HU Welcomes 1172 New and Transfer Students

Hampton, Va. –New and transfer students will begin arriving on Hampton University’s campus tomorrow for the Fall 2010 semester. A total of 1172 students (1032 new students and 140 transfer students) will begin classes on Sept. 7. Freshman Orientation Week is Aug. 31-Sept. 1.

The incoming class is 64 percent female and 36 percent male and includes five sets of twins. The students are coming from diverse geographic and cultural backgrounds. The top ten states students are coming from are Virginia, Maryland, New York, California, Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Michigan.

The top five majors of the new students are biology, nursing, journalism and communications, psychology, and business administration (5 year MBA program).

“I am excited to welcome the next class of Hamptonians. These students are some of the best and brightest in the country. Many of them were in the top 10 percent of their high school classes,” said Angela Boyd, HU admission director. “I expect that they will become actively engaged in the HU community, and go on to graduate, and make significant contributions to our society.”