High Point University
High Point, North Carolina · Also known as HPU · Website
$61,389
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$61,389
median earnings, 10 years after starting
High Point University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in High Point, North Carolina with 5,129 undergraduates and 1,196 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $38,707 a year (tuition and fees $45,312). It admits 75% of applicants and 74% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $61,389 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,575 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$38,707
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$45,312
US median $11,837
Admission rate
75%
US median 78%
Completion rate
74%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$24,575
About $261 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$61,389
Rank 737 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $38,707
- Tuition and fees
- $45,312
- Cost of attendance
- $65,548
- Students with a need-based grant
- 12%
- Students with federal loans
- 41%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $32,763
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $31,937
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $32,461
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $35,508
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $41,994
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $32,430 in 2015-16 to $45,312 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1,288
- SAT reading, middle
- 608
- SAT math, middle
- 595
- ACT, middle
- 26
- Undergraduates
- 5,129
- Graduate students
- 1,196
- Part-time students
- 0.5%
- Women
- 56%
- Students per teacher
- 21
- Completion rate
- 74%
- Retention rate
- 85%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 86
- Endowment
- $177.3M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 737 of 5,094 US colleges and 10 of 147 in North Carolina (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NC median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $38,707 | $14,086 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $45,312 | $6,906 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 75% | 75% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 74% | 48% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 85% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,575 | $20,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $50,955 | $31,569 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $61,389 | $36,048 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 70% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 80% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
86 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, OtherMaster's | Master's | 163 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $85,444 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 159 | $21,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 103 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,562 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 76 | Withheld | Withheld | $61,635 | $51,490 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 73 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 63 | Withheld | Withheld | $69,721 | $69,303 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 61 | Withheld | Withheld | $56,712 | $50,706 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 60 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationProfessional | Professional | 59 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 58 | Withheld | Withheld | $67,184 | $57,214 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 52 | $112,025 | $113,352 | $128,471 | $127,347 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | Withheld | Withheld | $65,607 | $55,378 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 44 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $103,485 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,343 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,027 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $75,399 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,726 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | $50,007 | $50,497 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,765 |
| International BusinessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | $74,953 | $73,201 |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,499 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | $72,564 | $63,293 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | $99,053 | $76,194 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: North Carolina on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does High Point University cost?
$38,707 a year is the average net price at High Point University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $45,312, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $65,548. Families earning under $30,000 pay $32,763 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at High Point University?
75% of applicants are admitted to High Point University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,288 and the middle ACT score is 26. The median admission rate of colleges in North Carolina is 75%.
How much do High Point University graduates earn?
$61,389 a year is the median pay of former High Point University students who work, 10 years after they started ($50,955 after 6 years). That ranks 737 of 5,094 US colleges and 10 of 147 in North Carolina. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's) at $113,352.
How much student debt do High Point University graduates have?
$24,575 is the median federal student loan debt of High Point University graduates, about $261 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 41% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at High Point University?
74% of first-time, full-time students at High Point University finish within 6 years. 85% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at High Point University?
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other (163 master's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (159 bachelor's graduates), Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (103 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 86 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.