Wingate University Data & Information Overview

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• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning
• Related Schools

How Well Is Wingate University Ranked?

2022 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Wingate University was awarded 77 badges in the 2022 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health professions.

Overall Quality

College Factual ranked Wingate as #1,104 out of 2,576 colleges and universities in the country on its 2022 Best Colleges list.

Wingate also holds the #18 spot on the Best Colleges in North Carolina ranking.

See all of the rankings for Wingate University.

Is It Hard to Get Into Wingate?

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Wingate University is 73%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Wingate is a good fit for you.

Learn more about Wingate University admissions.

Wingate University Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Wingate University, this ratio is 15 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Wingate University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at Wingate University

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Wingate University is 64%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Wingate the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 43%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Wingate University.

Wingate University Undergraduate Student Diversity

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,683 undergraduates at Wingate with 2,602 being full-time and 81 being part-time.

How Much Does Wingate University Cost?

The overall average net price of Wingate is $18,759. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Wingate

$0-30 K	$30K-48K	$48-75	$75-110K	$110K +
$15,876	$16,798	$17,415	$21,569	$24,421

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Wingate, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Wingate, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $6,919 a year. That adds up to $27,676 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Wingate is 3.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Wingate Graduates Make?

Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Wingate with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $43,200 in their early years. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate's salary of $39,802 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.

See which majors at Wingate University make the most money.

Location of Wingate University

Wingate University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wingate, North Carolina. Wingate is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

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Contact details for Wingate are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	301 E. Wilson Street, Wingate, NC 28174-0159
Phone:	704-233-8000
Website:	https://www.wingate.edu/
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/WingateUniv
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/WingateUniv

Wingate University Majors

During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 31 majors graduated from Wingate University. Of these students, 457 received undergraduate degrees and 282 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors	Bachelor’s Degrees	Average Salary of Graduates
General Biology	60	$29,685
Health & Physical Education	58	$21,052
General Psychology	39	$34,420
Human Services	34	$28,816
Public Relations & Advertising	31	$37,748
Business Administration & Management	26	$45,529
Marketing	25	NA
Criminal Justice & Corrections	21	$35,060
Accounting	19	NA
Nursing	19	$61,020

Learn more about the majors offered at Wingate University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Wingate

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2019-2020, 2,860 students took at least one online class at Wingate University. This is an increase from the 228 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	2,860	449
2018-2019	228	48
2017-2018	122	0
2016-2017	141	13
2015-2016	205	15

Learn more about online learning at Wingate University.

Related Schools

If you’re considering Wingate University, here are some more schools you may be interested in knowing more about.

• Bluffton University
• Carson - Newman University
• Methodist University
• Texas Wesleyan University
• University of Mary Hardin - Baylor

Curious on how these schools stack up against Wingate? Pit them head to head with College Combat, our free interactive tool that lets you compare college on the features that matter most to you!

Notes and References

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.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
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