FRESHMAN STUDENTS

Admission to the freshman class is limited to recommended graduates of accredited secondary schools, ranking in the upper half of their class. Each year, candidates are chosen from the list of applicants on the basis of preparation for college and interest in an aptitude for courses offered by Hampton University.

Every candidate must present satisfactory credentials as to ability, character, and health. The decision of admission is based on the following factors:

1. Secondary school record
2. Level of performance on the Scholastic Aptitude Test of the College Entrance Examination Board, or the American College Testing Program
3. Personal qualities, background, and experience
4. Health
5. Educational objectives
6. Institutional needs

Seventeen Carnegie units of academic work are required for consideration as an applicant for admission.  The Committee on Admissions is more interested in the quality of the applicant's academic preparation in his general promise as a college student than in the total number of such units offered. The academic units include four units in English (grammar, composition, and literature), three units of mathematics (algebra I, algebra II, and geometry), two units each of natural science (biology and chemistry), and two units of social science. The remaining six academic units accepted will be chosen from those required by the secondary school for graduation.

The Early Action (non-binding) deadline is December 1 and decision letters are mailed the fourth week of December. The standard admission application deadline is March 1 and decision letters are mailed on a rolling basis, generally three to four weeks upon receipt of a complete application packet.

Every applicant for admission to Hampton University who has not previously attended college must take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) of the College Entrance Examination Board or the American College Testing (ACT) Program and have the scores sent to the University as a part of the application for admission. Those who wish to take one or more of the Achievement Tests may do so, but these additional tests are not required.