Check out why Hampton University received a D+ grade in our Report Card below.
Hampton University is a private university on 314 acres in Hampton, Virginia. It has over 55 student organizations with events held throughout the academic year. Students at Hampton University can tour the Hampton History Museum, visit the Fort Monroe National Monument, dine at local establishments, or relax at Buckroe Beach. The university is known as one of the world&#8217;s top historically black colleges or universities (HBCU).
Hampton University offers 73 major programs for students to explore. Notable alumni and former students include former slave and author of &#8220;Up from Slavery&#8221; Booker T. Washington, the mother of Martin Luther King, Jr., Alberta Williams King, the first African-American mayor of Trenton Douglas Palmer, and U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria Robin R. Sanders.

Hampton University receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade by <a href="https://www.whatwilltheylearn.com/schools/3395" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What Will They Learn?</a> which takes into account the university’s educational prowess. Factors include composition, literature, foreign language, U.S. government or history, economics, mathematics, and natural science.
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What Will They Learn? Academic Score

Hampton University receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade for the Average Salary of Recent Graduates. As of 2021, alumni with 0-5 years of experience after graduating from Hampton University with a bachelor’s degree make $55,500 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payscale</a>.
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Average Salary of Recent Graduates 

Hampton University receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade for the Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career. As of 2021, alumni with 10+ years of experience after graduating from Hampton University with a bachelor’s degree make $99,300 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payscale</a>.
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 Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career

Hampton University receives an &#8220;F&#8221; grade for the Percent of Graduates with Debt (Federal and Private). In 2020, 81% of graduates accumulated student debt from federal and/or private sources according to <a href="https://ticas.org/interactive-map/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Institute for College Access &amp; Success</a>.
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Percent of Graduates with Debt (Federal and Private)

Hampton University receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade for the Average Debt of Graduates (Federal and Private). In 2020, graduates accumulated $31,359 of debt on average from federal and/or private sources according to <a href="https://ticas.org/interactive-map/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Institute for College Access &amp; Success</a>.
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Average Debt of Graduates (Federal and Private)

Hampton University receives an “A” grade for not having a Bias Reporting System or a Bias Response Team. Bias Reporting Systems and Response Teams are systems or teams of faculty, staff, and sometimes law enforcement.
According to <a href="https://speechfirst.org/bias-reporting-systems/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SpeechFirst</a>, students are “encouraged to report ‘bias incidents’ to these boards (or teams) in the name of inclusion and tolerance, but it’s often unclear what the school considers ‘bias’ in the first place. Overly broad or vague definitions of bias put all kinds of speech at risk of being reported – even unpopular speech which is protected by the First Amendment.”
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Bias Reporting System or Bias Response Team

Hampton University receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade for the Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs. Out of a list of 20 clubs (10 from each side), the <a href="https://www.hamptonu.edu/student_life/studentorgs.cfm?rel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> does not appear to have any right-leaning or left-leaning clubs.
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Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs

Hampton University receives a “C” grade because they do not have a Turning Point USA chapter. The university has not denied a Turning Point USA chapter on campus. Unfortunately, universities and Student Governments around the country often use their power to prevent certain clubs from operating on campus.
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Denied Turning Point USA Chapter

Hampton University receives an &#8220;A&#8221; grade for Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students. The <a href="https://docs.hamptonu.edu/publication/HU_Academic_Catalog_2022-24_Revised_3-2-23.pdf_20230302164737.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> requires students to complete courses within specific categories as part of its General Education program. However, none of the courses or categories of courses appear to have an equity-based bias.
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Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students

Hampton University receives an &#8220;A&#8221; grade for Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes. The university does not appear to have any convocations, living-learning communities, or courses segregated by race, sexuality, or gender identity.
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Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes

Hampton University receives an “A” grade for Protests and Canceling Speakers. Since 2021, no instances of protests, speech cancelations, or violence/attempted violence against speakers have occurred.
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Protests and Canceling Speakers

Hampton University receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade for Mask and Vaccine Mandates. The <a href="https://home.hamptonu.edu/alert/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/10/UpdateCOVID19Mandate-COVID-09.27.23.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> removed its COVID-19 vaccination requirement on September 27, 2023. However, the university says, &#8220;Although the mandate is lifted, we strongly encourage members of the community to get vaccinated.&#8221;
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Mask and Vaccine Mandates

Hampton University receives a &#8220;D+&#8221; grade for the Percent of Students Graduating with STEM Degrees. According to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Center (<a href="https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPEDS</a>), as of 2020, 4.44% of the current undergraduate student population graduate with a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) degree. Across the United States, students who graduate with STEM degrees tend to earn more on average than their other student counterparts.
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Percent of Students Graduating with STEM Degrees

Hampton University receives a &#8220;B+&#8221; grade for Crime Rates in University City or Town. According to the <a href="https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2018/crime-in-the-u.s.-2018" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Federal Bureau of Investigation</a>, the Hampton, Virginia violent crime rate was 235.88 per 100,000 people in 2018, lower than the 2018 national average of 380.56 per 100,000 people. While campus safety is of utmost importance, it is also pertinent to consider the crime rates of the surrounding town or city as students often tend to venture off campus, especially after their freshman year.
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Crime Rates in University City or Town

Hampton University receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade for Required Western Civilization Courses for Students. Students have the option to take one of the following Western Civilization courses in the <a href="https://img2.hamptonu.edu/hu/forms/HU-Academic%20Catalog-2022-24%20Rev-3-2-23.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university&#8217;s</a> Cultures and Civilization category:
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<li>&#8220;Survey of African American History&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;The Bible as Literature&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;19th Century English Literature&#8221;</li>
</ul>
However, these courses can be bypassed in favor of courses unrelated to Western Civilization.
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Required Western Civilization Courses for Students

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Check out why Hampton University received a D+ grade in our Report Card below.

Hampton University is a private university on 314 acres in Hampton, Virginia. It has over 55 student organizations with events held throughout the academic year. Students at Hampton University can tour the Hampton History Museum, visit the Fort Monroe National Monument, dine at local establishments, or relax at Buckroe Beach. The university is known as one of the world's top historically black colleges or universities (HBCU).

Hampton University offers 73 major programs for students to explore. Notable alumni and former students include former slave and author of "Up from Slavery" Booker T. Washington, the mother of Martin Luther King, Jr., Alberta Williams King, the first African-American mayor of Trenton Douglas Palmer, and U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria Robin R. Sanders.

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