HIGH POINT, N.C., Aug. 11, 2009 ? Forbes.com has ranked High Point University at No. 296 in its national listing, “America’s Best Colleges.” With 4,352 higher-education institutions in the United States, this ranking places HPU in the top 6 percent of all schools nationally.
HPU’s ranking places the university ahead of several fine institutions in North Carolina, including: UNC Wilmington (No. 352), Appalachian State University (No. 378), Elon University (No. 390), N.C. State University (No. 418), UNC Greensboro (No. 493), UNC Charlotte (No. 527), Meredith College (No. 535) and East Carolina University (No. 549).
Other prestigious North Carolina institutions included on the list are Davidson College (No. 60), UNC Chapel Hill (No. 68), Duke University (No. 104) and Wake Forest University (No. 130).
“High Point University is honored to be included with so many outstanding institutions in the Forbes.com ‘America’s Best Colleges’ rankings,” says Dr. Jeff Adams, director of Institutional Research and Assessment at HPU. “Our faculty, staff and administrative teams have worked diligently to transform students’ academic and campus-life experiences at HPU, and we are delighted that these efforts have allowed us to be recognized by Forbes.com as one of the top-tier institutions in the country.”
At High Point University, every student receives an extraordinary education in a fun environment with caring people. HPU, located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, is a liberal arts institution with 3,700 undergraduate and graduate students from 50 countries and 44 states at campuses in High Point and Winston-Salem. It is ranked by US News and World Report No. 5 among comprehensive universities in the South and No. 1 in its category among up-and-coming schools. Forbes.com ranks HPU in the top 6 percent among “America’s Best Colleges.” HPU was included in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s “Great Colleges to Work For” 2009 listings. The university offers 68 undergraduate majors, 40 undergraduate minors and seven graduate degree programs. It is accredited by the Commission of Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and is a member of the NCAA, Division I and the Big South Conference. Visit High Point University on the Web at www.highpoint.edu.
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