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Acceptance Rate 62.25%
Yield 10.30%
SAT Score 952
ACT Score 19
Applicants 17,885

Hampton Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 62.25% at Hampton University. Total 17,885 students applied and 11,133 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 952 and the average ACT score is 19.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$50
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationwww.hamptonu.edu/studentservices/admissions
Online Applicationwww.hamptonu.edu/studentservices/admissions/apply.htm
Acceptance Rate62.25%
Average Test Scores952 SAT / 19 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 62.25%. A total of 17,885 students (5,050 men and 12,808 women) have applied to and 11,133 (3,039 men and 8,081 women) students admitted to Hampton University.
Among them, 362 male and 785 female students have enrolled into Hampton and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 10.30%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Hampton
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants17,8855,05012,808270
Admitted11,1333,0398,081130
Enrolled1,14736278500
Acceptance Rate 62.25% 60.18% 63.09% 48.15% -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 10.30% 11.91% 9.71% - -
[Chart] Hampton University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Hampton, 559 applicants (49% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 188 applicants (16%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 952 at Hampton. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,090 and 25th percentile score is 790.
The average ACT score is 19 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 22 and the 25th percentile score is 13.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Hampton. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Hampton with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Hampton
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total7909521090
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing411492558
Math379460532
ACT Composite131922
Math141619
English131822
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Hampton University, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 2 item(s) are considered for admission - Admission Test Scores, Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc).
Application Requirements for Hampton
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✓
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✗
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Hampton

The calendar system at Hampton University is Semester. Hampton University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Hampton University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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