Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares HPU's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in North Carolina.
HPU has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 1,173 students). The enrollment is larger than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in North Carolina average (1,973 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
High Point University6,3315,1351,196
Similarly Ranked Schools1,1731,09380
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges2,4772,0161,017
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in North Carolina1,9731,523719
The below chart compares the student population between High Point University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,680 male and 3,651 female students attending HPU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.73 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at HPU.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at HPU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total5,1355,10728
Men2,2832,26617
Women2,8522,84111
Population by Gender/Attending Status at HPU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,1961,10393
Men39736235
Women79974158

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 4,553 White students (71.92%) and 641 Black or African American students (10.12%) at High Point University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at High Point University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at High Point University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native25916
Asian1053768
Black or African American420169251
Hispanic446192254
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander514
White3,8141,7012,113
Two or More Races1798
Race/Ethnicity Unknown282151131
Total 5,1352,2832,852
Population by Race/Ethnicity at High Point University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native808
Asian661650
Black or African American22166155
Hispanic392316
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White739250489
Two or More Races301020
Race/Ethnicity Unknown802753
Total 1,196397799

Online Student Population

At High Point University, 677 students (10.69% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 294 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 212 students live in North Carolina where High Point University is located in and 81 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total6,3315,1351,196
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes2940294
Enrolled Some in Online Classes38378305
Not Enrolled in Online Classes5,6545,057597
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)2940294
North Carolina Residents2120212
Other State in U.S.81081
Outside of U.S.000
Unknown101