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High Point University

High Point, North Carolina·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·highpoint.edu
6-yr Graduation
74%
+27.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
6,331
peer median 1,382
Avg net price
$40,721
+$17k vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
17,572
17,572 candidates competed
Admitted
13,233
75.3% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,528
11.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
74%+27.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
66%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
72%
Full-time retention
85%

Pell equity

6.0pp gap
Pell recipients
68%
Non-Pell
74%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 85 Title IV programs, 14 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 71 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
85
Passing
14
16.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

85programs
  • Passing14 · 16.5%
  • No Data71 · 83.5%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
14
No data
71

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

14
Radio Television and Digital Communication
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+43.7%
$50,007 vs $34,808
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+47.9%
$51,469 vs $34,808
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+62.9%
$56,712 vs $34,808
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+77.1%
$61,635 vs $34,808
Human Resources Management and Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+77.5%
$61,780 vs $34,808
Public Relations Advertising and Applied Communication
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+79.5%
$62,467 vs $34,808
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+88.5%
$65,607 vs $34,808
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+93.0%
$67,184 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
90%
$114,918 debt · $128,471 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1951Next review Jan 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 7

Action history · 17

  1. Nov 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist
  2. Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jan 2025Initial Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Post Doctoral - Advanced dental education programs (advanced education in general dentistry and general practice residency)
  4. Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Predoctoral
  5. Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Predoctoral

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$31,504
$30–48k$33,524
$48–75k$37,597
$75–110k$38,651
$110k+$44,082

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$40,721
+$17,082vs Baccalaureate median $23,639
Federal loans
36.0%
In-state tuition
$44,208
Out-of-state
$44,208

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 819 students received $4.9M in Pell grants, alongside $82.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
819
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.9M
$4,877,858 total
Direct Loans
$82.9M
5,116 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$5.6M
1,298 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$6.8M
1,830 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$16.5M
753 loan awards
Parent PLUS$31.6M
751 loan awards
Grad PLUS$22.5M
484 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 839 borrowers who entered repayment, 13 (1.5%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.5%
-0.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
839
Defaulted
13
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.9%
2017
4.0%
2018
4.4%
2019
1.5%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at High Point

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs85
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,307 total completions
01Business
46135.3%
02Communication
21516.4%
03Health Professions
13610.4%
04Parks/Recreation
1017.7%
05Visual/Performing Arts
967.3%
06Education
927.0%
07Biological Sciences
685.2%
08Psychology
534.1%
09Security/Protective
453.4%
10Social Sciences
403.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
6,331
12-mo unduplicated
6,294
Undergraduate
5,080
Graduate
1,214

Gender split

Men
43%2,704
Women
57%3,590

Race / ethnicity composition

White
76.2%
Hispanic
8.0%
Black
7.4%
Unknown
4.9%
Asian
2.1%
Two or more
0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Non-resident
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
421
266 M · 155 W
Women athletes
36.8%
Athletic aid
$10.1M
Total student aid
Budget
$28.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$4.9M
$5.2M
Recruiting expense
$331K
$139K
Head-coach salaries
$205K
$87K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
186 M · 111 W
$3.1M
Lacrosse
74 M · 35 W
$3.1M
Soccer
34 M · 32 W
$2.4M
Baseball
52 M ·
$1.4M
Basketball
19 M · 16 W
$6.9M
Golf
9 M · 8 W
$974K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
5.52
33 offenses · 5,981 students

3-year trend

7.122 yrs ago6.481 yr ago5.52Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
111
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
53
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
3

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
12
Rape
11
Aggravated assault
4
Fondling
3
Motor vehicle theft
3

By location

33total
  • On campus33

Includes 12 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
10
Dating violence
5
Stalking
15 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • National origin1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons59
Drugs968
Liquor7162

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
21.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
381

High Point vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions High Point selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectHigh Point University
74%6,331$40,721Baccalaureate
Belmont Abbey College
47%74.7%1,388$23,613Baccalaureate
North Carolina Wesleyan University
42%80.2%1,419$18,165Baccalaureate
Catawba College
47%75.2%1,376$18,210Baccalaureate
Barton College
46%94.2%1,235$23,665Baccalaureate
Montreat College
48%69.2%962$26,328Baccalaureate
Peer group median47%75.2%1,382$23,639

Frequently asked questions about High Point University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about High Point.

What is the graduation rate at High Point University?

High Point University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 74% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend High Point University?

High Point University reports a total enrollment of 6,331 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at High Point University?

The average net price at High Point University is $40,721 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at High Point University?

High Point University's yield rate is 11.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is High Point University located?

High Point University is located in High Point, North Carolina 27268.

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