Best Graphic Design Colleges, Bachelors Program

Rankings of the top 50 Graphic Design Colleges and Universities, Bachelors Program

Rankings of the Best Graphic Design Colleges and Universities, Bachelors Degree - May 2025

Rank

School Name

Year
Founded

Students

Acceptance
Rate

Graduation
Rate

On-Time
Graduation

Cost to
Attend
In-State

Cost to
Attend
Out-of
State

Funding
Available

Public
Or
Private

AVG
GPA

AVG SAT Scores

Math
Verbal
Writing
 

AVG
ACT

Student Life

Academic Life

Diversity

Spiritual

Technology

Over All Score

0
100
 
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VG
E
 

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Leaders

1

University of Minnesota, Duluth

http://www.d.umn.edu
1049 University Drive
Duluth, Minnesota
(218) 726-7171

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N/A

10,346

78%

48.7%

30.9%

$12,815

$16,480

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.41

555

521

512

24

0%

NC

 

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2

City College of New York

http://www.ccny.cuny.edu
160 Convent Avenue
New York, New York
(212) 650-6977

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N/A

13,113

33%

22.1%

7.5%

$6,088

$15,658

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

520

460

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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3

Ursuline College

http://www.ursuline.edu
2550 Lander Road
Pepper Pike, Ohio
(440) 449-4203

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1871

879

58%

44.3%

28.2%

$26,760

$26,760

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.19

450

440

441

20

0%

NC

 

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4

California State University Long Beach

http://www.csulb.edu
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, California
(562) 985-5471

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N/A

30,931

31%

36.7%

12.5%

$6,240

$17,400

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.43

525

502

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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5

Art Institute of Michigan

http://www.artinstitutes.edu/detroit
28125 Cabot DriveSuite 120
Novi, Michigan
(248) 675-3800

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N/A

N/A

Not reported

0%

Not reported

$21,735

$21,735

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private for-profit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

N/A

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6

City College of New York

http://www.ccny.cuny.edu
160 Convent Avenue
New York, New York
(212) 650-6977

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N/A

13,113

33%

22.1%

7.5%

$6,088

$15,658

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

520

460

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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7

California State University Long Beach

http://www.csulb.edu
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, California
(562) 985-5471

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N/A

30,931

31%

36.7%

12.5%

$6,240

$17,400

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.43

525

502

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

8

Washington University in St. Louis

http://www.wustl.edu
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, Missouri
(314) 935-6000

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1853

7,259

18%

91.8%

88.2%

$44,841

$44,841

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

720

700

690

32

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

9

East Central University

http://www.ecok.edu
1100 East 14th Street
Ada, Oklahoma
(580) 332-8000

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1909

3,804

95%

25.8%

14.5%

$5,191

$12,593

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.37

470

410

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

10

Boston University

http://www.bu.edu
Boston, Massachusetts
(617) 353-2300

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1839

18,306

34%

82.2%

79.4%

$45,686

$45,686

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.7

620-720

570-670

600-690

30

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

11

Chowan University

http://www.chowan.edu
One University Place
Murfreesboro, North Carolina
(252) 398-1236

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1848

1,308

58%

19.7%

13.4%

$22,510

$22,510

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

2.63

408

402

388

16

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

12

East Central University

http://www.ecok.edu
1100 East 14th Street
Ada, Oklahoma
(580) 332-8000

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1909

3,804

95%

25.8%

14.5%

$5,191

$12,593

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.37

470

410

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

13

Wichita State University

http://www.wichita.edu
1845 North Fairmount
Wichita, Kansas
(316) 978-3085

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1895

12,192

95%

30.6%

16.8%

$6,926

$14,960

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.38

536

506

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

14

Mount Mercy University

http://www.mtmercy.edu
1330 Elmhurst Drive, NE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
(319) 368-6460

