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{{Short description|Private university in North Carolina, US}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2025}}
{{Infobox university
 | name                   = High Point University
 | image                  = High Point University Academic Seal.svg
 | image_upright          = .7
 | motto                  = ''Nil Sine Numine''
 | motto_lang             = la
 | mottoeng               = Nothing Without Divine Guidance
 | established            = {{start date and age|1924|09|14}}
 | type                   = [[Private university]]
 | religious_affiliation  = [[United Methodist Church]]
 | endowment              = $128 million (2021)<ref>{{cite web |title=Data USA: High Point University |publisher=Data USA |date=October 4, 2023 |url=https://datausa.io/profile/university/high-point-university}}</ref>
 | president              = [[Nido R. Qubein]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.highpoint.edu/president/|title=Office of the President: High Point University|work=www.highpoint.edu|access-date=August 29, 2019}}</ref>
 | provost                = Daniel Erb
 | faculty                = 500
 | students               = 6,335
 | undergrad              = 5,135
 | postgrad               = 1,196
 | address                = One North University Parkway
 | city                   = High Point
 | state                  = North Carolina
 | postalcode             = 27268
 | country                = United States
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 | campus                 = [[Suburban]]
 | campus_size            = {{convert|520|acre}}
 | athletics_affiliations = [[NCAA Division I]] – [[Big South Conference]]
 | sports_nickname        = [[High Point Panthers|Panthers]]
 | mascot                 = Prowler the Panther
 | colors                 = Royal Purple and White<ref>{{Cite web |title=Visual Styles |url=https://www.highpoint.edu/ooc/branding/visual-styles/ |access-date=2025-08-23 |website=Office of Communications |language=en-US}}</ref><br>{{scarf|start}}{{cell|#330072}}{{cell|#FFFFFF}}{{scarf|end}}
 | other_name             = HPU
 | former_names           = High Point College (1924–1991)
 | academic_affiliations  = [[International Association of Methodist-related Schools, Colleges, and Universities|IAMSCU]]<br />[[National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities|NAICU]]
 | website                = {{URL|www.highpoint.edu|highpoint.edu}}
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'''High Point University''' ('''HPU''') is a [[private university]] in [[High Point, North Carolina]], United States. It is affiliated with the [[United Methodist Church]]. The university was founded in 1924 as '''High Point College''' ('''HPC''') by the [[Methodist Protestant Church]] and the City of High Point, succeeding the [[Yadkin College]], another college sponsored by the Methodist Protestant Church between 1856 and 1895. High Point College was renamed High Point University in 1991.<ref>{{Cite web |title=High Point University {{!}} NCpedia |url=https://www.ncpedia.org/high-point-university |access-date=2025-09-18 |website=ncpedia.org |language=en}}</ref>

== History ==

=== Yadkin College ===
{{See also|Yadkin College}}[[File:Roberts_Hall_at_High_Point_University.jpg|thumb|right|Roberts Hall at High Point University]]

[[File:Caine Conservatory.jpg|thumb|alt=Caine Conservatory|Caine Conservatory]]

[[File:HPU's Qubein Arena.jpg|thumb|alt=Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena and Conference Center|Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena and Conference Center]]

