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High Point University

High Point, North Carolina

https://www.highpoint.edu

#443 National Colleges

74.55% Admission Rate
Not Very Selective

4,561 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Private nonprofit
  • Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
  • Four-year, full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
  • Four-year, medium, highly residential
  • Religious Affiliation: United Methodist
High Point University is a private university in High Point, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Founded as High Point College in 1924, it became High Point University in October 1991. HPU offers 61 undergraduate majors, 65 undergraduate minors, and 14 graduate majors.

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Location

City
High Point, North Carolina

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Locale
City: Midsize (population of at least 100,000 but less than 250,000)

Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 38.2%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 20.3%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies 6.9%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 6.7%
Visual And Performing Arts 6.2%
Psychology 4.3%
Education 4.3%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services 3.8%
Social Sciences 3.3%
Physical Sciences 1.2%
English Language And Literature/Letters 1.1%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 1.0%
Mathematics And Statistics 0.9%
History 0.7%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 0.6%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 0.4%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0.3%

Cost

Tuition
$36,268.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
41.67%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$37,255.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1193 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 630 585 540
Verbal 630 590 550

ACT Scores

25 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 26 23 20
English 28 25 21