Hampton University

Tyler Street
Hampton, VA 23668
http://www.hamptonu.edu

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Overview
Type	Private institution
Year Founded	1868
Religious Affiliation	None
Undergrad Students	5,325
Endowment	199,030,896
Application Deadline	March 1
Application Fee	25
Selectivity	Selective
Application Deadline	March 1
Tuition	14,182
Room/Board	6,746

Services
Associated 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
Campus Safety	24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Career Services	co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
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
Basic Services	nonremedial tutoring, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
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
Periodical Subs	1,100
# of Books	265,000
Graduate Job Placement Statistics
within 6 months	44%
within one year	93%
within two years	N/A
Campus Life
Students in fraternities	5%
Students in sororities	4%
Campus Size	314 acres
College housing offered	Yes
Students in college housing	43%
College housing types	women's dorms, men's dorms
Popular Events	Convocation- Homecoming- Founder's Day- Parents' Weekend- Honors Convocation- Black Family Conference- Commencement
Nearest Airport	Norfolk (20), Newport News (20)
Nearest Train	Newport News (10)
Army ROTC	Offered on campus
Navy ROTC	Offered on campus
Extracurricular
Students 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
Number of Organizations	85
# of fraternities	6
# of sororities	3
Students in fraternities	5%
Students in sororities	4%
Student Papers	(Appears as submitted by school) The Hampton Script (every two weeks)
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)