Hampton University
Private College in Hampton, VA. Six-year graduation rate 57%. Median 10-year earnings $59,159.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $59,159 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. 57% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $25,442, neither a bargain nor a burden. On economic mobility, 2.1% of students travel from the bottom income quintile to the top.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Hampton University accepts 62% of applicants, which makes it accessible to most students who meet the baseline requirements. The applicant pool is large — 17,885 in the most recent cycle — so the published rate reflects genuine competition rather than a small-sample quirk. A 10% yield rate is low: the admitted pool is much larger than the entering class. The score bands below rest on the 49% of enrolled first-years who submitted an SAT score — a self-selected group, and not a cutoff.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 411–558 | 559 (49%) |
| SAT Math | 379–532 | |
| ACT Composite | 13–22 | 188 (16%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion sits at 57%, meaning about two in five students who enroll leave without finishing. 85% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. The distance between those two figures is the part worth noticing — students return for a second year at a much higher rate than they graduate, so attrition here is spread across the middle years rather than concentrated in the first. 33% of students transfer out, which reframes what the graduation rate above is measuring. Retention drops to 63% for part-time students, a gap worth weighing if full-time study is not realistic.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 3,254 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $27,428 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($32,101 versus $31,528), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. About 83% get grants averaging $18,630, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Most students borrow — 56% take federal loans to cover the gap.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 1,187 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $32,101 |
| $30–48k | $14,207 |
| $48–75k | $14,305 |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | $31,528 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,824 of these 3,254 students, totalling $11,458,391 — an average of $6,282 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Hampton City) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)