| Name |
Hampton University |
| Address |
Tyler Street
Hampton, VA 23668 |
| Website |
http://www.hamptonu.edu |
| Email |
admissions@hamptonu.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
43% |
| Percent Fraternity |
5% |
| Percent Sorority |
4% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
68% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
43% |
| Campus Housing |
No |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
women's dorms, men's dorms |
| College Owned Singles |
N/A |
| College Owned Doubles |
N/A |
| College Owned Triples |
N/A |
| College Owned Apartments |
N/A |
| College Owned Other |
N/A |
| Num College Owned |
N/A |
| Sprinkler System |
N/A |
| Fire Alarms |
N/A |
| High Speed Internet |
N/A |
| Campus Size |
314 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
68% |
| Nearest Airport |
Norfolk (20), Newport News (20) |
| Nearest Train |
Newport News (10) |
| Nearest Bus |
Hampton (2) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
No |
| Percent Cars |
40% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
1% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
1,500 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
Yes |
| Army Rotc |
Offered on campus |
| Navy Rotc |
Offered on campus |
| Airforce Rotc |
Not offered |
| Alcohol Permitted |
No |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, dress/hair code, honor code, hazing prohibited, other |
| Popular Events |
Convocation- Homecoming- Founder's Day- Parents' Weekend- Honors Convocation- Black Family Conference- Commencement |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
85 |
| Honor Societies |
Acctg. Honor-Alpha Kappa Delta(Soc. )-Alpha Kappa Mu-Beta kappa Chi-Golden Key-Phi Alpha Theta-Natl Soc of Scabbard & Blade-Psi Chi-Kappa Tau Alpha-Sigma Tau Delta(Eng)-Sigma Theta Tau(Nur)-Upsilon Pi Epsilon(Com Sci)-Alpha Mu Gamma (F. Lang)-Alpha Phi Sigma-Mu Kappa Tau-Pi Sigma Alpha-Rho Chi |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Student Christian Association, Muslim Student Fellowship, Fellowship of Christian Athletes |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) International Student Assoc. |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Department Related Organizations and Clubs exist for majority of majors/ depts. Also have Student Chapters of Several National Assocs: Musical Educators; Black Journalists(NABJ); Black Engineers; Education; Amer. Instits of Architecture and Biology; Amer. Assoc. for Computing Machinery; and State-level: Std. Va. Educ. Assoc. (SVEA) |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Hampton Script (every two weeks) |
| Num Frats |
6 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
5% |
| Num Sororities |
3 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
4% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1868 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
5,325 |
| Setting |
Urban |
| Endowment |
199,030,896 |
| Application Deadline |
March 1 |
| Application Fee |
25 |
| Selectivity |
Selective |
| Tuition |
14,182 |
| Room Board |
6,746 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial |
reading, math, writing, study skills |
| Counseling |
career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, religious |
| Career |
co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other |
| Job Six Months |
44% |
| Job One Year |
93% |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
Eli Lilly, Pfizer-Enterprise, Microsoft, KPMG, Lockheed Martin, Towers Perrin, Johnson and Johnson, Honeywell, AT&T, Public School System, Kettering, Johns Hopkins, US Military, Price WaterHouse Coopers |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
265,000 |
| Num Subscriptions |
1,100 |
| Num Microforms |
655,000 |
| Num Audiovisual |
432 |
| Num Ebooks |
N/A |
| Library Facilities |
3 small satellite libraries |
| Museums |
Hampton Univ. Museum- Emancipation Oak, 1 of the Great Trees of the World National Landmarks- Mansion House,1828- Virginia Cleveland, 1874- Wigwam Building,1878- Academic Building, 1881- Memorial Chapel,1886 |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
1,500 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
N/A |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
N/A |
| Num Wired Labs |
N/A |
| Num Wired Other |
N/A |
| Wireless Network |
N/A |
| Wireless Areas |
|
| Wireless Capacity |
|
| Recommended Os |
Microsoft |
| Hosting Units |
N/A |
| Student Webpages |
No |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
