Academic Rankings
High Point University was named No. 1 among Regional Colleges -- South in "2013 Best Colleges," published by "U.S. News & World Report," moving past #2 John Brown University (Arkansas) and #3 Meredith College (NC) to claim the top ranking.
The university has steadily moved up in the US News rankings as it continues to grow. Just a few years ago in the 2007 report, it occupied the No. 15 spot in the Regional Colleges-South category. The U.S. News rankings evaluate 1,400 accredited four-year schools and ranks them as a national or a regional college or university, based on several key measures of quality including peer assessment, graduation and retention rates, undergraduate academic reputation, faculty resources, experiential learning opportunities and more.
HPU has been included in the top colleges and universities across the country in the list, "America's Best Colleges," ranking at number 510 on the list of 650 created by Forbes magazine. Parade Magazine has listed High Point University as one of the top 25 large private schools in the nation in the magazine's 2010 "College A-List."
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