Hampton University Student Population

How many students at Hampton?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Hampton University has a total enrollment of 4,244 students, including 3,728 undergraduate and 516 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,390 male students (32.8%) and 2,854 female students (67.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,967 Black students (93.5%) and 27 White students (0.6%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 3,728 undergraduate students (87.8%) and 516 graduate students (12.2%).
• Class Delivery: 542 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 98 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University - which average 6,371 - Hampton's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,390 male (32.75%) and 2,854 female (67.25%) students are attending Hampton University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 48.70.

By class level, 3,728 (87.84%) are undergraduate students and 516 (12.16%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 32.22% are male and 67.78% are female, while among graduate students, 36.63% are male and 63.37% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 27 White, 3,967 Black, and 6 Asian students out of a total of 4,244 are attending at Hampton University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Hampton University is not very diverse with a diversity index of 12.5% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Hampton has 118 students under 18 years old and 1 students over 65 years old. There are 3,247 students under 25 years old, and 402 students over 25 years old out of 3,649 total students.

Hampton has 3,106 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 149 students aged 25 and over.

It has 141 graduate students aged under 25 and 253 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Hampton University, 542 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 98 students are enrolled in some online courses.

179 students who live in Virginia or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 363 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,728 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 166 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.45%.138 students have transferred in as full-time status and 28 students transferred in as part-time status.