Hampton University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Hampton University was established on April 1, 1868, in Hampton, Virginia. It was initially founded as the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute. It became the Hampton Institute in 1930 and Hampton University in 1984.

Students at HU can choose from over 50 bachelor degree programs, 20 master degree programs and several other doctoral or professional degrees in various areas of study. Hampton University has 6 schools under it:

• College of Education & Continuing Studies
• Graduate College
• School of Business
• School of Engineering and Technology
• School of Liberal Arts
• School of Nursing
• School of Pharmacy
• School of Science
• Scripps Howard School of Journalism & Communications

Hampton University’s sports teams are nicknamed The Pirates and participate in sports like football, basketball, cross country, golf, bowling, softball, volleyball, track and tennis, and have won a number of MEAC titles.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Historically black college.
• Many students concentrating in architecture and planning, music, therapy and counseling, medicine, media, business and management, nutrition and exercise therapy, and science.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Hampton is a historically black college.

Student enrollment was 5,427 in 2009-2010 (5,480 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 87% of enrolled students, graduate students are 9%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 4%.

Students under 25 years old represent 82% of the student body. About 7% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Hampton provides on-campus housing for 2,850 of its 5,480 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 113 male students received the aid (men were 60% of those receiving aid) and 75 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 40% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Hampton offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Doctoral (Other Then Education).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (23 awarded)

• Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)

ART STUDIES (4 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (250 awarded)

• Accounting
• Banking and Financial Support Services
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
• Finance
• Human Resources Management and Services
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (10 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (3 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (36 awarded)

• College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities
• Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented
• Educational Administration and Supervision
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Foreign Language Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Psychology Teacher Education
• Student Counseling and Personnel Services

ENGINEERING (14 awarded)

• Chemical Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering

HOSPITALITY (0 awarded)

• Hotel/Motel Administration/Management

LAW (12 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (123 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences

MATHEMATICS (3 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (0 awarded)

• Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician

MEDIA (52 awarded)

• Advertising
• Broadcast Journalism
• Journalism
• Public Relations/Image Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (31 awarded)

• Allied Health Diagnostic/Intervention/Treatment Professions, Oth
• Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MEDICINE (62 awarded)

• Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])

MUSIC (15 awarded)

• Music Management and Merchandising
• Music Performance

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (130 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (39 awarded)

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (1 awarded)

• Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (87 awarded)

• Atmospheric Physics and Dynamics
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
• Physics
• Planetary Astronomy and Science

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (3 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
• Fire Services Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (127 awarded)

• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology

TRANSPORTATION (10 awarded)

• Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology
• Air Traffic Controller
• Aviation/Airway Management and Operations