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University or college · Private nonprofit

High Point University

High Point, NC327 online only

High Point University is a private nonprofit university in High Point, NC, with about 5,725 students on campus.

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Students on campus
5,725
plus 327 studying only online
Admission rate
75%
lower than at 54% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$38,707
higher than at 95% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
74%
higher than at 83% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$61,389
higher than at 86% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into High Point University?

75%

of applicants admitted

About 15 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
560–670
SAT math
550–650
ACT
24–33

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1288.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $65,548 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $45,312Room & board $18,924Books & supplies $1,500

After grants, the average family on aid pays $38,707.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$32,461

About $129,844 over 4 years · 50% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
74%
within 6 years · Pell students 68%
Come back for year two
85%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$61,389
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$24,575
about $261 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

6.1%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$261 a month against about $4,246 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

70%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 87% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$47k
Middle income$30–75k
$59k
Higher incomeover $75k
$68k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 39%Communication 12%Parks, recreation & fitness 11%Visual & performing arts 8%Biology 6%Psychology 5%Everything else 20%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Business Administration, Management and Operations159 graduates a year · typical debt $21,000
$41k1 yr out
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness103 graduates a year
—not reported
Design and Applied Arts76 graduates a year
$62k4 yrs out
Communication and Media Studies73 graduates a year
—not reported
Marketing63 graduates a year
$70k4 yrs out
Psychology, General61 graduates a year
$57k4 yrs out
Biology, General58 graduates a year
$67k4 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections45 graduates a year
$66k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

5,129 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 74%Hispanic 9%Black 8%Asian 2%

Women and men

Women 56%Men 44%
21 : 1
students per teacher
12%
get Pell grants (lower income)
41%
take federal loans
1%
undergrads 25 or older
1%
study part time
The town around it

Living in High Point

9% of High Point’s 120,571 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ High Point pages.

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$1,116/momedian rent · 9% below the state$248Ktypical home valueDSafety Grade30° / 88°January low / July high · 2" of snowB−Health GradeAll colleges in and near High PointCompare prices, admissions and outcomes
Nearby

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Straight-line distances from High Point University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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13.7 mi162 students
North Carolina A & T State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Greensboro
14.2 mi12,375 students
Winston-Salem State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Winston-Salem
15.2 mi3,971 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.