by our College Data Analytics TeamHow diverse is High Point? College Factual’s diversity report reveals the truth and stats about diversity at High Point. We reviewed racial demographics, gender ratios, student age ranges, and where students come from.
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High Point total enrollment is approximately 6,148 students. 5,020 are undergraduates and 1,128 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time High Point undergraduate population is made up of 54.6% women, and 45.4% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
High Point Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 3,801 | 76.0% |
| Hispanic | 406 | 8.1% |
| Black or African American | 380 | 7.6% |
| Unknown | 254 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 108 | 2.2% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 30 | 0.6% |
| International | 18 | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 0.1% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 66.7% of full-time grad students are women, and 33.3% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
High Point Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 748 | 66.8% |
| Black or African American | 171 | 15.3% |
| Asian | 58 | 5.2% |
| Unknown | 56 | 5.0% |
| Hispanic | 44 | 3.9% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 33 | 2.9% |
| International | 10 | 0.9% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 4,549 | 74.3% |
| Black or African American | 551 | 9.0% |
| Hispanic | 450 | 7.4% |
| Unknown | 310 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 166 | 2.7% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 63 | 1.0% |
| International | 28 | 0.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 0.0% |
High Point University faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 83.8% |
| Black or African American | 6.2% |
| Asian | 4.6% |
| Hispanic | 4.0% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 1.1% |
| Unknown | 0.3% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 3,492 female students and 2,656 male students at High Point.
High Point University faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
The undergraduate student body is split among 46 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 380 | 25.3% |
| New York | 163 | 10.9% |
| New Jersey | 157 | 10.5% |
| Maryland | 108 | 7.2% |
| Pennsylvania | 98 | 6.5% |
High Point welcomes about 0.5% international (nonresident) students, contributing to the global diversity of the campus.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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