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Being extraordinary is a choice.
 
It’s about connecting scholarly knowledge with practical Life Skills.
 
It’s about leading, serving and living a life in balance.
 
This is what we believe at HPU.
 
Keep scrolling to discover how High Point University can prepare you for the world as it is going to be.
- Learn from the G.O.A.T
Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak joins a cast of over one thousand game-changers at HPU.
- Career Focused
You have career goals. HPU will help you achieve them.
- #SQUADGOALS
People make the place. At HPU, you’ll find yours.
Career
Within six months of graduation
Facebook. Apple. Snapchat.
Flip the cards below for a sampling of graduates who are contributing to the companies and technologies that impact the world every day.



Major: International Business
Area Manager at Amazon



Major: International Business
Apple’s First-Ever Artificial Intelligence Research Director



Major: Visual Merchandising
Assistant Buyer for Pottery Barn Headquarters



Major: Business Administration
Program Manager at Google



Major: Business Administration
New Business Sales Associate at Hewlett Packard



Major: International Relations and Affairs
Program Coordinator at Microsoft



Major: Communication
Writer for People Magazine



Major: Biology
Attends West Virginia University School of Medicine



Major: Communication
Sales Program Associate at Lenovo



Major: Communication
Senior Story Editor at Snapchat



Major: Sports Management
Premium Sales and Service Specialist for the New York Yankees



Major: Accounting
Experienced Associate at Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Live Here. Love Here.
Environment matters. That's why at HPU, we provide you with spaces that feel like home. You're going to love where you live.

Experiential Learning
You gain knowledge in the classroom.
You gain wisdom through experience.
Senior Communication Major Kara Bonini on her internship with the Washington Redskins.
Alumnus Brittanie Joyner works for the Association of American Medical Colleges and gets emotional as she shares the impact of her faculty mentor, Mr. Phil Watson.
Senior Erinn Spack discusses her internship with CBS News at their Washington DC studio.
Junior Emily Fischer interns in Los Angeles, CA with Billabong Action Sports.
Alumnus Amy Stamm works as the Public Affairs Specialist at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum and she secured her job through HPU’s internship network.
Senior Anthony Vita gains experience at Manslansky and Partners in New York City as their Language Strategy intern.
Career Shadowing

Undergraduate Research

Service Learning


Your degree is not the thing that gets you a job. You will get you a job. HPU is a life accelerator – compressing time and allowing you to amass a lifetime of experience in just four years. You begin your professional careers as soon as you arrive on campus. You graduate ready for the real world. And the real world wants you.
Below, explore the questions that you’ll encounter during your professional and personal life. Test yourself. Do you have the answers?
Mentorship Matters
When you join the HPU Family, you will find heroes, models, and mentors at every turn. From your freshman success coach, to faculty mentors, to your career advisor, we are your partner in success.
“Show me a successful individual and I’ll show you someone who had real positive influences in his or her life. I’m sure there was someone cheering you on or showing the way. A mentor.” — Denzel Washington

Access to Innovators