About the Area
The Hampton Roads area includes Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Virginia Beach. Hampton Roads is home to approximately 1.8 million people and is in the top 50 cities in the U.S. by population ranking. This appealing vacation destination draws 2.7 million visitors
each year. Local residents enjoy a variety of cultural, social, recreational and sporting events. The Chesapeake Bay, Atlantic Ocean and other bodies of water add to the beauty and recreational opportunities in Hampton Roads. Virginia Beach is home to one of the nation’s longest beach boardwalks and 28 miles of public beaches.
Learn more about the area, please visit our area information page in the student life section of site.
