High Point University

High Point, NC 5,129 Undergrads 69.9% Grad Rate

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Total Cost

$65,548

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

$38,707

After Aid

Median Earnings

$65,028

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$38,707

Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5

Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$65,028

Peer Midpoint: $60,428

Graduation Rate69.9%

Peer Midpoint: 58.9%

Socio-Economic Diversity

Pell Grant Recipients11.3%

Enrollment Status

Full-Time99.5%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS80.3%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance

75.3%

SAT Avg

1,288

SAT Reading

25th: 56060875th: 670

SAT Math

25th: 55059575th: 650

ACT Composite

25th: 242675th: 33

ROI Sensitivity Analysis

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)

Institution Lifetime NPV

Vs Median Peer

Vs HS Grad

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

+$576k

+$109k

+$91k

Median Cost$39k/yr

+$436k

-$31k

-$48k

Full Cost$66k/yr

+$340k

-$127k

-$145k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age

Return on Inv. %

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

∞

Median Cost$39k/yr

Never

-35%

Full Cost$66k/yr

Never

-61%

Analysis Assumptions:

Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return-24%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return-70%

Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis

Bachelor's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services

BachCIP: 5203

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$99,053

Natl Median: $76,194

Lifetime Value Added

+$212k

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

BachCIP: 5109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $70,786

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Applied Mathematics

BachCIP: 2703

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $91,532

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology

BachCIP: 2602

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,466

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biology, General

BachCIP: 2601

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$67,184

Natl Median: $57,214

Lifetime Value Added

-$31k

Business Administration, Management and Operations

BachCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$21,000

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $68,257

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business/Managerial Economics

BachCIP: 5206

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $77,981

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Chemistry

BachCIP: 4005

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,120

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other

BachCIP: 0999

Median Debt

$23,250

Earnings (4yr)

$67,085

Natl Median: $55,384

Lifetime Value Added

-$32k

Computer Science

BachCIP: 1107

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $107,009

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Criminal Justice and Corrections

BachCIP: 4301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$65,607

Natl Median: $55,378

Lifetime Value Added

-$44k

Dance

BachCIP: 5003

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $39,980

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Design and Applied Arts

BachCIP: 5004

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$61,635

Natl Median: $51,490

Lifetime Value Added

-$75k

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

BachCIP: 5005

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $39,775

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

English Language and Literature, General

BachCIP: 2301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $48,590

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations

BachCIP: 5207

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $61,027

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Film/Video and Photographic Arts

BachCIP: 5006

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $43,765

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Finance and Financial Management Services

BachCIP: 5208

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $83,343

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Fine and Studio Arts

BachCIP: 5007

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $41,367

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations

BachCIP: 5218

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $75,399

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General

BachCIP: 5100

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $61,296

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

History

BachCIP: 5401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $50,680

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Hospitality Administration/Management

BachCIP: 5209

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $56,726

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Human Resources Management and Services

BachCIP: 5210

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$61,780

Natl Median: $68,069

Lifetime Value Added

-$74k

International Business

BachCIP: 5211

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$74,953

Natl Median: $73,201

Lifetime Value Added

+$28k

International Relations and National Security Studies

BachCIP: 4509

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $66,596

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Journalism

BachCIP: 0904

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $56,278

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Marketing

BachCIP: 5214

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$69,721

Natl Median: $69,303

Lifetime Value Added

-$12k

Mathematics

BachCIP: 2701

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $69,562

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General

BachCIP: 3000

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $50,532

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Music

BachCIP: 5009

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $42,892

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Philosophy

BachCIP: 3801

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $54,455

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Physics

BachCIP: 4008

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $76,786

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Political Science and Government

BachCIP: 4510

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$72,564

Natl Median: $63,293

Lifetime Value Added

+$10k

Psychology, General

BachCIP: 4201

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$56,712

Natl Median: $50,706

Lifetime Value Added

-$115k

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

BachCIP: 0909

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$62,467

Natl Median: $63,560

Lifetime Value Added

-$68k

Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

BachCIP: 0907

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$50,007

Natl Median: $50,497

Lifetime Value Added

-$170k

Religion/Religious Studies

BachCIP: 3802

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $41,390

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

BachCIP: 2313

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $48,471

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

BachCIP: 1609

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,000

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Sociology and Anthropology

BachCIP: 4513

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $46,959

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Special Education and Teaching

BachCIP: 1310

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $50,499

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

BachCIP: 3105

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $54,562

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

BachCIP: 1312

Median Debt

$24,500

Earnings (4yr)

$51,469

Natl Median: $47,382

Lifetime Value Added

-$158k

Master's Degrees

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

MastCIP: 5109

Median Debt

$112,025

Earnings (4yr)

$128,471

Natl Median: $127,347

Lifetime Value Added

+$417k

Business Administration, Management and Operations

MastCIP: 5202

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $103,485

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other

MastCIP: 0999

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $85,444

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Educational Administration and Supervision

MastCIP: 1304

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$90,962

Natl Median: $71,685

Lifetime Value Added

+$90k

General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations

MastCIP: 5218

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $123,713

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

International Business

MastCIP: 5211

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $97,121

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

MastCIP: 0909

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $80,125

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.