High Point University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation United Methodist
Population 700,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,680 (63%)
Days Without Precipitation 256 (71%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,357
Men / Women 45% / 55%
From State 25%
From Region 9%
Athletes 454 (8.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 74%
Hispanic 9%
Black 8%
Asian 2%
Native American 1%
Mixed 1%
International 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
High Point University 1,109 43% 77% 3% 7% 8% 0% $78,154 67 +0.73 74 97%
Computer Engineering — — — — — — — — $100,088 11 -0.80 92 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering — — — — — — — — $100,113 11 -0.80 92 — — — — —
Computer Science 19 +2 47% 58% 11% 11% 16% 0% $107,730 33 -0.50 95 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 6 — 83% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $98,583 62 +0.26 91 — — — — —
Data Science 2 — 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $96,402 20 -0.67 90 — — — — —
Game and Interactive Media Design 12 — 92% 42% 0% 33% 8% 0% $65,955 30 -0.69 50 100% — — — —
Chemistry 5 — 20% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $76,536 78 +0.48 72 — — — — —
Mathematics 3 +1 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $76,681 47 -0.33 72 — — — — —
Physics 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $80,205 41 -0.24 77 — — — — —
Biochemistry 7 — 43% 43% 14% 29% 0% 0% $78,115 74 +0.59 74 — — — — —
Biology 36 +1 25% 86% 6% 0% 8% 0% $104,192 100 +4.38 94 94% — — — —
Molecular Biology 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $78,330 75 +0.61 75 — — — — —
Neuroscience 18 +3 11% 61% 11% 0% 22% 0% $77,954 89 +0.96 74 — — — — —
Exercise Science 64 — 28% 69% 2% 16% 8% 0% $83,044 100 +2.48 80 100% — — — —
Health and Wellness 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $69,375 56 +0.06 59 100% — — — —
Nursing 11 — 27% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $90,458 50 -0.18 87 — — — — —
Accounting 27 — 63% 70% 4% 11% 4% 0% $101,725 82 +0.95 93 100% — — — —
Actuarial Science 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $92,180 39 -0.40 88 — — — — —
Business Administration 131 +1 61% 76% 3% 8% 5% 2% $89,016 81 +0.59 85 96% — — — —
Digital Marketing — — — — — — — — $71,594 33 -0.47 64 100% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 47 +1 66% 77% 2% 6% 9% 0% $82,071 72 +0.28 79 — — — — —
Finance 85 +3 79% 80% 5% 1% 6% 0% $97,525 54 -0.05 91 — — — — —
Hospitality Administration — — — — — — — — $65,566 84 +0.45 49 — — — — —
Insurance 4 +1 25% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $95,129 41 -0.15 90 — — — — —
International Business 7 +2 29% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $85,740 67 +0.09 83 100% — — — —
Marketing 70 — 41% 80% 4% 6% 9% 0% $71,594 33 -0.47 64 100% — — — —
Meeting and Event Planning 21 — 0% 90% 0% 5% 0% 0% $65,570 84 +0.45 49 — — — — —
Nonprofit Management — — — — — — — — $89,016 81 +0.59 85 96% — — — —
Organizational Behavior Studies — — — — — — — — $77,388 58 +0.10 73 97% — — — —
Quantitative Economics 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $85,756 36 -0.46 83 — — — — —
Sales 15 — 60% 93% 0% 7% 0% 0% $89,442 82 +0.92 86 — — — — —
Sales — — — — — — — — $89,442 82 +0.92 86 — — — — —
Sports Management 57 +1 82% 74% 4% 5% 9% 4% $83,044 100 +2.30 80 100% — — — —
English 14 — 21% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,497 77 +0.62 28 — — — — —
French 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,396 72 +0.57 46 — — — — —
History 14 — 64% 79% 0% 14% 7% 0% $61,127 78 +0.41 38 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $62,204 81 +0.47 41 — — — — —
Philosophy 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,413 57 -0.00 39 — — — — —
Spanish 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,481 68 +0.49 44 — — — — —
Writing — — — — — — — — $56,561 74 +0.51 25 — — — — —
Communication 90 +2 21% 79% 4% 6% 6% 0% $74,121 89 +1.14 68 — — — — —
Digital Communication 17 — 76% 82% 6% 6% 6% 0% $49,560 10 -1.15 11 94% — — — —
International Affairs 7 — 57% 43% 0% 0% 43% 0% $70,249 47 -0.13 61 — — — — —
Journalism 10 — 10% 70% 0% 10% 10% 0% $64,663 65 +0.26 47 — — — — —
Political Science 21 — 57% 76% 0% 14% 10% 0% $74,144 60 +0.14 68 100% — — — —
Psychology 53 +2 17% 74% 2% 13% 9% 0% $59,662 79 +0.70 34 96% — — — —
Sociology and Anthropology 9 — 33% 22% 0% 33% 11% 11% $59,469 71 +0.23 33 — — — — —
