
Reported High Point University graduation figures include a 66% four-year rate and a 72% six-year rate. These measures follow defined groups of entering students; they are not the percentage of all students, including transfers and graduate students, who finish in those periods.
The separately reported overall graduation rate is 74%, and the student retention rate is 85%. These figures should not be substituted for one another: retention measures continued enrollment over a shorter interval, while graduation measures degree completion for a specified cohort and time frame. Rates can also differ because of the populations and reporting definitions used. None of the figures predicts whether a particular student will graduate on time, especially when transfer credit, a change of major or program sequencing affects the path to a degree.
College Scorecard program data report earnings measured one year after completion for some High Point University fields. The measure is a median for the federally aided completers represented in that program's reported data, not a starting salary promised to every graduate.
Other reported one-year figures include $40,065 for a communication-related program and $35,708 for human resources management and services. Program categories used in federal data may cover more than one institutional major. These figures do not adjust for location, hours worked, further education or career changes, and one year is a short window for assessing a degree's long-term value. They are most useful alongside a program's cost, graduation path and the kinds of work its graduates pursue.
Degrees
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$41,062Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
$40,065Design and Applied Arts
$40,246Human Resources Management and Services
$35,708Psychology, General
$26,897BACHELOR’S Degree
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology
Visual and Performing Arts
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Psychology
Education
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Social Sciences
MASTER’S Degree
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Education
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Health Professions and Related Programs
DOCTOR’S Degree
Education
Data last updated on November 5, 2026
Data sources: IPEDS 2024-25, Peterson 2026, College Scorecard 10/2026, Clery 2024 (2023-24), OpenAlex 2026
Figures on this profile come from federal and third-party datasets in the editions listed above and are refreshed periodically, so they may differ from what the institution currently reports. Confirm costs, deadlines and requirements with the school before making decisions.