Rate this HBCU Day 3: Hampton University

[DrBanneker]

The last HBCU rated was American Baptist College, the smallest HBCU but one that definitely punches above its weight in terms of prominent alumni. Its average score was 6.1.

Hampton University is our next focus and has a long and proud tradition as being one of the first HBCUs established, almost while the embers of the Civil War were still burning. Originally a college to jointly educated Black and Native Americans together in vocational skills, it has evolved into one of the top liberal arts HBCUs. Its vocational history gave rise to Booker T. Washington, who later founded Tuskegee and countless other Black institutions making Hampton's influence one of the largest historically. Based in Hampton, VA near Norfolk, Newport News, and Virginia Beach it is also in one of the most scenic areas as far as HBCUs go with one of its most beautiful campuses.

Its most popular majors tend to be business, psychology, biology, journalism/communications, and nursing.

It also recently had the longest serving president in HBCU history: Dr. William Harvey retired back in June 2022 as president after serving since 1978---43 years!!


Basic data (all data 2021 unless otherwise noted)
Founded: 1868
City, State: Hampton, VA
Type: 4-year, Private not-for-profit
Nickname: Pirates
Enrollment and percent Black enrollment: 3,317 (2,867 undergraduate), 96% Black
Part-time student percentage: 6%
First Generation Student Percentage: 20%
Percentage of students from households under $30k/over $100k: 30%/23%
Out of State Percentage: 82%

Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 13:1

Admissions Acceptance Rate: 80%
4-yr/6-yr graduation rates: 40%/57%
Transfer out rate: 31%
Male/Female percentages: 34% / 66% (1.9: 1)
Tuition: $29.3k
Median Federal Debt After Graduation: $26,000
Median Parent PLUS Loans After Graduation: $78,000
Median Earning 10-Years after 10 years from freshman year: $52,372
Median Earnings for specific majors after 3 years after graduation:
Registered Nursing: $67,779, Business Administration: $51,209, Journalism: $40,416, Criminal Justice: $38,312, Political Science: $37,103

Top Majors by Degree
Business Administration, Biology, Communications, Nursing, Sports Science, Criminal Justice

Endowment: $400M ($30M from MacKenzie Scott)
Alumni Engagement:
Athletic Conference: Colonial Athletic Association (NCAA Div 1)

Mascot: Pirates

Famous alumni:

Booker T. Washington - One of the GOAT Black leaders and educators. Founder of the Tuskegee Institute and countless other primary, secondary, and post-secondary schools

William Cardozo - Researcher on sickle cell who realized it was a Mendelian inherited trait

Rashida Jones - president of MSNBC

Wanda Sykes - Standup comedian

Charles Phillips - Former Oracle executive and CEO of Infor

Dr. Moogega Cooper - NASA engineer and science popularizer

Main Campus

Student Center

Dining Center

Armstrong Stadium

Marching Band

Ebony Fire Dance Team

Miss Hampton University Pageant 2017

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[Womb Raider]

Visited a few times with a former friend more than a few years ago


- the black women there are all shapes and sizes!
- the parties are lit lit lit, homecoming was some wild project X type shyt
- the campus is near the banks of the Virginia Peninsula, can make for a very scenic view
- don't know anything about the academics since I didn't actually go there but it seems like the student body are clique'd up like any other university

 

[tuckgod]

Cream of the crop

Non better

 

[F*ckthemkids]

campus looks nice

 

[staticshock]

Never been but I’ve heard nothing but good things the school. They’re unique in that the have a lacrosse & sailing team. I know they take academics very seriously, hence them leaving the MEAC & joining a conference with higher academic prestige.

I’ve also heard a LOT bourgeoisie blacks go there

 

[SupaVillain]

As an alumni of the school (graduated in 2020), been in the marching band and even participated in history for performing at HONDA BOTB, I have countless great memories and hard lessons being there which shaped me to the man I am today. My score? I gave it a 7, and I'll explain why. This school, like many others, has a lot of skeletons in their closet. From rape scandals from the Ques (His frat), to money going "missing", horrible dorm living spaces and rotten food, I can say the administration by Harvey could had done a lot more for their students. Resources were barely accountable and available and the school is just too damn expensive. Hampton now does have a new president that seems to actually care and do more for its students, so I have high hopes for change. All in all, Hampton is a beautiful institution that has a lot of power in terms of looking for a great career, I met one of my recruiters there that gave me the career I have now and i'm getting paid 80k and i'm only 25 in DC. Most of my friends are making good money as well. If I had any advice for people who wishes to come here, PLEASE make sure you keeping track of your tuition and imo, only come here if you want to be a journalist or criminal justice. Heard many horror stories from pre-med majors that make me shudder. @DrBanneker for the hbcu series

oh and I forgot to add: the women are the BADDEST joints I've seen in my life and they are in abundance especially homecoming

 

[904Lurker]

The women

 

[Mordith]

The fake HU...

 

[SupaVillain]

Never been but I’ve heard nothing but good things the school. They’re unique in that the have a lacrosse & sailing team. I know they take academics very seriously, hence them leaving the MEAC & joining a conference with higher academic prestige.

I’ve also heard a LOT bourgeoisie blacks go there

You are correct lmao

 

[Rollie Forbes]

People who went to Hampton will go out of their way to tell you that they went to Hampton.

 

[Rollie Forbes]

Hampton is a great school, and they're Virginia's second most prestigious HBCU. I would've rated them higher had they never left the CIAA.

 

[Apprentice]

I been to HU for a couple frat celebrations

I fukk wit it socially, just can’t fw the curfew

They needa go back to the MEAC man

 

[Apprentice]

Hampton is a great school, and they're Virginia's second most prestigious HBCU. I would've rated them higher had they never left the CIAA.

What’s VA’s first? Big State?

 

[Rollie Forbes]

What’s VA’s first? Big State?

Sounds like you already know!

 

[Rollie Forbes]

@Apprentice Thanks, Breh!