2006	945	1229
Fall 2007	937	1198
Fall 2008	937	1182
Fall 2010	810	1131
Fall 2011	1043	1076
Fall 2012	1035	1070
Fall 2013	920	1090
Fall 2014	910	1100
Fall 2015	940	1090
Fall 2016	860	1040
Fall 2017	980	1120
Fall 2022	840	1220
Fall 2023	857	1226
Fall 2024	790	1090

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

13–22Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	18	22
Fall 2002	20	24
Fall 2003	17	21
Fall 2004	20	27
Fall 2005	19	25
Fall 2006	17	26
Fall 2007	17	26
Fall 2008	17	26
Fall 2010	16	26
Fall 2011	21	26
Fall 2012	18	23
Fall 2013	18	23
Fall 2014	20	22
Fall 2015	20	24
Fall 2016	19	24
Fall 2017	20	24
Fall 2022	17	27
Fall 2023	12	24
Fall 2024	13	22

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

3,727Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Hampton University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 5,325 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 3,727.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	3,929
Fall 2003	4,878
Fall 2004	5,199
Fall 2005	5,325
Fall 2006	5,056
Fall 2007	4,886
Fall 2008	4,700
Fall 2009	4,463
Fall 2010	4,361
Fall 2011	4,265
Fall 2012	3,753
Fall 2013	3,529
Fall 2014	3,456
Fall 2015	3,403
Fall 2016	3,793
Fall 2017	3,786
Fall 2018	3,661
Fall 2019	3,705
Fall 2020	3,058
Fall 2021	2,855
Fall 2022	2,846
Fall 2023	3,254
Fall 2024	3,727

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

85%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Hampton University has wandered from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023 — up to 85% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 85%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	83%
Fall 2004 cohort	82%
Fall 2005 cohort	75%
Fall 2006 cohort	76%
Fall 2007 cohort	73%
Fall 2008 cohort	77%
Fall 2009 cohort	74%
Fall 2010 cohort	67%
Fall 2011 cohort	65%
Fall 2012 cohort	76%
Fall 2013 cohort	80%
Fall 2014 cohort	81%
Fall 2015 cohort	81%
Fall 2016 cohort	78%
Fall 2017 cohort	74%
Fall 2018 cohort	75%
Fall 2019 cohort	72%
Fall 2020 cohort	81%
Fall 2021 cohort	77%
Fall 2022 cohort	85%
Fall 2023 cohort	85%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Hampton University

39.4% of Hampton University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Hampton University as a primarily residential campus of 3,727 undergraduates — and 85.3% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Hampton University's SAT section-percentile sums are 790–1090 — their midpoint is below the VA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Hampton University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Hampton University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Hampton University62.2%

Virginia median79.8%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Hampton University$30,592

Virginia median$21,650

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Hampton University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Hampton University$59,159

Virginia median$53,453

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Hampton University, Virginia and national reference values
Metric & basis	Hampton University	Virginia median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	62.2%	79.8%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$30,592	$21,650	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$59,159	$53,453	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Hampton University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Hampton University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 11 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$94,216
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$82,252
Political Science and Government	$64,293
Journalism	$61,675
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$54,437
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$54,286
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$53,602
Biology, General	$49,539
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$48,610
Marketing	$47,479
Psychology, General	$45,749

These 11 fields listed for Hampton University measure earnings after completion. The $59,159 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 40 additional Hampton University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Hampton University report?

Hampton University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 790–1090 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Hampton University's acceptance rate?

62.2% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 11,133 admitted from 17,885 applicants.

How much does Hampton University cost?

At Hampton University, tuition is $30,592. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Hampton University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $59,159. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Virginia

Hollins University — 68% admitted
James Madison University — 71.5% admitted
Emory & Henry University — 83.7% admitted
University of Mary Washington — 79.8% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.