Hampton, Virginia
This school was established in 1868 by Samuel C. Armstrong. It became a university in 1984. The official colors are white and reflex blue. Their mascot is Pete the Pirate.
Housing options include traditional on-campus residence halls (co-ed and single-gender), apartments, and suites. Freshmen are typically housed in The Holly Tree Inn, Twitchell Hall, and Virginia-Cleveland Hall.
Some student organizations available are the Student Government Association (SGA), Greer Dawson Wilson Student Leadership Program, and the Hampton Script (student newspaper).
The president of the school is currently Darrell K. Williams
Enrollment: about 4,300 students (2022)
Home to the Emancipation Oak, where the first Southern reading of the Emancipation Proclamation took place in 1863.
Hampton University was established to educate freedmen and their descendants.
Being that Hampton University is a private institution, the tuition for both in-state and out-of-state residents is $26,198 per year.
Hampton University is Division I and plays in the NCAA Big South Conference.
This information was researched and provided by Drew Denton.