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Wingate University

Wingate, North Carolina·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·wingate.edu
6-yr Graduation
46%
-11.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Total enrollment
3,458
peer median 3,339
Avg net price
$21,371
-$2.4k vs Doctoral/Professional
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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
30,339
30,339 candidates competed
Admitted
27,647
91.1% acceptance rate
Enrolled
780
2.8% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
46%-11.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
4-year graduation
38%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
46%
Full-time retention
70%

Pell equity

10.0pp gap
Pell recipients
41%
Non-Pell
51%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 10.0-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 74 Title IV programs, 22 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 52 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
74
Passing
22
29.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

74programs
  • Passing22 · 29.7%
  • No Data52 · 70.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
1
Safe
20
No data
52

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.

22
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Master's Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+4.0%
$50,579 vs $48,653
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
+21.1%
$38,993 vs $32,203
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+27.4%
$41,013 vs $32,203
Human Services General
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+41.5%
$45,558 vs $32,203
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+42.2%
$45,795 vs $32,203
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+56.4%
$85,613 vs $54,745
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+56.5%
$50,391 vs $32,203
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+64.0%
$52,822 vs $32,203

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Master's Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+4.0%
+$1,926

Debt vs earnings

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

19
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
159%
$135,883 debt · $85,613 earn
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
131%
$171,402 debt · $130,635 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
97%
$121,652 debt · $125,733 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
69%
$27,000 debt · $38,993 earn
Human Services General
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
59%
$27,000 debt · $45,558 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
56%
$25,500 debt · $45,795 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
52%
$26,243 debt · $50,391 earn
Educational Administration and Supervision
Doctoral Degree · Education
51%
$48,124 debt · $94,838 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 Dec 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 8

Action history · 14

  1. Nov 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Aug 2023Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Dec 2022Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Dec 2022Removal of Monitoring Status
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Dec 2022Deny Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

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$17,966
$30–48k$18,094
$48–75k$20,089
$75–110k$24,083
$110k+$27,692

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

Avg net price (private)
$21,371
-$2,418vs Doctoral/Professional median $23,789
Federal loans
53.9%
In-state tuition
$40,196
Out-of-state
$40,196

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 1,327 students received $7.9M in Pell grants, alongside $34.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,327
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$7.9M
$7,894,882 total
Direct Loans
$34.5M
3,480 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$4.5M
1,111 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.2M
1,173 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$11.1M
514 loan awards
Parent PLUS$4.7M
318 loan awards
Grad PLUS$10.0M
364 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 835 borrowers who entered repayment, 14 (1.6%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.6%
-0.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
835
Defaulted
14
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.4%
2017
3.9%
2018
4.0%
2019
1.6%
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 Wingate

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs49
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

778 total completions
01Health Professions
24131.0%
02Business
14218.3%
03Parks/Recreation
13016.7%
04Psychology
638.1%
05Biological Sciences
607.7%
06Education
536.8%
07Communication
324.1%
08Public Admin
212.7%
09Security/Protective
192.4%
10Social Sciences
172.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
3,458
12-mo unduplicated
3,594
Undergraduate
2,656
Graduate
938

Gender split

Men
39%1,403
Women
61%2,191

Race / ethnicity composition

White
41.4%
Black
24.8%
Hispanic
10.1%
Non-resident
9.7%
Two or more
8.5%
Unknown
3.2%
Asian
1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
784
493 M · 291 W
Women athletes
37.1%
Athletic aid
$6.6M
Total student aid
Budget
$12.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$3.5M
$3.1M
Recruiting expense
$49K
$36K
Head-coach salaries
$55K
$45K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 13

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
237 M · 171 W
$1.7M
Football
189 M ·
$1.7M
Lacrosse
58 M · 29 W
$920K
Soccer
30 M · 30 W
$895K
Swimming
28 M · 24 W
$965K
Baseball
50 M ·
$479K

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
3.83
13 offenses · 3,396 students

3-year trend

13.962 yrs ago4.941 yr ago3.83Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
81
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
20
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
5
Fondling
4
Rape
3
Burglary
1

By location

13total
  • On campus13

Includes 7 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
10
Dating violence
1
Stalking
12 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons20
Drugs429
Liquor070

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
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
167

Wingate vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Wingate 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
SubjectWingate University
46%3,458$21,371Doctoral/Professional
Gardner-Webb University
54%77.2%3,104$24,137Doctoral/Professional
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
17%74.6%3,220$6,608Doctoral/Professional
Campbell University
60%87.2%4,963$23,991Doctoral/Professional
Elon University
84%66.3%7,239$41,048Doctoral/Professional
Bellarmine University
64%86.1%2,886$23,587Doctoral/Professional
Peer group median57%77.2%3,339$23,789

Frequently asked questions about Wingate University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Wingate.

What is the graduation rate at Wingate University?

Wingate University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 46% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Wingate University?

Wingate University reports a total enrollment of 3,458 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Wingate University?

The average net price at Wingate University is $21,371 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Wingate University?

Wingate University's yield rate is 2.8%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Wingate University located?

Wingate University is located in Wingate, North Carolina 28174-0159.

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