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High Point University Overview

High Point University is a private not-for-profit institution located in High Point, North Carolina. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is High Point University Known For?

1,038 Undergraduate Awards
$47,086 Avg Cost After Aid
77% Acceptance Rate
  • The 4% student loan default rate at High Point is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
  • The highest award offered at High Point is the doctor's degree.
  • In 2017-2018, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
  • It takes the average High Point student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

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High Point University Rankings

High Point holds the #21 spot on the Best Colleges in North Carolina ranking.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at High Point.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#30 Most Popular Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#83 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#152 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards High Point has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Highest Paid Documentary Production Graduates College Factual
#2 Best Other General Merchandising, Sales, and Related Marketing Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools College Factual

Where Is High Point University?

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Contact details for High Point are given below.

Contact Details
Address: One University Parkway, High Point, NC 27268
Phone: 336-841-9000
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HighPointU
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HighPointU

How Do I Get Into High Point?

You can apply to High Point online at: www.highpoint.edu/admissions/freshmen-admissions/

Admission Requirements for High Point

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program required
Recommendations required
SAT or ACT Scores considered but not required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into High Point?

77% Acceptance Rate
63% Of Accepted Are Women
57% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 77%, High Point may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 73%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.

Average Test Scores

About 57% of students accepted to High Point submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 620. Math scores were between 530 and 620.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for High Point University  ( 540 to 620 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for High Point University  ( 530 to 620 )
200
800
High Point received ACT scores from 39% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 28. Math scores were between 19 and 27. Composite scores were between 22 and 28.

ACT English Scores for High Point University  ( 21 to 28 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for High Point University  ( 19 to 27 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for High Point University  ( 22 to 28 )
1
36

Can I Afford High Point University?

$47,086 Net Price
45% Take Out Loans
4.0% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of High Point is $47,086. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At High Point, approximately 45% of students took out student loans averaging $11,203 a year. That adds up to $44,812 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at High Point is 4.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

High Point University Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,575 Full-Time Undergraduates
56% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4,628 undergraduate students at High Point, with 4,575 being full-time and 53 being part-time.

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There are also 989 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,575 full-time undergraduates at High Point, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of High Point University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 84
Black or African American 264
Hispanic or Latino 291
White 3,531
International Students 62
Other Races/Ethnicities 343

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at High Point University. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 43 countries are represented at High Point. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and United Kingdom.

Online Learning at High Point University

162 Took All Classes Online
995 Took At Least One Class Online
4,025.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 995 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at High Point has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of High Point

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at High Point University was 4,025.0%. This is the #38 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at High Point regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

High Point University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 151 44 0 195
Communication & Media Studies 171 13 0 184
Health & Physical Education 70 0 0 70
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 57 57
Educational Administration 0 42 14 56
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 0 53 53
General Biology 52 0 0 52
General Psychology 51 0 0 51
Teacher Education Grade Specific 27 21 0 48
Marketing 44 0 0 44
Criminal Justice & Corrections 44 0 0 44
Allied Health Professions 0 41 0 41
Design & Applied Arts 39 0 0 39
Entrepreneurial Studies 30 0 0 30
Political Science & Government 30 0 0 30
Accounting 28 0 0 28
Human Resource Management 27 0 0 27
General Sales & Marketing 27 0 0 27
International Business 23 0 0 23
Computer Science 23 0 0 23
Finance & Financial Management 20 0 0 20
Hospitality Management 18 0 0 18
Special Education 13 5 0 18
Education Philosophy 12 0 0 12
History 12 0 0 12
International Relations & National Security 12 0 0 12
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 10 0 0 10
Physics 10 0 0 10
Fine & Studio Arts 9 0 0 9
General English Literature 8 0 0 8
Mathematics 8 0 0 8
Economics 8 0 0 8
Writing Studies 7 0 0 7
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 6 0 0 6
Romance Languages 6 0 0 6
Music 6 0 0 6
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 5 0 0 5
Philosophy 5 0 0 5
Drama & Theater Arts 5 0 0 5
Chemistry 4 0 0 4
Sociology & Anthropology 4 0 0 4
Teacher Education Subject Specific 3 0 0 3
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 3 0 0 3
Religious Studies 3 0 0 3
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2 0 0 2
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 2 0 0 2
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 0 0 0 0
Journalism 0 0 0 0
Communication & Journalism (Other) 0 0 0 0
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 0 0
Computer Engineering 0 0 0 0
Electrical Engineering 0 0 0 0
Statistics 0 0 0 0
Dance 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 1,038 166 124 1,328

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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