The student population at Hampton University is 4,244 (3,728 undergraduate and 516 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 25 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Hampton is 87.84% which is increased by 309 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 334 and it has been decreasing.
The female to male ratio is 2.05 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.
542 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 326.77% since 2015.
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.
87.84% of total students is undergraduate students and 12.16% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 309 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 334 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 2.05 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in Hampton than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Hampton University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 4,269 | 3,419 | 1,171 | 2,248 | 850 | 271 | 579 |
| 2016-17 | 4,646 377 | 3,836 417 | 1,265 94 | 2,571 323 | 810 -40 | 246 -25 | 564 -15 |
| 2017-18 | 4,618 -28 | 3,792 -44 | 1,244 -21 | 2,548 -23 | 826 16 | 250 4 | 576 12 |
| 2018-19 | 4,321 -297 | 3,672 -120 | 1,259 15 | 2,413 -135 | 649 -177 | 186 -64 | 463 -113 |
| 2019-20 | 4,293 -28 | 3,714 42 | 1,270 11 | 2,444 31 | 579 -70 | 182 -4 | 397 -66 |
| 2020-21 | 3,516 -777 | 3,063 -651 | 1,044 -226 | 2,019 -425 | 453 -126 | 132 -50 | 321 -76 |
| 2021-22 | 3,317 -199 | 2,867 -196 | 969 -75 | 1,898 -121 | 450 -3 | 121 -11 | 329 8 |
| 2022-23 | 3,286 -31 | 2,846 -21 | 985 16 | 1,861 -37 | 440 -10 | 130 9 | 310 -19 |
| 2023-24 | 3,649 363 | 3,255 409 | 1,051 66 | 2,204 343 | 394 -46 | 126 -4 | 268 -42 |
| 2024-25 | 4,244 595 | 3,728 473 | 1,201 150 | 2,527 323 | 516 122 | 189 63 | 327 59 |
| Average | 4,016 | 3,419 | 1,146 | 2,273 | 597 | 183 | 413 |
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.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 3,419 | 3,264 | 1,106 | 2,158 | 155 | 65 | 90 |
| 2016-17 | 3,836 | 3,652 | 1,191 | 2,461 | 184 | 74 | 110 |
| 2017-18 | 3,792 | 3,651 | 1,189 | 2,462 | 141 | 55 | 86 |
| 2018-19 | 3,672 | 3,510 | 1,193 | 2,317 | 162 | 66 | 96 |
| 2019-20 | 3,714 | 3,491 | 1,182 | 2,309 | 223 | 88 | 135 |
| 2020-21 | 3,063 | 2,814 | 952 | 1,862 | 249 | 92 | 157 |
| 2021-22 | 2,867 | 2,708 | 912 | 1,796 | 159 | 57 | 102 |
| 2022-23 | 2,846 | 2,648 | 874 | 1,774 | 198 | 111 | 87 |
| 2023-24 | 3,255 | 3,132 | 1,003 | 2,129 | 123 | 48 | 75 |
| 2024-25 | 3,728 | 3,631 | 1,159 | 2,472 | 97 | 42 | 55 |
| Average | 3,419 | 3,419 | 1,076 | 2,174 | 3,419 | 70 | 99 |
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.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 850 | 467 | 129 | 338 | 383 | 142 | 241 |
| 2016-17 | 810 | 608 | 159 | 449 | 202 | 87 | 115 |
| 2017-18 | 826 | 601 | 167 | 434 | 225 | 83 | 142 |
| 2018-19 | 649 | 540 | 152 | 388 | 109 | 34 | 75 |
| 2019-20 | 579 | 464 | 148 | 316 | 115 | 34 | 81 |
| 2020-21 | 453 | 353 | 106 | 247 | 100 | 26 | 74 |
| 2021-22 | 450 | 370 | 96 | 274 | 80 | 25 | 55 |
| 2022-23 | 440 | 353 | 101 | 252 | 87 | 29 | 58 |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 258 | 91 | 167 | 136 | 35 | 101 |
| 2024-25 | 516 | 381 | 149 | 232 | 135 | 40 | 95 |
| Average | 597 | 597 | 130 | 310 | 597 | 54 | 104 |
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).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 9 | 45 | 3,873 | 56 | 1 | 219 | 2 |
| 2016-17 | 13 | 39 | 4,246 | 63 | 2 | 194 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 19 | 41 | 4,243 | 62 | 2 | 184 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 14 | 23 | 4,038 | 61 | 2 | 132 | 1 |
| 2019-20 | 14 | 18 | 3,964 | 65 | 5 | 108 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 14 | 20 | 3,275 | 55 | 6 | 65 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 11 | 17 | 3,129 | 42 | 4 | 46 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 8 | 26 | 3,107 | 33 | 1 | 51 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 6 | 9 | 3,524 | 23 | 2 | 27 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | 9 | 6 | 3,967 | 15 | 1 | 27 | 0 |
| Average | 12 | 24 | 3,737 | 48 | 3 | 105 | 0 |
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.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 4,269 | 127 | 96 | 4,046 |
| 2016-17 | 4,646 | 373 | 1,473 | 2,800 |
| 2017-18 | 4,618 | 240 | 107 | 4,271 |
| 2018-19 | 4,321 | 216 | 70 | 4,035 |
| 2019-20 | 4,293 | 457 | 33 | 3,803 |
| 2020-21 | 3,516 | 343 | 28 | 3,145 |
| 2021-22 | 3,317 | 408 | 0 | 2,909 |
| 2022-23 | 3,286 | 374 | 0 | 2,912 |
| 2023-24 | 3,649 | 328 | 8 | 3,313 |
| 2024-25 | 4,244 | 542 | 98 | 3,604 |
| Average | 4,016 | 341 | 191 | 3,484 |
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