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Wingate University

Wingate, North Carolina Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Wingate University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Wingate, North Carolina. Its campus is in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 3,458, made up of 2,673 undergraduates and 785 graduate students.

Wingate University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 55 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Exercise Science and Kinesiology, and Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. It awarded 837 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 9 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

70% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.

Key figures

3,458
Students enrolled
70%
First-year retention
837
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
55
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 55

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 6
Health Professions 8
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 3
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 3
Education 13
Psychology 1
Communication and Journalism 5
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Social Sciences 2
History 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
English Language and Literature 1
Visual and Performing Arts 2
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Physical Sciences 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
70%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
532
Master's degrees
171
Doctoral degrees (research)
70
Professional doctorates
58
Postbaccalaureate certificates
1
Post-master's certificates
5

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
3,458
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,673
Graduate students, fall 2024
785
Full-time, fall 2024
93%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,747
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,830
Graduate students, 2024-25
917
Full-time, 2024-25
90%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
61%
Men
39%
White
44%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
21%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
6%
International (U.S. nonresident)
8%
Race or ethnicity unknown
9%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
9
Programs with a fully online option
5
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
8%
Students taking some online courses
55%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
South Atlantic Conference
President
T. Rhett Brown
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Student veteran organization

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