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Wingate University Data & Information Overview

59 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
85% Acceptance Rate
This overview covers the essential stats on Wingate University, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
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How Well Is Wingate University Ranked?

#1,311 Best Colleges in Nation
#36 Best Colleges in NC
Health Professions Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Wingate University was awarded 59 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Wingate is ranked #1,311 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.

Out of the 93 colleges in North Carolina, Wingate is ranked at #36.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Wingate?

85% Acceptance Rate
66% Of Accepted Are Women

Acceptance Rate

Wingate University has an acceptance rate of 85%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.

Learn more about Wingate University admissions.

Wingate University Faculty

15 to 1 Student to Faculty
100% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Wingate University, this ratio is 15 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Wingate University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  100 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Wingate University

64% Freshmen Retention
41% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Wingate University is 64%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  64 out of 100
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100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Wingate for first-time, full-time students is 41%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  41 out of 100
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100

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Wingate University.

Wingate University Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,602 Full-Time Undergraduates
40.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
60.6% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,683 undergraduates at Wingate with 2,602 being full-time and 81 being part-time.

How Much Does Wingate University Cost?

$20,827 Net Price
70% Take Out Loans
$32,412 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Wingate is $20,827. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Wingate

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$18,721 $18,822 $19,638 $23,024 $25,214

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Wingate, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Wingate, approximately 70% of students took out student loans averaging $8,103 a year. That adds up to $32,412 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Wingate is 4.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Wingate Graduates Make?

$46,233 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Wingate make around $46,233 per year during the early years of their employment. This is good news for future Wingate graduates since it is 9% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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See which majors at Wingate University make the most money.

Location of Wingate University

North Carolina State
2,602 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Wingate University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wingate, North Carolina. Wingate is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

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Contact details for Wingate are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 301 E. Wilson Street, Wingate, NC 28174-0159
Phone: 704-233-8000
Website: https://www.wingate.edu/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WingateUniv
Twitter: http://twitter.com/WingateUniv

Wingate University Majors

31 Majors With Completions
549 Undergraduate Degrees
289 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 31 majors graduated from Wingate University. Of these students, 549 received undergraduate degrees and 289 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Health & Physical Education 81 $24,874
General Biology 62 $31,058
General Psychology 53 $25,600
Human Services 39 $27,285
Criminal Justice & Corrections 30 $31,330
Nursing 27 $58,475
Accounting 26 NA
General Education 25 NA
Business Administration & Management 25 $37,685
Marketing 23 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Wingate University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Wingate

37% Take At Least One Class Online
6% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2020-2021, 1,261 students took at least one online class at Wingate University. This is a decrease from the 2,860 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 1,261 191
2019-2020 2,860 449
2018-2019 228 48
2017-2018 122 0
2016-2017 141 13

Learn more about online learning at Wingate University.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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