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Hampton, VA · Engineering (all)

Engineering (all) at Hampton

Hampton graduates about 22 engineering majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 233rd of 434 schools we score for engineering, a solid program at 53 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year223% of the class
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate74%whole school
SAT middle 50%840–1220whole school

Around Hampton

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HAMPTON UNIVERSITY The Armstrong-Slater BuildingPhoto: Douglas W. Reynolds · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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HAMPTON UNIVERSITY Hampton University Museum, formerly the Collis P. Huntington Photo: Douglas W. Reynolds · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Where engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Science and Technology Building, Olin Engineering Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 51 · Dorm 16 · Student housing 12 · Athletics 5 · Dining 2 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the engineering ranking

  1. DePauw University 54
  2. New Mexico State University 53
  3. Prairie View A&M University 53
  4. Robert Morris University 53
  5. University of Scranton 53
  6. Sweet Briar College 53
  7. Tennessee Technological University 52
  8. Wichita State University 52

Other strong majors at Hampton

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Hampton with every school we score in engineering. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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