Sports Communication 17 — 82% 82% 0% 12% 0% 0% $72,147 83 +0.96 65 96% — — — —
Early Childhood Special Education — — — — — — — — $58,427 89 +0.91 30 — — — — —
Elementary Education 28 — 0% 86% 0% 4% 11% 0% $58,438 89 +0.91 30 93% — — — —
Middle School Education 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,438 75 +0.40 30 93% — — — —
Philosophy of Education — — — — — — — — $59,094 77 +0.47 32 — — — — —
Physical Education — — — — — — — — $59,316 61 +0.20 33 — — — — —
Special Education 5 — 0% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,618 70 +0.56 33 — — — — —
Dance 2 +3 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $47,763 82 +0.63 9 — — — — —
Fashion Merchandising 20 — 0% 75% 5% 0% 15% 0% $64,819 61 +0.31 47 — — — — —
Film Production 9 — 33% 44% 0% 44% 0% 0% $51,208 64 +0.31 14 — — — — —
Graphic Design 17 +1 29% 88% 6% 0% 0% 0% $65,955 77 +0.46 50 100% — — — —
Interior Design 27 — 0% 93% 0% 0% 7% 0% $65,955 33 -0.24 50 100% — — — —
Music 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,886 67 +0.44 13 — — — — —
Music — — — — — — — — $50,354 65 +0.39 12 — — — — —
Studio Art 13 +1 8% 77% 0% 0% 8% 0% $50,667 70 +0.41 13 — — — — —
Theater 3 +1 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $47,671 82 +0.62 8 — — — — —
Theatre Design and Technology 2 +1 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $48,492 85 +0.73 9 — — — — —
Voice and Opera 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,830 67 +0.44 13 — — — — —
Computer Engineering Technology 4 +1 100% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $88,880 45 +0.01 85 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 46 — 30% 80% 2% 9% 7% 0% $67,632 88 +1.07 55 92% — — — —
Electrical Engineering Technology 7 — 57% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $89,218 46 +0.04 86 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $48,147
ROI Percentile 74th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 85%
4-Year Graduation Rate 66%
6-Year Graduation Rate 74%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 42.5% 471 61% 79% 3% 6% 6% 1% $86,253 64 +0.49 83 98% —
Social Sciences 20.2% 224 33% 74% 3% 10% 8% 0% $67,556 81 +0.64 55 97% —
Arts 8.6% 95 12% 76% 2% 4% 11% 0% $60,581 85 +0.22 36 100% —
Health Sciences 7.1% 79 27% 73% 1% 13% 8% 0% $83,384 73 +1.99 81 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.8% 64 22% 73% 8% 3% 12% 0% $92,748 99 +2.83 88 94% —
Professional 5.1% 57 39% 81% 2% 9% 7% 0% $71,774 58 +0.87 64 92% —
Computer Science 3.5% 39 64% 54% 8% 15% 13% 0% $92,888 20 -0.45 88 100% —
Education 3.2% 35 3% 83% 0% 3% 9% 0% $58,607 79 +0.83 31 93% —
Humanities 3.2% 35 43% 89% 0% 6% 3% 0% $59,962 76 +0.46 34 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.9% 10 50% 90% 0% 0% 10% 0% $77,313 46 +0.09 73 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $0.4M #310 55% $0.0M — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.3M #454 58% $0.0M — — — —
Engineering $0.1M #362 70% $0.0M — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.1M #573 70% $0.0M — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.1M #510 24% $0.0M — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #454 68% $0.0M — — — —
Education $0.0M #422 39% $0.0M 23 #184 — —
Business & Economics $0.0M #416 7% $0.0M — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Total $1.0M #561 56% $0.1M 23 #366 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 179 $2.4M $1.6M $755K
Lacrosse 60 $2.5M $1.9M $625K
Baseball 44 $2.0M $1.7M $324K
Soccer 35 $1.4M $1.3M $134K
Basketball 20 $5.5M $4.7M $806K
Golf 10 $434K $429K $5K
Total 250 $14.2M $11.5M $2.7M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 113 $2.2M $1.8M $385K
Lacrosse 40 $1.7M $1.4M $295K
Soccer 35 $1.4M $1.3M $144K
Rowing 34 $1.4M $1.0M $421K
Volleyball 19 $1.3M $1.3M $82K
Basketball 18 $3.2M $2.9M $328K
Golf 9 $692K $676K $15K
Total 204 $12.0M $10.3M $1.7M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 292 $4.6M $3.4M $1.1M
Lacrosse 100 $4.2M $3.3M $920K
Soccer 70 $2.8M $2.5M $278K
Baseball 44 $2.0M $1.7M $324K
Basketball 38 $8.7M $7.6M $1.1M
Rowing 34 $1.4M $1.0M $421K
Golf 19 $1.1M $1.1M $20K
Volleyball 19 $1.3M $1.3M $82K
Total 454 $37.5M $32.0M $5.5M

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 60%
Yield (non-ED) 12%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 15
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 60% 60% 60%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 28%
SAT Range 1110 – 1320
SAT Math Range 550 – 650
SAT RW Range 560 – 670