[[File:Cottrell_Hall_at_High_Point_University.jpg|thumb|right|Cottrell Hall at High Point University]]
In the mid-19th century, the Methodist Protestant Church, which is now part of the United Methodist Church, became active in educational pursuits in North Carolina, and at the 1852 state annual convention in [[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville]], [[Yadkin College]] was founded in northern [[Davidson County, North Carolina|Davidson County]].<ref>Ruth Little and Paul Touart (1983–1987). [https://files.nc.gov/ncdcr/nr/DV0630.pdf "Yadkin College Historic District"] (pdf). ''National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory''. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2024-04-06. Section 8, Page 1.</ref>  Following the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], the Yadkin College fell into financial difficulty, and had by the 1890s become a preparatory [[Secondary school|high school]].<ref>Ruth Little and Paul Touart (1983–1987). [https://files.nc.gov/ncdcr/nr/DV0630.pdf "Yadkin College Historic District"] (pdf). ''National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory''. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2024-04-06. Section 8, Page 3.</ref>  Yadkin College was officially named the predecessor of High Point University during its 100th anniversary in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jernigan |first=Leanne |date=2023-11-03 |title=Creation of the High Point College & University Historical Timeline |url=https://www.highpoint.edu/library/2023/11/03/creation-of-the-high-point-college-university-historical-timeline/ |access-date=2025-08-22 |website=Library |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Early years ===
In 1921, after some years of consideration, the statewide governing body of the Methodist Protestant Church voted to establish a new college.<ref>Sizemore, F. J., ed. ''The Buildings and the Builders of a City: High Point, North Carolina''. High Point: Hall Printing Company, 1947. p. 318-319</ref> Shortly afterward, the church accepted an offer from the citizens of High Point to contribute {{convert|60|acre|m2}} of land and $100,000 to the project, placing the new school in the city of High Point.<ref>Robinson, Blackwell P., and Alexander R. Stoesen. ''The History of Guilford County, North Carolina, U.S.A. to 1980, A.D.'' Greensboro: The Guilford County Bicentennial Commission, 1980. p. 233</ref> The [[Georgian architecture|Georgian-style]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Steele |first=Walt |date=2016-04-16 |title=High Point University: Surrounded by Success – PUPN |url=https://pupnmag.com/article/high-point-university-surrounded-by-success/ |access-date=2024-10-09 |language=en-US}}</ref> campus, featuring some architectural elements of [[Colonial Revival architecture|Colonial Revivalism]], was designed by R.E. Mitchell of [[Washington, D.C.]], with assistance from [[Herbert B. Hunter]] of High Point. High Point College would officially open on September 14, 1924. When the college opened, the campus consisted of three buildings, attended by nine [[Faculty (division)|faculty]] members, with a student enrollment of 122. The same year, Yadkin College closed its doors, and its assets including its library and bell were transferred to High Point College.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Fick |first=Virginia G. |url=https://cdm16929.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16929coll11/id/7/rec/1 |title=Country College on the Yadkin : A Historical Narrative |date=1984 |publisher=Hunter Publishing Company |location=Winston-Salem |pages= |access-date=6 Apr 2024}}</ref>

The steadfast growth that characterized the birth of the college ended abruptly with the Great Depression. In 1932–33, faculty salaries were cut and expenses were sometimes bartered. Despite a $50,000 fundraising campaign, the college declared bankruptcy on June 15, 1934.<ref>Robinson, Blackwell P., and Alexander R. Stoesen. "The History of Guilford County, North Carolina, U.S.A. To 1980, A.D." Greensboro: The Guilford County Bicentennial Commission, 1980. p. 235</ref>

=== Transition to university ===
On October 9, 1991, High Point College was renamed to High Point University to reflect its expansion beyond a traditional college curriculum. In 2005, the university was 92 acres, with an undergraduate enrollment of 1,450. Its operating budget was $35 million with approximately 100 faculty members.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifoldsflip.com/i/332339/5 |title=Rhino Times - June 19, 2014 |access-date=August 15, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129151921/http://www.ifoldsflip.com/i/332339/5 |archive-date=November 29, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Since [[Nido Qubein|Nido R. Qubein]] became president of High Point University in 2005, the growth of the university has had significant impact on the city, region and state.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Qubein Biography |url=https://www.highpoint.edu/president/dr-qubein-biography/ |access-date=2025-09-18 |website=Office Of The President |language=en-US}}</ref> Qubein is the fourth highest-paid college president in the United States, paid $2.9 million a year.<ref>Jean Stancill, December 8, 2015, ''News & Observer'', [http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article48609390.html The president of High Point University ranked as the third highest-paid university president in the country, according to a Chronicle of Higher Education report on 2013 data], Retrieved December 14, 2015</ref>

Since 2005, High Point University has grown from three academic schools to fifteen.{{cn|date=November 2025}}

