Hampton University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Hampton University is a private doctoral/professional university in Hampton, VA (suburb setting), with 3,255 undergraduates (68% women). It admitted 48% of 12,119 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 857–1226 on the SAT and 12–24 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $46,048 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $28,576 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 56% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, communication & journalism, biological sciences. The campus reported 0.94 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Hampton University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $29,162
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Hampton University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Hampton University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Coastal Athletic Association | 35 | 7 over | 3 | $800k | $22,863 | 994 | |
| Men's Basketball | Coastal Athletic Association | 16 | 1 over | 6 | $3M | $187,090 | 964 | |
| Women's Basketball | Coastal Athletic Association | 15 | at cap | 7 | $1.8M | $117,099 | 961 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Coastal Athletic Association | 5 | room 12 | 3 | $351k | $70,209 | 998 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Coastal Athletic Association | 7 | room 10 | 3 | $428k | $61,128 | 932 | |
| Football | Coastal Athletic Association | 92 | room 13 | 1 | $5.2M | $56,989 | 933 | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Coastal Athletic Association | 48 | at cap | 4 | $805k | $16,762 | 960 | |
| Softball | Coastal Athletic Association | 19 | room 6 | 3 | $728k | $38,306 | 972 | |
| Men's Tennis | Coastal Athletic Association | 7 | room 3 | 2 | $336k | $47,956 | 998 | |
| Women's Tennis | Coastal Athletic Association | 8 | room 2 | 2 | $418k | $52,207 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Coastal Athletic Association | 27 | room 18 | 1 | $351k | $13,001 | 961 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Coastal Athletic Association | 29 | room 16 | 1 | $428k | $14,755 | 937 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Coastal Athletic Association | 14 | room 4 | 2 | $822k | $58,736 | 978 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.