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Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Hampton U. Moves Up to Top 25 in US News Ranking


Hampton, VA - Hampton University has been ranked among the top 25 (Tier 1) Southern universities in the regional universities category in the 2007 U.S. News and World Report magazine college rankings. Hampton moved up one spot from last year's rankings.

Hampton University is the highest-ranking historically black college or university in the category. The University is also among the top three Virginia universities ranked in the Southern universities category.

Hampton is ranked in Tier 1 (Nos. 16-31) of the regional universities, which includes 557 universities and colleges that offer a full range of undergraduate programs and master's degrees but limited doctoral programs. The regional universities are further divided into four geographic categories: North, South, Midwest and West.

The U.S. News rankings are based on several key measures of quality including peer assessment, graduation and retention rates, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources and alumni giving.

Hampton University is comprised of seven schools, the schools of Business, Engineering and Technology, Liberal Arts and Education, Nursing, Pharmacy, Science and the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications, a Graduate College, the College of Continuing Education and the College of Virginia Beach. The University offers 38 bachelor's degree programs, 14 master's degree programs, and the doctoral or professional degree in nursing (Ph.D.), physics (Ph.D.), physical therapy (DPT), and pharmacy (Pharm.D.).

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