In early 2012, ''[[Businessweek]]'' reported that about $700 million in new building and campus upgrades was financed by heavy borrowing and [[Moody's Investors Service]] downgraded the school's bonds to [[High-yield debt|junk status]] in 2009 due to the school's position as one of the most heavily leveraged colleges in the country.<ref name="busweek041912">{{Cite news |last=Matlack |first=Carol |title=Bubble U.: High Point University |url=http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-04-19/bubble-u-dot-high-point-university#p1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421201250/http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-04-19/bubble-u-dot-high-point-university#p1 |archive-date=2012-04-21 |access-date=2025-09-18 |work=Businessweek.com |language=en}}</ref> ''Businessweek'' responded by inviting the school to make financial documents available to support any challenges to the article's accuracy, but none were offered in response.<ref name="busweek041912" /> In addition to questioning debt levels, ''Businessweek'' challenged whether the school's relationships with its lenders and vendors were at an appropriate [[Arm's length principle|arm's length]], citing in particular that the school spends large amounts on marketing with a public relations firm headed by Qubein's daughter. The college's claims to a growing reputation in higher education were challenged as based more on high-end student amenities and marketing strategy than on academics.<ref name="busweek041912" />

''[[The Chronicle of Higher Education]]'' Almanac of April 19, 2016, noted that Qubein was the third highest-donor university president in the country from 2006 to 2016. He committed $10 million to High Point University.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kambhampati|first1=Sandhya|title=32 Leaders of Private Colleges Earned More Than $1 Million in 2013|url=http://www.chronicle.com/article/32-Leaders-of-Private-Colleges/234482|website=The Chronicle of Higher Education|date=December 6, 2015 |access-date=December 6, 2015}}</ref> In 2010, the university announced plans to invest about $2.1 billion in overall growth in the next decade. At that time, High Point University had spent $1.2 billion on four new schools plus facilities, faculty, and student services.<ref name="bizjournals.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/triad/print-edition/2014/05/23/can-high-point-university-fly-higher.html|title=Can High Point University fly higher?|date=May 23, 2014|work=Triad Business Journal|access-date=August 15, 2015}}</ref>

[[Ashley Furniture Industries]] Chairman Ron Wanek donated $10 million to High Point University in 2013 after visiting Qubein. Wanek's gift to the university was the tenth contribution of $10 million or more that Qubein has received during his tenure.<ref name="bizjournals.com"/>

In June 2023, the university was placed on "Warning" status by its [[Educational accreditation|educational accreditor]], the [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]], after the accreditor's board found significant non-compliance with its standards of student support, student outcome, and disclosure of accreditation status. The Warning status was lifted in July 2025.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sacscoc.box.com/s/zk8z5tsra9dhq5n3etzwsblbmvijve63 |title=Accreditation Actions taken by the SACSCOC Board of Trustees |access-date=2025-06-05 |publisher=[[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]]}}</ref>

In 2022, High Point University received a $32 million gift from the Rick and Angie Workman Foundation to establish the new dental school, which will welcome its first cohort of students in the fall of 2024. High Point University named its dental school the Workman School of Dental Medicine.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Major Donation To New Dental School Benefits A State In Need Of More Dentists |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickgleason/2022/06/07/major-donation-to-new-dental-school-will-benefit-a-state-in-need-of-more-dentists/ |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=www.forbes.com}}</ref> In 2023, the university receiving money from Bergmann & Moore, LLC, a law firm that practices in the area of veterans' benefits and started a pro bono law clinic in the Kenneth F. Kahn School of Law focused on helping veterans receive military benefits after they are denied.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-16 |title=High Point University is set to open a free legal clinic for military veterans |url=https://www.wunc.org/news/2023-11-16/high-point-university-free-legal-clinic-military-veterans |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=WUNC |language=en}}</ref> In 2024, Doug Witcher, the founder and CEO of Smart Choice, an insurance network based in the [[Piedmont Triad]], donated $20 million to High Point University, his alma mater. High Point University's School of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences and its 36,000-square-foot athletic center are named after him.<ref>{{Cite web |last=POUNDS |first=JESSIE |date=2024-03-14 |title=Alum who donated $20 million has a school named after him at HPU. But once, he was a young student struggling with dyslexia. |url=https://greensboro.com/news/local/education/million-dollar-donation-dyslexia-doug-witcher-high-point-university-student/article_06a15c58-e163-11ee-893c-674ec14240f0.html |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=Greensboro News and Record |language=en}}</ref>

