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High Point, NC · Private · 5,129 undergraduates · urban

High Point University

Less selective

High Point’s pitch is a career-minded private education wrapped in a heavily developed residential campus environment.

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Institutional profile

Regionally focused Solid in student experience, and solid in academic standing.
Academic Solid Affordability Emerging Career Steady Mobility Emerging Experience Solid
Academic standing Solid
Affordability Emerging
Career outcomes Steady
Mobility Emerging
Student experience Solid
Admission
76.8% admitted

15,625 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Varies across five income ranges

Compare recent average annual costs by household income

Completion
69.9%

$61,389 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets High Point University apart

Academic design

Programs span business, communication, engineering, entrepreneurship, sciences, health fields and design, with experiential learning and life-skills development repeatedly emphasized.

Campus pattern

The 560-acre campus contains extensive recent academic, residential, recreation and student-life facilities, making campus itself a major part of the experience.

Career & value signal

Its institutional identity as a “Life Skills University” puts professional presentation, mentoring and career preparation at the center of the undergraduate brand.

Can I get in?

76.8% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

15,625

About 77 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 76.8%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%1110–1300
9801420
ACT middle 50%23–31
1836

Of admitted students, 23% submitted an SAT, and 16% submitted an ACT. Treat the ACT range as a guide to the students who submitted that test, not to everyone admitted.

Entered with a 4.0 GPA6%

In the season card

Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for High Point University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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In the season card

What High Point University weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
See what counts here

What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Programs span business, communication, engineering, entrepreneurship, sciences, health fields and design, with experiential learning and life-skills development repeatedly emphasized.

02

Make institutional fit specific

High Point’s pitch is a career-minded private education wrapped in a heavily developed residential campus environment.

03

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.

Early DecisionNov 1
Early Decision IIFeb 1
Early ActionNov 15
Regular DecisionMar 1
Fee and waiver$50 application fee

Fee waiver: accepted

Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

Teacher preparationAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$74,528
Average annual cost after aid$39,000
Affordability profileEmerging

In the season card

Average annual cost by household income at High Point University

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
Open the price by income

Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.

Complete within 8 years69.9%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one84.6%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$61,389

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Recent graduates159
Median earnings

Admits separately

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

Recent graduates103
Median earnings

Design and Applied Arts

Recent graduates76
Median earnings$61,635

Communication and Media Studies

Recent graduates73
Median earnings

Admits separately

Marketing

Recent graduates63
Median earnings$69,721

Admits separately

What is campus life like?

High Point University beyond the classroom

The 560-acre campus contains extensive recent academic, residential, recreation and student-life facilities, making campus itself a major part of the experience.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Programs span business, communication, engineering, entrepreneurship, sciences, health fields and design, with experiential learning and life-skills development repeatedly emphasized.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

The 560-acre campus contains extensive recent academic, residential, recreation and student-life facilities, making campus itself a major part of the experience.

Career & value

Where the degree can lead

Its institutional identity as a “Life Skills University” puts professional presentation, mentoring and career preparation at the center of the undergraduate brand.

5,129 undergraduatesSoutheasturban settingCampus housing available