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South University-High Point

High Point, North Carolina · Midsize city

Admit rate
Avg net price
Graduation rate
$34,421
Median earnings

South University-High Point is a private for-profit bachelor's-granting institution in High Point, North Carolina (midsize city setting), enrolling 67 undergraduates.

Private for-profitSmall · 67 undergradsMidsize cityCold winters

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
Bachelor's
To the ocean
167 miles
Nearest airport
4 miles to Piedmont Triad (GSO) · major hub

How South University-High Point compares

Earnings, 10 years after entry$34,421

Higher than 6% · #52 of 57 in North Carolina

Median debt at graduation$26,123

Lower than 22%

Student–faculty ratio26 : 1

Lower than 3%

Undergraduate enrollment67

Larger than 6%

Percentiles compare South University-High Point 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

Undergraduates by gender

67undergrads
  • Women5176%
  • Men1624%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White22%
  • Black54%
  • Hispanic6.0%
  • Asian1.5%
  • Other or multiracial16%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
67
Student–faculty ratio
26 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
46%
First-generation students
47%
Students over 25
89%
Median family income
$20,000

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$18,145
Room & board
Books & supplies
$540
Total cost of attendance
Average net price

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
First-year retention
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$34,115
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$34,421
Median debt at graduation
$26,123
Students with federal loans
67%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
19%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

Low-income (Pell)
18%
First-generation
21%

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
No
Application fee
$75

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%.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years)
$34,421
Typical debt at graduation
$26,123
Debt vs. one year's pay
76%
Out-earn a HS grad
48%

Typical debt would take roughly 7.6 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

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
$32,983
Men
$40,459

Men out-earn women by $7,476 (23%) 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
88°F
Winter low
30°F
Annual rain
44″
Annual snow
7.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.34.6JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Piedmont Triad Intl AP, NC US station (4.1 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.