Colleges / High Point University
College · Private nonprofit · High Point, NC · City
HPU

High Point University

High Point, NC

Religious affiliation
AddressOne University Parkway, High Point, NC 27268
Websitewww.highpoint.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate75%
6-yr median pay$51k
Net price / yr$39k
Undergrad size5,129
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $39k/yr for a shot at a $51k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 75% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1288 · ACT 26.

If you get in

5,129 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $66k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $39k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$262k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$155k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$107k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback3.0x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$45.3k
Room & board
$18.9k
Books & supplies
$1,500

How students pay for it.

Pell grants12%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans41%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $13k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention85%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr74%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$51k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$61k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
5,129
Location
High Point, NC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
HPU
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White74%
  • Hispanic9%
  • Black8%
  • Unknown5%
  • Asian2%
First-gen students15%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$112k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 58

What you can study.

Colleges / High Point University
College · Private nonprofit · High Point, NC · City
HPU

High Point University

High Point, NC

Religious affiliation
AddressOne University Parkway, High Point, NC 27268
Websitewww.highpoint.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate75%
6-yr median pay$51k
Net price / yr$39k
Undergrad size5,129
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $39k/yr for a shot at a $51k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 75% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1288 · ACT 26.

If you get in

5,129 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $66k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $39k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$262k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$155k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$107k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback3.0x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$45.3k
Room & board
$18.9k
Books & supplies
$1,500

How students pay for it.

Pell grants12%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans41%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $13k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention85%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr74%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$51k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$61k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
5,129
Location
High Point, NC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
HPU
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White74%
  • Hispanic9%
  • Black8%
  • Unknown5%
  • Asian2%
First-gen students15%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$112k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 58

What you can study.