Enrollment Trends at HPU

The student population at High Point University is 6,331 (5,135 undergraduate and 1,196 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,758 (38.44%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at HPU is 81.11% which is increased by 764 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 994 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 73 male students for every 100 female students, up from 65 in 2015.
294 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 15.29% since 2015. (Note: The high increase/decrease may be due to the pandemic)

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,467 where 6,331 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment increased every year from 2016 to 2025, growing from 4,573 to 6,331 students, a gain of 1,758 (38.4%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at High Point University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,573	4,371	1,765	2,606	202	44	158
2016-17	4,837 264	4,546 175	1,840 75	2,706 100	291 89	97 53	194 36
2017-18	4,951 114	4,467 -79	1,835 -5	2,632 -74	484 193	159 62	325 131
2018-19	5,137 186	4,545 78	1,934 99	2,611 -21	592 108	186 27	406 81
2019-20	5,330 193	4,591 46	1,995 61	2,596 -15	739 147	234 48	505 99
2020-21	5,617 287	4,628 37	2,022 27	2,606 10	989 250	335 101	654 149
2021-22	5,860 243	4,910 282	2,167 145	2,743 137	950 -39	326 -9	624 -30
2022-23	5,981 121	5,036 126	2,240 73	2,796 53	945 -5	334 8	611 -13
2023-24	6,052 71	5,006 -30	2,263 23	2,743 -53	1,046 101	363 29	683 72
2024-25	6,331 279	5,135 129	2,283 20	2,852 109	1,196 150	397 34	799 116
Average	5,467	4,724	2,034	2,689	743	248	496

High Point University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 4,724 where 5,135 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at High Point University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,371	4,323	1,741	2,582	48	24	24
2016-17	4,546	4,508	1,829	2,679	38	11	27
2017-18	4,467	4,418	1,818	2,600	49	17	32
2018-19	4,545	4,504	1,919	2,585	41	15	26
2019-20	4,591	4,557	1,976	2,581	34	19	15
2020-21	4,628	4,575	2,002	2,573	53	20	33
2021-22	4,910	4,854	2,145	2,709	56	22	34
2022-23	5,036	4,934	2,206	2,728	102	34	68
2023-24	5,006	4,949	2,243	2,706	57	20	37
2024-25	5,135	5,107	2,266	2,841	28	17	11
Average	4,724	4,724	2,015	2,658	4,724	20	31

High Point University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 743 where 1,196 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at High Point University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	202	154	39	115	48	5	43
2016-17	291	251	85	166	40	12	28
2017-18	484	426	137	289	58	22	36
2018-19	592	541	173	368	51	13	38
2019-20	739	696	224	472	43	10	33
2020-21	989	953	325	628	36	10	26
2021-22	950	887	302	585	63	24	39
2022-23	945	898	317	581	47	17	30
2023-24	1,046	966	339	627	80	24	56
2024-25	1,196	1,103	362	741	93	35	58
Average	743	743	230	457	743	17	39

High Point University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 71.92%. The percentage was 78.29% 10 years ago and HPU still has a high percentage of white students. 2.70% of enrolled students is Asian and 10.12% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 7.66% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 78.29% to 71.92%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.57% to 2.70%. Black student enrollment increased from 6.12% to 10.12%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.18% to 7.66%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4659 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3787 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at High Point University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	11	72	280	191	2	3,580	237
2016-17	10	85	294	226	1	3,647	281
2017-18	13	107	315	246	1	3,703	306
2018-19	20	116	319	261	2	3,867	272
2019-20	19	126	368	298	3	4,006	250
2020-21	17	137	434	341	3	4,207	249
2021-22	28	160	524	372	3	4,364	190
2022-23	30	144	533	421	1	4,449	181
2023-24	26	161	563	444	3	4,466	60
2024-25	33	171	641	485	5	4,553	47
Average	21	128	427	329	2	4,084	207

High Point University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

294 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 5% of total students. The number of online students has increased 15.29% since 2020. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at High Point University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	4,573	0	293	4,280
2016-17	4,837	0	162	4,675
2017-18	4,951	0	329	4,622
2018-19	5,137	0	73	5,064
2019-20	5,330	0	127	5,203
2020-21	5,617	255	1,625	3,737
2021-22	5,860	89	30	5,741
2022-23	5,981	226	103	5,652
2023-24	6,052	327	207	5,518
2024-25	6,331	294	383	5,654
Average	5,467	119	333	5,015

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Enrollment Trends at HPU

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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