Type | 4 year |
Control | Private |
Business model | Not for Profit |
Campus size | Small |
Campus locale | City |
Degrees offered | Undergrad & Graduate |
Calendar system | Semester |
Total enrollment | 4,837 |
Religious affiliation | United Methodist |
Students with disability | 19% |
Student to faculty ratio | 15:1 |
Campus housing | |
Dormitory capacity | 4,362 students |
Freshmen are required to live on campus |
No |
High Point University is less selective in its admission process. In Fall 2016, it received 9,683 applications and 7,657 students were granted admission. High Point University is at the #77 spot (in a scale of 1 to 100) in terms of admission difficulty out of 1,781 4 year colleges in the U.S.
Among other admission requirements, applicants must submit ACT or SAT test scores in order to get their application considered. In Fall 2016, 56% of the enrollees submitted ACT scores and 69% submitted SAT scores.
SAT | 995 to 1200 |
ACT | 21 to 26 |
In 2016-2017 academic year, High Point University's tuition was $29,450 for all students regardless of residency (9.9% more expensive than the national average tuition of a typical 4-year private institution)
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In 2016-2017 academic year, 82% of High Point University's full-time freshman students were awarded some type of financial aid. 10% of the students received need based financial assistance from the federal government with an average amount of $3,980 (which is 9.5% below the national average.)
The total number of federal student loan recipients at High Point University in 2016-2017, was 577, which is 42% of the total eligible students. The average loan amount given out to these students was $5,199 (which is 11.8% below the national average.)
In Fall 2016, High Point University has enrolled a total of 4,837 students (4,759 students full-time and 78 on a part-time basis). Out of the total 4,837 students, 59 of those students were transfer students. The gender ratio of the new enrollee was 40% men and 60% women and 4,546 students were enrolled for undergraduate programs and 291 for graduates studies.
White: 75%
Black/African American: 6%
Two or more races: 6%
Hispanic: 5%
Non-resident alien: 3%
Race/ethnicity unknown: 3%
Asian: 2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0%
Listed below are the 10 largest majors offered at High Point University.
Study areas with their online column set to zero are those programs that have an online option but there was no graduate in 2016-2017 academic year.Study Areas | Percent | Total Graduates | Online |
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Education | 56% | 197 | |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services | 7% | 24 | |
Philosophy And Religious Studies | 6% | 20 | |
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services | 5% | 17 | |
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs | 4% | 15 | |
Mathematics And Statistics | 2% | 6 | |
Social Sciences | 1% | 4 | |
English Language And Literature/letters | 1% | 2 | |
History | 1% | 2 | |
Biological And Biomedical Sciences | 0% | 0 |
Graduation rate is a key indicator of an institution's education quality and the level of academic and financial support provided to students.
The following section details graduation and dropout rates of High Point University full-time students who started class in 2010 and graduated or dropped out prior to August 31, 2016.
The above graduation rate is the percentage of students who graduated within 150% of the normal graduation time. For a 4 year degree program, 150% of 4 years is 6 years and for a 2-year program 150% is 3 years.
The typical median income of High Point University graduates 6 years after enrollment is $33,100. Last year, out of the total 926 graduates who entered the institution 6 years ago, 880 were reported to have been employed. On the same note, out of 1,200 graduates, who enrolled 10 years ago, 1,068 were employed.
6 years after enrollment | 10 years after enrollment | |
---|---|---|
Annual Income | $33,100 | $38,200 |
Employment Rate | 95% | 89% |
Total Graduates | 926 | 1,200 |
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