Enrollment Trends at Hampton

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,016 where 4,244 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 4,646 students in 2017 and was lowest at 3,286 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 4,269 to 4,244 students, a net loss of 25 (0.6%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Hampton University since 2015.

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,419 where 3,728 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Hampton University since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 597 where 516 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Hampton University since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 0.64% and the percentage of black students is 93.47% at Hampton University. 0.14% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 0.35% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 5.13% to 0.64%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.05% to 0.14%. Black student enrollment increased from 90.72% to 93.47%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 1.31% to 0.35%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.1262 which indicates that not very diverse. This decreased from 0.1740 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Hampton University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

542 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 13% of total students. The number of online students has increased 326.77% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Hampton University from 2015 to 2025.