Private nonprofit · University

High Point University

High Point, North Carolina · Midsize city

75.3%
Admit rate
$38,707
Avg net price
74%
Graduation rate
$61,389
Median earnings

High Point University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in High Point, North Carolina (midsize city setting), enrolling 5,129 undergraduates. It has a United Methodist religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitMidsize · 5,129 undergradsMidsize cityAccessible · 75% admitNCAA Division I without footballCold winters

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against High Point University's admitted students.

Admit rate
75.3%
SAT (mid 50%)
1110–1320
Avg GPA (est.)
3.61

Enter a test score to see where you land against High Point University's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and High Point University's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About High Point, North Carolina

High Point is a city in Guilford County, North Carolina. High Point was at the highest point of the 1856 North Carolina Railroad between Charlotte and Goldsboro, where it intersected the 1852 Great Western Plank Road. Home of the Pat Plaxico Sculpture Gardens. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
165 miles
Nearest airport
9 miles to Piedmont Triad (GSO) · major hub

How High Point University compares

Selectivity75.3%

More selective than 54% · #29 most selective of 53 in North Carolina

SAT average1288

Higher than 78%

Graduation rate74%

Higher than 83% · #9 of 56 in North Carolina

First-year retention85%

Higher than 77%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$61,389

Higher than 70% · #8 of 57 in North Carolina

Average net price$38,707

Cheaper than 5% · #56 cheapest of 57 in North Carolina

Median debt at graduation$24,575

Lower than 41%

Student–faculty ratio21 : 1

Lower than 8%

Undergraduate enrollment5,129

Larger than 78%

Percentiles compare High Point University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in North Carolina.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

6,325students
  • Undergraduate5,12981%
  • Graduate1,19619%

Undergraduates by gender

5,129undergrads
  • Women3,24963%
  • Men1,88037%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White74%
  • Black8.2%
  • Hispanic8.7%
  • Asian2.1%
  • Other or multiracial6.7%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
5,129
Graduate enrollment
1,196
Student–faculty ratio
21 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
12%
First-generation students
15%
Students over 25
1%
Median family income
$111,649
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$82,323
Endowment
$177,256,373

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
75.3%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1110–1320
SAT average
1288
SAT reading
560–670
SAT math
550–650
ACT composite
24–33
Average GPA (estimated)
3.61

Cost

In-state tuition
$45,312
Room & board
$18,924
Books & supplies
$1,500
Total cost of attendance
$65,548
Average net price
$38,707

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
74%
Graduated on time (4 years)
66%
First-year retention
85%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$50,955
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$61,389
Median debt at graduation
$24,575
Students with federal loans
41%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
63%

About 8% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
66%
Low-income (Pell)
7%
First-generation
9%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
5,222
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
100%+
Housing charge (year)
$8,598
Meal plan (year)
$9,864
Application fee
$50
Athletics
NCAA Division I without football
Varsity athletes
616 (348 men · 268 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (8)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)292
Lacrosse100
Soccer70
Baseball44
Basketball38
Rowing34
Golf19
Volleyball19

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
4.8 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
65
Property offenses (2022–2024)
27

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (6,331 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

31reported offenses a year
22 violent a year9.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
14
Burglary
8.0
Fondling
4.7
Aggravated assault
3.0
Motor vehicle theft
1.0

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$32,763
$30–48k
$31,937
$48–75k
$32,461
$75–110k
$35,508
$110k+
$41,994

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$135,050

$32,461/year × about 4.2 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

89%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$16,942
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 89% — get grant money from High Point University itself, averaging $16,942, which softens the sticker price.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 1,501 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$61,389
Typical debt at graduation
$24,575
Debt vs. one year's pay
40%
Out-earn a HS grad
69%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$57,484
Men
$69,306

Men out-earn women by $11,822 (21%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
89°F
Winter low
32°F
Annual rain
48.3″
Annual snow
1.9″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.55.1JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, High PT, NC US station (1.4 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.