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1928

1,513

70%

50.8%

45.0%

$26,310

$26,310

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.4

N/A

N/A

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

15

Judson University

http://www.judsonu.edu
1151 North State Street
Elgin, Illinois
(847) 628-2510

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1913

1,018

65%

43.3%

33.6%

$27,530

$27,530

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.3

549

512

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

16

University of Minnesota, Duluth

http://www.d.umn.edu
1049 University Drive
Duluth, Minnesota
(218) 726-7171

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N/A

10,346

78%

48.7%

30.9%

$12,815

$16,480

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.41

555

521

512

24

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

17

Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

http://www.mansfield.edu
Academy Street
Mansfield, Pennsylvania
(570) 662-4243

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1857

2,824

94%

40.8%

32.0%

$9,192

$19,126

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.25

420

410

400

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

18

Virginia Commonwealth University

http://www.vcu.edu
901 West Franklin Street
Richmond, Virginia
(804) 828-1222

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1838

23,951

60%

42%

26.8%

$12,002

$28,861

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.6

554

557

542

24

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

19

Chowan University

http://www.chowan.edu
One University Place
Murfreesboro, North Carolina
(252) 398-1236

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1848

1,308

58%

19.7%

13.4%

$22,510

$22,510

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

2.63

408

402

388

16

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

20

Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

http://www.mansfield.edu
Academy Street
Mansfield, Pennsylvania
(570) 662-4243

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1857

2,824

94%

40.8%

32.0%

$9,192

$19,126

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.25

420

410

400

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

21

University of South Florida

http://www.usf.edu
4202 East Fowler Avenue
Tampa, Florida
(813) 974-3350

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1956

30,289

43%

44.8%

29.1%

$6,410

$17,324

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.83

540

530

510

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

22

Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design

http://www.rmcad.edu
1600 Pierce Street
Lakewood, Colorado
(303) 753-6046

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N/A

619

50%

42.8%

37.0%

$21,720

$21,720

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private for-profit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

18

0%

NC

 

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23

University of Notre Dame

http://www.nd.edu
Notre Dame, Indiana
(574) 631-7505

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1842

8,475

23%

94.4%

90.3%

$44,605

$44,605

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

680

660

650

31

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

24

Viterbo University

http://www.viterbo.edu
900 Viterbo Drive
La Crosse, Wisconsin
(608) 796-3010

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1890

2,105

69%

44.7%

32.9%

$23,330

$23,330

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.48

20-

N/A

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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25

Southern Polytechnic State University

http://www.spsu.edu
1100 South Marietta Parkway
Marietta, Georgia
(678) 915-4188

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1948

5,402

79%

23.3%

7.3%

$6,810

$20,594

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.28

588

557

520

24

0%

NC

 

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26

Art Institute of Michigan

http://www.artinstitutes.edu/detroit
28125 Cabot DriveSuite 120
Novi, Michigan
(248) 675-3800

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N/A

N/A

Not reported

0%

Not reported

$21,735

$21,735

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private for-profit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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27

Otis College of Art and Design

http://www.otis.edu
9045 Lincoln Boulevard
Los Angeles, California
(310) 665-6820

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1918

1,105

55%

49.8%

44.7%

$38,300

$38,300

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.2

460

430

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

28

South University - Columbia

http://www.southuniversity.edu/columbia
9 Science Court
Columbia, South Carolina
(803) 799-9082

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N/A

N/A

Not reported

0%

Not reported

N/A

N/A

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private for-profit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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29

Virginia Commonwealth University

http://www.vcu.edu
901 West Franklin Street
Richmond, Virginia
(804) 828-1222

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1838

23,951

60%

42%

26.8%

$12,002

$28,861

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.6

554

557

542

24

0%

NC

 

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30

South University - Columbia

http://www.southuniversity.edu/columbia
9 Science Court
Columbia, South Carolina
(803) 799-9082

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N/A

N/A

Not reported

0%

Not reported

N/A

N/A

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private for-profit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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31

Bellevue University

http://www.bellevue.edu
1000 Galvin Road South
Bellevue, Nebraska
(402) 293-2000

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1966

6,828

Not reported

33.9%

29.6%

$7,800

$7,800

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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32

Viterbo University

http://www.viterbo.edu
900 Viterbo Drive
La Crosse, Wisconsin
(608) 796-3010

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1890

2,105

69%

44.7%

32.9%

$23,330

$23,330

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.48

20-

N/A

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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33

Washington University in St. Louis

http://www.wustl.edu
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, Missouri
(314) 935-6000

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1853

7,259

18%

91.8%

88.2%

$44,841

$44,841

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

720

700

690

32

0%

NC

 

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34

Boston University

http://www.bu.edu
Boston, Massachusetts
(617) 353-2300

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1839

18,306

34%

82.2%

79.4%

$45,686

$45,686

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.7

620-720

570-670

600-690

30

0%

NC

 

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35

Texas State University

http://www.txstate.edu
601 University Drive
San Marcos, Texas
(512) 245-2364

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1899

29,458

66%

42.8%

27.4%

$9,151

$19,771

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

534

518

496

23

0%

NC

 

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36

Albertus Magnus College

http://www.albertus.edu
700 Prospect Street
New Haven, Connecticut
(203) 773-8501

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1925

1,604

67%

57.5%

48.0%

$28,378

$28,378

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

2.8

420

432

432

N/A

0%

NC

 

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37

Bellevue University

http://www.bellevue.edu
1000 Galvin Road South
Bellevue, Nebraska
(402) 293-2000

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1966

6,828

Not reported

33.9%

29.6%

$7,800

$7,800

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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38

Ursuline College

http://www.ursuline.edu
2550 Lander Road
Pepper Pike, Ohio
(440) 449-4203

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1871

879

58%

44.3%

28.2%

$26,760

$26,760

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.19

450

440

441

20

0%

NC

 

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39

Texas State University

http://www.txstate.edu
601 University Drive
San Marcos, Texas
(512) 245-2364

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1899

29,458

66%

42.8%

27.4%

$9,151

$19,771

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

534

518

496

23

0%

NC

 

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N/A

N/A

Not reported

0%

Not reported

$23,088

$23,088

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Private for-profit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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41

College of New Rochelle

http://www.cnr.edu
29 Castle Place
New Rochelle, New York
(914) 654-5452

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1904

840

37%

28.9%

20.0%

$31,260

$31,260

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.1

470

475

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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42

Youngstown State University

http://www.ysu.edu
One University Plaza
Youngstown, Ohio
(330) 941-2000

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1908

12,644

87%

22.7%

10.0%

$7,898

$13,899

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

2.88

474

462

445

20

0%

NC

 

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43

San Diego State University

http://www.sdsu.edu
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, California
(619) 594-6336

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1897

26,624

31%

52.9%

32.1%

$6,766

$17,926

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.6

526

505

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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44

Madonna University

http://www.madonna.edu
36600 Schoolcraft Road
Livonia, Michigan
(734) 432-5339

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1947

3,205

70%

27.4%

14.9%

$16,340

$16,340

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.3

478

530

529

22

0%

NC

 

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College of New Rochelle

http://www.cnr.edu
29 Castle Place
New Rochelle, New York
(914) 654-5452

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1904

840

37%

28.9%

20.0%

$31,260

$31,260

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.1

470

475

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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San Diego State University

http://www.sdsu.edu
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, California
(619) 594-6336

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1897

26,624

31%

52.9%

32.1%

$6,766

$17,926

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.6

526

505

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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Columbia College

http://www.ccis.edu
1001 Rogers Street
Columbia, Missouri
(573) 875-7352

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N/A

953

69%

37.9%

32.7%

$19,386

$19,386

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.42

542

507

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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48

Oklahoma City University

http://www.okcu.edu
2501 North Blackwelder
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
(405) 208-5050

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1904

N/A

Not reported

0%

Not reported

$29,426

$29,426

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Suffolk University

http://www.suffolk.edu
8 Ashburton Place
Boston, Massachusetts
(617) 573-8460

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1906

5,770

78%

50%

40.4%

$31,716

$31,716

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.15

514

500

507

22

0%

NC

 

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High Point University

http://www.highpoint.edu
833 Montlieu Ave.
High Point, North Carolina
(336) 841-9216

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1924

4,208

64%

56.8%

50.5%

$44,630

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.23

560

546

545

24

0%

NC

 

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