$52,649
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Wingate University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Wingate, North Carolina with 2,668 undergraduates and 785 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $20,748 a year (tuition and fees $41,636). It admits 91% of applicants and 46% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $52,649 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$20,748
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$41,636
US median $11,837
Admission rate
91%
US median 78%
Completion rate
46%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$52,649
Rank 1,270 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
- $20,748
- Tuition and fees
- $41,636
- Cost of attendance
- $57,473
- Students with a need-based grant
- 44%
- Students with federal loans
- 52%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $18,772
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $18,092
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $18,865
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $21,651
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $24,759
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 $27,930 in 2015-16 to $41,636 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
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1,111
- Undergraduates
- 2,668
- Graduate students
- 785
- Part-time students
- 2.1%
- Women
- 59%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 46%
- Retention rate
- 70%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 46
- Endowment
- $134.6M
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 1,270 of 5,094 US colleges and 18 of 147 in North Carolina (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NC median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $20,748 | $14,086 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $41,636 | $6,906 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 91% | 75% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 46% | 48% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 70% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $20,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $43,992 | $31,569 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $52,649 | $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. 60% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 76% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
46 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsDoctoral | Doctoral | 77 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 70 | $22,500 | $28,551 | $52,822 | $54,562 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationProfessional | Professional | 67 | $169,231 | $114,947 | $130,635 | $138,348 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 66 | $25,500 | $26,988 | $45,795 | $50,706 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 57 | $126,291 | $112,813 | $125,733 | $127,347 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 51 | $26,716 | $27,729 | $58,623 | $57,214 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | $26,625 | $42,476 | $67,082 | $68,257 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessOnlineMaster's | Master's | 37 | Withheld | $41,320 | $50,579 | $62,033 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $27,000 | $39,498 | $62,075 | $55,378 |
| Human Services, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $27,000 | $32,843 | $45,558 | $48,597 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 29 | Withheld | $74,681 | $120,390 | $103,485 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $27,000 | $68,877 | $68,636 | $88,910 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $20,500 | $46,591 | $67,315 | $83,343 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $21,629 | $40,438 | $54,129 | $63,560 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $24,813 | $51,437 | $73,805 | $76,194 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $23,200 | $36,777 | $72,630 | $69,303 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $25,925 | $40,130 | $50,391 | $47,382 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $26,228 | $41,245 | $38,993 | $51,389 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 13 | $36,936 | $82,174 | $94,838 | $100,573 |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,808 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,842 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $95,833 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| Public HealthOnlineMaster's | Master's | 7 | - | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Wingate and North Carolina on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in North Carolina
Questions and answers
How much does Wingate University cost?
$20,748 a year is the average net price at Wingate University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $41,636, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $57,473. Families earning under $30,000 pay $18,772 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Wingate University?
91% of applicants are admitted to Wingate University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,111. The median admission rate of colleges in North Carolina is 75%.
How much do Wingate University graduates earn?
$52,649 a year is the median pay of former Wingate University students who work, 10 years after they started ($43,992 after 6 years). That ranks 1,270 of 5,094 US colleges and 18 of 147 in North Carolina. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Professional) at $114,947.
How much student debt do Wingate University graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Wingate University graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 52% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Wingate University?
46% of first-time, full-time students at Wingate University finish within 6 years. 70% 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 Wingate University?
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (77 doctoral graduates), Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (70 bachelor's graduates), Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (67 professional graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 46 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.