High Point, North Carolina · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Midsize city
Overview
High Point University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in High Point, North Carolina. Its campus is in a midsize city. It enrolled 6,331 students in fall 2024, including 5,135 undergraduates and 1,196 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is United Methodist.
High Point University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 94 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other, and Communication. It awarded 1,664 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 19 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
85% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 21 to 1.
Key figures
6,331
Students enrolled
85%
First-year retention
1,664
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
94
Programs and majors
21:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 94
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
85%
Student-to-faculty ratio
21:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
1,109
Master's degrees
373
Doctoral degrees (research)
11
Professional doctorates
114
Postbaccalaureate certificates
57
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
6,331
Undergraduates, fall 2024
5,135
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,196
Full-time, fall 2024
98%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
6,773
Undergraduates, 2024-25
5,400
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,373
Full-time, 2024-25
98%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
58%
Men
42%
White
71%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
10%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
1%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
6%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
19
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
6%
Students taking some online courses
6%
Campus and services
Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
United Methodist
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Big South Conference
President
Nido R. Qubein
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit