High Point University is a private liberal arts 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 47 undergraduate majors, 51 undergraduate minors and 12 graduate-degree majors.

High Point University has a student-to-faculty ratio of 15:1 and a student retention rate of 76.5%.The average class size is fewer than 18 students and no teacher assistants instruct classes.

HPU offers day and evening undergraduate degree programs (Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science) and graduate degree programs (Master of Arts in Teaching Elementary Education, Master of Education in Educational Leadership, Master of Public Administration in Nonprofit Organization, Master of Business Administration, Master of Arts in Strategic Communication, Master of Science in Athletic Training, Master of Physician Assistant Studies, Doctor of Pharmacy, and Doctor of Physical Therapy). A doctoral degree in Educational Leadership began in the fall of 2012.