High Point University
High Point, NC · Private · Midsize city · HPU
Private institution in High Point, NC · 4,970 undergraduates · 77% acceptance rate · $61,389 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 21%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 23%Undergraduates
- Top 25%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 25%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $40,7211,909th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $44,2081,722nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $44,2081,708th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $61,5821,706th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $24,5751,199th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $61,389495th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,955491st highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 70.0%418th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 83.8%489th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 76.8%798th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1242300th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 26270th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4,970497th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 10.5%2,043rd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 75 mi (CLT)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EDNov 1
- ED IIFeb 1
- EANov 15
- RDMar 1
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $50
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 57 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $52,107 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $42,309 | — |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, OtherCommunications | bachelors | $41,937 | — |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $41,025 | — |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $38,597 | — |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $33,993 | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $28,598 | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $26,353 | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business/Managerial EconomicsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: United Methodistsource
- Founded in 1924source
- Athletic nickname: "Panthers"source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- School colors: Whitesource
- Mascot: Prowler the Panthersource
- Motto: "Nil Sine Numine"source
- Campus size: about 520 acressource
- Formerly known as "High Point College" (1924–1991)source
- Athletic conference: Big South Conferencesource
- Fight song: ""Panther Pride""source
Athletics — 8 sports
NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $11,376,850 (M $5,171,585 · W $6,205,265)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to High Point University’s 4,970 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NC
- University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, NC · 5,386 undergrads
- North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NC · 5,400 undergrads
- Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC · 5,471 undergrads
- Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, NC · 5,493 undergrads
- Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem, NC · 4,244 undergrads
- Elon UniversityElon, NC · 6,402 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul, MN · 4,998 undergrads
- Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, IL · 4,939 undergrads
- Fairfield UniversityFairfield, CT · 4,938 undergrads
- Midland CollegeMidland, TX · 5,020 undergrads
- University of Massachusetts GlobalIrvine, CA · 4,902 undergrads
- Marist CollegePoughkeepsie, NY · 5,039 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitehighpoint.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 198695)
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- Compare with University of North Carolina at PembrokeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: High Point University vs University of North Carolina at PembrokeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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