By Jasmine Browley ·Updated June 26, 2023
Despite waning confidence in higher education’s viability, Hampton University is enjoying an uptick in enrollment. This Fall, the university will welcome a freshman class of 1,292* students – a 39% increase from the 2022-2023 academic year, per a news release shared with ESSENCE.
“Our goal was 1,200 [incoming students],” said University Dean of Admissions, Angela Nixon Boyd, in a statement. “We surpassed the
