Student Population at HPU

Total Enrollment

5,981

Undergraduate

5,036

Graduate

945

Online Enrollment

226

Men Students

2,574

Women Students

3,407

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 5,981 students have enrolled at High Point University - 5,036 undergraduate and 945 graduate.

By gender, 2,574 male and 3,407 female students are attending High Point University. By attendance status, there are 5,832 full-time students and 149 part-time students.

The number of students at High Point University is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in North Carolina. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Barton College and Belmont Abbey College, its population is very large (average population is 1,143).

High Point University offers online degree/certificate programs and 226 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between High Point University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,574 male and 3,407 female students attending HPU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.76 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.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at HPU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	5,036	4,934	102
Men	2,240	2,206	34
Women	2,796	2,728	68

Population by Gender/Attending Status at HPU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	945	898	47
Men	334	317	17
Women	611	581	30

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 4,449 White students (74.39%) and 533 Black or African American students (8.91%) at High Point University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at High Point University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at High Point University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	24	8	16
Asian	99	32	67
Black or African American	362	142	220
Hispanic	377	173	204
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	3,827	1,709	2,118
Two or More Races	145	69	76
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	130	69	61
Total	5,036	2,240	2,796

Population by Race/Ethnicity at High Point University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	6	4	2
Asian	45	18	27
Black or African American	171	47	124
Hispanic	44	18	26
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	622	224	398
Two or More Races	36	16	20
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	16	4	12
Total	945	334	611

Online Student Population

At High Point University, 329 students (5.50% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 226 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, 130 students live in North Carolina where High Point University is located in and 95 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	5,981	5,036	945
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	226	31	195
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	103	74	29
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	5,652	4,931	721

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	226	31	195
North Carolina Residents	130	18	112
Other State in U.S.	95	13	82
Outside of U.S.	1	0	1
Unknown	0	0	0