On August 18, 2025, High Point University welcomed the largest freshman class and largest total enrollment in High Point University's history. The freshman class grew by 9.4% to 1,671 students. High Point University's total new undergraduate students grew by 8% to 1,780 students and the total enrollment grew 3.4% from 6,335 to 6,550 students.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.highpoint.edu/blog/2025/08/hpu-grows-freshman-class-by-9-4-and-welcomes-largest-total-enrollment/|title=HPU Grows Freshman Class by 9.4%| publisher= High Point University Reviewed August 27, 2025}}</ref> One week later, the university broke ground on the new John and Lorraine Charman Library, a $100 million library that will serve as the university's flagship library when it opens in 2027. High Point University received a $35 million lead gift from John and Lorraine Charman to help fund the four-story, 150,000-square-foot library that will be named in honor of them.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.highpoint.edu/blog/2025/08/hpu-holds-groundbreaking-for-new-charman-library/|title=HPU Holds Groundbreaking for New Charman Library| publisher=High Point University|access-date=August 15, 2015}}</ref>

== Academics ==
[[File:Hayworth_Park_at_High_Point_University.jpg|thumb|right|Main campus at High Point University]]

High Point University offers 66 undergraduate degree programs, 68 undergraduate minors, plus a series of graduate programs.

High Point University received three No. 1 distinctions in ''[[U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Ranking|U.S. News & World Report]]'''s "Best Colleges 2025" rankings. High Point University was named the No. 1 Best Regional College in the South for the 13th consecutive year and the No. 1 Most Innovative Regional College in the South for the 10th consecutive year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/triad/news/2024/09/24/triad-colleges-2025-us-news-world-report-rankings/|title=Best Colleges|publisher=Biz Journal. Retrieved August 27, 2025}}</ref>

== Student life ==
High Point University is a residential campus, with 23 residence halls in total. In 2025, the ''[[Princeton Review]]'' ranked High Point University #2 in the nation for Best College Dorm Rooms.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings/?rankings=best-college-dorms/|title=Best Dorms|publisher=Princeton Review. Retrieved August 27, 2025}}</ref> All High Point University students are required to reside on campus until senior year.

== Athletics ==
{{Main|High Point Panthers}}
[[File:HPU Season Opener (3357878189) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|A [[High Point Panthers baseball|Panthers baseball]] player during a 2009 game at [[George S. Erath Field at Coy O. Williard Baseball Stadium|Erath Baseball Field]]]]
The High Point Panthers include High Point University's 16 [[Sport|athletic]] teams that compete at the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] level, mostly in the [[Big South Conference]]. High Point University's 16 varsity sports are baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's indoor track & field, men's and women's outdoor track & field and women's volleyball.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://highpointpanthers.com/|title=High Point Panthers – Official Athletics site|work=www.highpointpanthers.com|access-date=August 29, 2019}}</ref> In recent years, High Point University has won nine Big South Conference Championships, produced 10 Conference Players of the Year; and more than 130 High Point University athletes have received Big South All-Academic Honors.
[[File:Dancin' the Night Away (3336549459).jpg|thumb|right|High Point dancers during a 2009 basketball game at [[Millis Center]]]]

