- The Inkwell
- North Carolina
- Wingate University
Wingate, NCSuburb: largeZIP 28174Founded 1896
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1896
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1967
- Website
- www.wingate.edu
North CarolinaPrivate nonprofit
Wingate University
Wingate University is a private nonprofit university in Wingate, North Carolina, with 2,668 undergraduates. It admits 91% of applicants, graduates 43% within six years and costs $21,511 a year after aid.
43%graduate
Admission rate91%
Retention70%
4-year graduation36%
Pell Grant share48%
Federal loans50%
$21,511net price / year
91%admission rate
1111average SAT
43%graduate in 6 years
$57,646median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,000median debt
#910 of 1,704 for earnings#987 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,267 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,235 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $59,650tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $41,686
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $41,686
- Average net price
- $21,511national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$19,118
$30,001–48,000$18,897
$48,001–75,000$19,998
$75,001–110,000$22,724
$110,001+$27,298
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 91%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1111
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 510–610
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 500–600
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 18–25
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college91%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college70%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college43%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college48%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 43%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 36%
- First-year retention
- 70%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 48%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,419
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,646middle 50%: $42,337–$85,865
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$85,865
Median, Wingate University$57,646
Lower quarter$42,337
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,668
- Part-time
- 2.1%
- Women / men
- 59% / 41%
- Average age at entry
- 20.5
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 48%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 54%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,244 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,981
- Endowment, end of year
- $134,585,785
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White40%
Hispanic10%
Black21%
Asian1.6%
Two or more races8.1%
U.S. nonresident10%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown8.0%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management21%
Parks, recreation & fitness17%
Biological & biomedical sciences12%
Psychology10%
Education8.5%
Health professions7.3%
Communication & journalism6.4%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting4.1%
keep comparing
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TN | $21,394 | 48% | $59,630 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 199962. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q8025153.