High Point University is a private university in High Point, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Founded as High Point College in 1924, it became High Point University in October 1991. HPU offers 61 undergraduate majors, 65 undergraduate minors, and 14 graduate majors.
Together, Greensboro, High Point, and Winston-Salem, along with the surrounding suburbs and townships, form the Piedmont Triad region, an area with a population over 1.5 million. Of that number, approximately 108,285 live in High Point. Both Greensboro and Winston-Salem are 20 minutes from campus. East of the university are Raleigh (11/2 hours away) and the Atlantic Ocean (31/2 hours away); south are Charlotte (11/2 hours away) and Atlanta, Georgia (5 hours away); west are the Appalachian Mountains (2 hours away); and north is Washington, D.C. (5 hours away).
High Point University has a student-to-faculty ratio of 17:1. The average freshman retention rate is 81%.The average class size is less than 20 students and no teacher assistants instruct classes. HPU does not offer evening programs.
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<p><strong>HIGH POINT, N.C., Aug. 21, 2021 – </strong>A sea of purple and cheering volunteers welcomed the Class of 2025 to High Point University on Friday and Saturday. The energy from the marching band and the warm smiles from everyone on campus, including HPU President Dr. Nido Qubein, kicked off an exciting Move-In Weekend.</p> <p>“I feel like my daughter is going to be at home here,” says Marnie Brockamp, mom of new student Mandy from Colorado. “It just feels so good, and everybody is so welcoming with the band playing and the students cheering. HPU took all the stress off the whole move-in process.”</p> <p>HPU welcomed its largest group of 1,550 new students this weekend, as well as its largest total enrollment of 5,850 students when classes begin Monday. New students chose HPU for a variety of reasons, from impressive academic programs to experiential learning opportunities and an inviting campus atmosphere.</p> <p>“HPU has the most opportunities for me to grow in the field of biology and get the hands-on experience that I want,” said Lindsay Elliott, a new student from Orlando, Florida. “This is also a wonderful community that gives students opportunities on campus and outside of campus, which is important to me.”’</p> <p>HPU’s Welcome Week crew included hundreds of upperclassmen, faculty and staff who volunteered to greet the Class of 2025 and their families and move their items into their residence halls.</p> <p>Welcome Week continues Sunday with Opening Convocation at 9 a.m., when HPU President Qubein will lead the keynote address on Roberts Hall lawn.</p> <p>With more students back on campus, the surrounding High Point community is also benefitting from the economic boost. Visit High Point president, Melody Burnett, says there’s more activity at restaurants, retail and area businesses.</p> <p>“By welcoming new and returning students, High Point can instantly benefit from an added $1.56 million in revenue during Welcome Week,” says Burnett. “HPU is big business for High Point.”</p> <p>The Class of 2025 hails from 39 states, as well as from Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The class also includes students from 32 countries.</p> <p>“High Point University’s transformational growth continues as we welcome our largest number of new students to the HPU family,” says Qubein. “We are a values-based school with a focus on premier life skills, and parents and students appreciate that. That’s why students continue flocking to HPU, and that’s why many HPU parents have more than one student enrolled here.”</p> <p>JiNan George echoes that sentiment. Her daughter, Rosa, is a new student at HPU, and her son, Guy, is a sophomore.</p>
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