The 2010–2011 season was the most successful since High Point University joined NCAA Division I in 1999–2000. In the fall, the women's soccer team and women's volleyball team won Big South Tournaments and the men's soccer team won the Big South regular season.<ref>[http://highpointpanthers.com/news/2010/12/1/ATH_1201103357.aspx?path=general High Point University Panthers - High Point leads Sasser Cup standings after fall]. Highpointpanthers.com (2010-12-01). Retrieved on 2013-08-09.</ref> In the spring, the women's lacrosse team won the National Lacrosse Conference tournament and set a record for wins by a first-year program, with 15.<ref>[http://highpointpanthers.com/news/2011/5/6/W-Lacrosse_0506110004.aspx High Point University Panthers - HPU women's lacrosse finishes season with loss to No. 2 UNC]. Highpointpanthers.com (2011-05-06). Retrieved on 2013-08-09.</ref>

In 2016, Christine Rickert of the High Point University women's track and field team qualified to compete in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Eugene, Oregon. Rickert placed 12th in the javelin throw, just nine places away from a spot on the Olympic Team. She remains the Big South Conference Record Holder in javelin with a throw of 52.47&nbsp;m (172.2&nbsp;ft).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://highpointpanthers.com/news/2016/7/9/womens-track-field-rickert-finishes-12th-in-olympic-trials-final.aspx|title = Rickert finishes 12th in Olympic Trials final| date=July 9, 2016 }}</ref>

High Point University also fields the following sports at the club level: men's and women's basketball, men's and women's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's rowing, running, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's tennis, women's field hockey, softball, ultimate frisbee, equestrian and ice hockey.<ref>[http://highpointpanthers.com/sports/2009/8/24/GEN_0824093239.aspx High Point University Panthers - Club Sports at HPU] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830131626/http://www.highpointpanthers.com/sports/2009/8/24/GEN_0824093239.aspx |date=August 30, 2011 }}. Highpointpanthers.com. Retrieved on 2013-08-09.</ref>

Donations to High Point University's Athletic Department have exceeded $30 million. The primary athletics facilities at High Point University are the [[Qubein Center]] (basketball), [[Millis Center]] (volleyball), Williard Stadium (baseball), and the Witcher Athletic Center at Vert Stadium (track, soccer, lacrosse).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://highpointpanthers.com/news/2014/9/9/Athletics_0909140249.aspx|title=High Point University Panthers - HPU dedicates Witcher Athletic Center|work=High Point University|date=September 9, 2014 |access-date=August 15, 2015}}</ref>

At the beginning of 2017, High Point University announced plans for a new basketball arena and conference center to be built on campus. The facility will be named for High Point University president, Nido Qubein, and his wife, Mariana Qubein. Construction on the Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena and Conference Center began in 2018; the facility was originally projected to open in 2020,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Newsom|first1=John|title=High Point University details plans for a basketball arena, conference center|url=http://www.journalnow.com/news/local/high-point-university-details-plans-for-basketball-arena-conference-center/article_e3f45c69-16d0-5978-83a2-9c2f8376f7bc.html|access-date=February 7, 2017|publisher=Winston-Salem Journal|date=January 30, 2017}}</ref> but construction was delayed due to [[COVID-19 pandemic in North Carolina|COVID-19]] issues.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://greensboro.com/news/education/high-point-university-arena-project-delayed-for-a-year/article_fdc43ab1-8843-51c2-a3e1-26d88552edb1.html |title=High Point University arena project delayed for a year |first=John |last=Newsom |newspaper=News & Record |location=Greensboro, NC |date=August 6, 2020 |access-date=April 14, 2021}}</ref> The facility opened in late September 2021,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://qubeinarena.com/ |title=FrequentlyAsked Questions |publisher=High Point University |access-date=October 18, 2021 |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027194204/https://qubeinarena.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> with the first basketball game to be played on November 4.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://highpointpanthers.com/news/2021/9/7/mens-basketball-head-coach-tubby-smith-announces-2021-22-highpoint-non-conference-slate-.aspx |title=Coach Tubby Smith Announces 2021-22 HPU Non-Conference Slate |publisher=High Point Panthers |date=September 7, 2021 |access-date=October 18, 2021}}</ref> The Qubein Center includes 4,500 arena seats, 2,500 conference center seats.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About the Qubein Arena and Conference Center|url=http://www.highpoint.edu/arena/|access-date=2020-12-12|website=Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena, Conference Center and Jana and Ken Kahn Hotel|language=en-US}}</ref> It was also announced in early 2017 that the basketball court in the new arena was named after High Point men's head coach and High Point University alumnus [[Tubby Smith]]. Smith and his wife, Donna, donated $1 million to the construction of the new facility.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Staff|first1=Web|title=High Point University to name new basketball court after Tubby Smith|url=http://myfox8.com/2017/02/07/high-point-university-to-name-new-basketball-court-after-tubby-smith/|access-date=February 7, 2017|agency=Fox 8|publisher=Fox 8|date=February 7, 2017}}</ref>

