How many students at HPU? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 6,331 students have enrolled in High Point University with 5,135 undergraduate and 1,196 graduate students.
By gender, 2,680 male and 3,651 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (1,196 students on average - private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields).
294 students are enrolled exclusively, and 383 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
High Point University has a total of 6,331 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 5,135 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,196 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 2,680 male and 3,651 female students (the male-female ratio is 42:58) are attending the school.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 6,331 | 5,135 | 1,196 |
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| Men | 2,680 | 2,283 | 397 |
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| Women | 3,651 | 2,852 | 799 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 4,553 White, 641 Black, and 171 Asian students out of a total of 6,331 are attending at High Point University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
High Point University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 46.3% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 33 | 9 | 24 |
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| Asian | 171 | 53 | 118 |
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| Black | 641 | 235 | 406 |
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| Hispanic | 485 | 215 | 270 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 5 | 1 | 4 |
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| White | 4,553 | 1,951 | 2,602 |
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| Two or more races | 47 | 19 | 28 |
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| Race Unknown | 362 | 178 | 184 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 25 | 9 | 16 |
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| Asian | 105 | 37 | 68 |
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| Black | 420 | 169 | 251 |
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| Hispanic | 446 | 192 | 254 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 5 | 1 | 4 |
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| White | 3,814 | 1,701 | 2,113 |
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| Two or more races | 17 | 9 | 8 |
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| Race Unknown | 282 | 151 | 131 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 8 | 0 | 8 |
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| Asian | 66 | 16 | 50 |
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| Black | 221 | 66 | 155 |
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| Hispanic | 39 | 23 | 16 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 739 | 250 | 489 |
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| Two or more races | 30 | 10 | 20 |
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| Race Unknown | 80 | 27 | 53 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, HPU has 111 students under 18 years old and 1 students over 65 years old. There are 5,560 students under 25 years old, and 492 students over 25 years old out of 6,052 total students.
HPU has 4,962 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 44 students aged 25 and over.
It has 598 graduate students aged under 25 and 448 students aged 25 and over.
*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 111 | 77 | 34 |
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| 18-19 | 2,591 | 1,434 | 1,157 |
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| 20-21 | 2,103 | 1,171 | 932 |
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| 22-24 | 755 | 420 | 335 |
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| 25-29 | 219 | 141 | 78 |
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| 30-34 | 76 | 47 | 29 |
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| 35-39 | 62 | 41 | 21 |
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| 40-49 | 99 | 65 | 34 |
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| 50-64 | 35 | 30 | 5 |
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| Over 65 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 111 | 77 | 34 |
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| 18-19 | 2,589 | 1,433 | 1,156 |
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| 20-21 | 2,036 | 1,126 | 910 |
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| 22-24 | 226 | 80 | 146 |
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| 25-29 | 20 | 9 | 11 |
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| 30-34 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
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| 35-39 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
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| 40-49 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
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| 50-64 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| 20-21 | 67 | 45 | 22 |
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| 22-24 | 529 | 340 | 189 |
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| 25-29 | 199 | 132 | 67 |
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| 30-34 | 69 | 41 | 28 |
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| 35-39 | 54 | 36 | 18 |
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| 40-49 | 93 | 61 | 32 |
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| 50-64 | 32 | 27 | 5 |
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| Over 65 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At High Point University, 294 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 383 students are enrolled in some online courses.
212 students who live in North Carolina or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 82 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 6,331 | 294 | 383 |
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| Undergraduate | 5,135 | 0 | 78 |
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| Graduate | 1,196 | 294 | 305 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| North Carolina Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 212 | 82 | 0 |
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| Undergraduate | - | - | - |
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| Graduate | 212 | 82 | 0 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 5,135 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 92 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 1.79%.91 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 5,016 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 91 |
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| Regular Part-time | 27 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 1 |
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HPU Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
For the academic year 2024-2025, 6,331 students are enrolled at HPU.
5,135 undergraduate and 1,196 graduate students are enrolled at HPU.
2,680 male (42.33%) and 3,651 female (57.67%) students are attending HPU.
34 international students (0.54%) are enrolled at HPU, including 21 undergraduate and 13 graduate students.
HPU has a student population that is predominantly White: 4,553 White (71.92%), 641 Black (10.12%), and 171 Asian (2.70%) students are enrolled.
111 students are under 18 and 1 students are over 65 years old.
294 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 383 students take some online courses.