== Publications and media ==
* ''The Apogee''
* ''High Point University Magazine''
* ''HPU+''
* ''Infinite Space''
* ''The Lighted Lamp''
* ''Zenith'', the yearbook

== Sechrest Gallery ==
A permanent collection of original works was donated to the university by High Point Alumnus Darrell L. Sechrest. The collection includes works by Christian Dietrich, [[Lawrence Alma-Tadema|Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema]], [[Joshua Reynolds|Sir Joshua Reynolds]], [[Alessandro Gherardini|Allesandro Gherardini]], [[El Greco]], [[George Harvey (painter)|George Harvey]], [[Émile Louis Picault|Emile Louis Picault]], Elsie Popkin, and [[Antonio Zucchi]], and [[Angelica Kauffman]]. The gallery is housed within the Hayworth Fine Arts Center.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highpoint.edu/documents/Cultural-Enrichment.pdf|title=Cultural Enrichment Series|publisher=High Point University|access-date=August 15, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115135356/http://pavones.highpoint.edu/documents/Cultural-Enrichment.pdf|archivedate=November 15, 2013}}</ref>

== Notable faculty ==
* [[Ruth Bellamy]] – writer, actress, and poet
* [[Francisco Laguna Correa]] –- writer, ethnographer, cultural critic
* [[Mark Martin (judge)|Mark Martin]] – former Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court<ref>{{Cite news |last=Doyle |first=Steve |date=August 17, 2022 |title=Billboard claims new High Point University law dean 'betrayed our constitution' |work=FOX8 WGHP |url=https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/high-point/billboard-claims-new-high-point-university-law-dean-betrayed-our-constitution/ |access-date=December 29, 2023}}</ref>

== Notable alumni ==
* [[Cody Allen]] {{ndash}} professional baseball player
* [[Dick Culler]] {{ndash}} professional baseball player
* [[Austin Dillon]] {{ndash}} professional racing driver
* [[Harrison Rhodes]] {{ndash}} professional racing driver
* [[Jagger Jones]] {{ndash}} professional racing driver
* [[Donna Fargo]] {{ndash}} singer/songwriter
* [[John Gillespie (Tennessee)|John Gillespie]] {{ndash}} politician
* [[Issa Konare]] {{ndash}} professional basketball player
* [[Gene Littles]] {{ndash}} professional basketball player and coach
* [[Jacklyn H. Lucas|Jacklyn Harold Lucas]] {{ndash}} [[Medal of Honor]] recipient
* [[Robert R. Merhige, Jr.]] {{ndash}} judge
* [[Jonathan Miller (West Virginia politician)|Jonathan Miller]] {{ndash}} politician
* [[Taylor Milne]] {{ndash}} Canadian [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] track runner
* [[Nido R. Qubein]] {{ndash}} seventh president of High Point University, businessman, motivational speaker, author
* [[Arizona Reid]] {{ndash}} professional basketball player
* [[Andre Scrubb]] {{ndash}} professional baseball player
* [[Jaime Schultz]] {{ndash}} professional baseball player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.troyrecord.com/general-news/20081117/schultz-selects-d-1-baseball|title=Schultz selects D-1 baseball|work=troyrecord.com|date=November 17, 2008|access-date=April 10, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Tubby Smith]] {{ndash}} college basketball coach

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.highpoint.edu/}}

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