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Wingate University

Wingate University is a private campus in suburban Wingate, NC. International students are a visible presence at Wingate University — 10.5% of its 2,668 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$17,966

family income
under $30k

$18,094

$30–48k

$20,089

$48–75k

$24,083

$75–110k

$27,692

over $110k

Average net price

$20,7482023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Wingate University rose from $12,703 (2008) to $20,748 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$12,703
2009	$14,381
2010	$15,645
2011	$16,425
2012	$15,566
2013	$16,915
2014	$17,934
2015	$17,326
2016	$18,354
2017	$19,036
2018	$18,759
2019	$20,827
2020	$18,345
2021	$18,251
2022	$21,371
2023	$20,748

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$57,4732024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Wingate University rose from $29,350 (2009) to $57,473 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$29,350
2010	$30,590
2011	$32,240
2012	$33,700
2013	$35,465
2014	$36,669
2015	$39,071
2016	$40,935
2017	$42,600
2018	$45,165
2019	$47,380
2020	$49,769
2021	$52,406
2022	$55,125
2023	$57,780
2024	$57,473

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2001	$13,880
2002	$13,950
2003	$14,200
2004	$15,000
2005	$16,850
2006	$17,650
2007	$18,480
2008	$19,350
2013	$25,040
2014	$26,300
2015	$27,930
2016	$29,170
2017	$31,120
2018	$33,166
2019	$35,290
2020	$38,896
2021	$40,170
2022	$40,806
2023	$40,196

IPEDS Published price 2001–02 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Wingate University reports published tuition of $41,636 in this record. Wingate University's $41,636 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Wingate University reports 2,668 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

46.4% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Wingate University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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46.4%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Wingate University has wandered from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 61.2% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 46.4%.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	42.9%
1992 cohort	40%
1993 cohort	35.9%
1994 cohort	61.2%
1995 cohort	48.2%
1996 cohort	43.8%
1997 cohort	49.3%
1998 cohort	45.4%
1999 cohort	51.2%
2000 cohort	47.9%
2001 cohort	47.3%
2002 cohort	53.5%
2003 cohort	54.8%
2004 cohort	53.3%
2005 cohort	52.8%
2006 cohort	44.9%
2007 cohort	53%
2008 cohort	50.8%
2009 cohort	54.4%
2010 cohort	53.7%
2011 cohort	52.3%
2012 cohort	51.4%
2013 cohort	50.2%
2014 cohort	49.5%
2015 cohort	61%
2016 cohort	57.3%
2017 cohort	46.8%
2018 cohort	46.4%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$17,125	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$17,125	$4,450
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$16,035	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$16,076	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$17,119	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$16,500	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$16,591	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$21,036	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$23,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$24,796	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,500	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$26,500	$7,039
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$26,500	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$26,500	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$26,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$24,564	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$25,000	$5,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$43,992

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$50,095

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$52,649

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Wingate University admitted 27,647 of 30,339 applicants in Fall 2024. The 91.1% rate describes that application pool.

91.1%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $40,196 tuition · 2023–24 2,668 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1010–12101600

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Admissions

Wingate University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Wingate University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 510–610 and Math was 500–600 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1010–1210 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	510	550	610
SAT Math	500	550	600
ACT Composite	18	22	25

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Wingate University received 30,339 applications and admitted 27,647 (91.1%), with 780 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

91.1%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	79.6%
Fall 2002	85.5%
Fall 2003	81.9%
Fall 2004	82%
Fall 2005	84.2%
Fall 2006	50%
Fall 2007	60.9%
Fall 2008	55.2%
Fall 2009	52%
Fall 2010	87.5%
Fall 2011	80.7%
Fall 2012	80.9%
Fall 2013	79.3%
Fall 2014	75.1%
Fall 2015	69.8%
Fall 2016	69.6%
Fall 2017	93.2%
Fall 2018	84.8%
Fall 2019	88.7%
Fall 2020	82.7%
Fall 2021	84.5%
Fall 2022	86.2%
Fall 2023	85%
Fall 2024	91.1%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1010–1210Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	920	1140
Fall 2002	920	1130
Fall 2003	920	1150
Fall 2004	910	1130
Fall 2005	910	1140
Fall 2007	890	1110
Fall 2008	910	1130
Fall 2009	900	1115
Fall 2010	900	1110
Fall 2011	910	1120
Fall 2012	900	1123
Fall 2013	910	1120
Fall 2014	907	1110
Fall 2015	930	1130
Fall 2016	940	1130
Fall 2017	950	1140
Fall 2018	980	1170
Fall 2019	930	1130
Fall 2022	980	1180
Fall 2023	990	1270
Fall 2024	1010	1210

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

18–25Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	18	24
Fall 2003	20	26
Fall 2004	19	25
Fall 2005	18	24
Fall 2007	18	24
Fall 2008	19	24
Fall 2009	19	25
Fall 2010	19	24
Fall 2011	19	24
Fall 2012	20	25
Fall 2013	19	24
Fall 2014	19	23
Fall 2015	20	25
Fall 2016	20	25
Fall 2017	18	23
Fall 2018	18	24
Fall 2019	18	23
Fall 2022	18	24
Fall 2023	18	24
Fall 2024	18	25

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

2,668Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Wingate University rose from 391 (Fall 2002) to 2,668 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	391
Fall 2003	1,324
Fall 2004	1,318
Fall 2005	1,342
Fall 2006	1,378
Fall 2007	1,453
Fall 2008	1,439
Fall 2009	1,413
Fall 2010	1,605
Fall 2011	1,713
Fall 2012	1,767
Fall 2013	2,002
Fall 2014	1,941
Fall 2015	2,015
Fall 2016	2,076
Fall 2017	2,586
Fall 2018	2,721
Fall 2019	2,760
Fall 2020	2,671
Fall 2021	2,480
Fall 2022	2,509
Fall 2023	2,462
Fall 2024	2,668

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

70%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Wingate University has held near 70% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	68%
Fall 2003 cohort	72%
Fall 2004 cohort	70%
Fall 2005 cohort	72%
Fall 2006 cohort	68%
Fall 2007 cohort	72%
Fall 2008 cohort	68%
Fall 2009 cohort	74%
Fall 2010 cohort	75%
Fall 2011 cohort	71%
Fall 2012 cohort	75%
Fall 2013 cohort	72%
Fall 2014 cohort	73%
Fall 2015 cohort	77%
Fall 2016 cohort	73%
Fall 2017 cohort	64%
Fall 2018 cohort	68%
Fall 2019 cohort	64%
Fall 2020 cohort	64%
Fall 2021 cohort	69%
Fall 2022 cohort	67%
Fall 2023 cohort	70%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Wingate University

Faculty pay at Wingate University averages $98,928 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Wingate University as a primarily residential campus of 2,668 undergraduates — and 70.5% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Wingate University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1010–1210 — their midpoint is below the NC four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Wingate University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Wingate University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Wingate University91.1%

North Carolina median74.9%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Wingate University$41,636

North Carolina median$19,500

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Wingate University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Wingate University$52,649

North Carolina median$45,873

National median$53,781

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Wingate University, North Carolina and national reference values
Metric & basis	Wingate University	North Carolina median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	91.1%	74.9%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$41,636	$19,500	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$52,649	$45,873	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Wingate University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Wingate University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 16 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	$78,487
Accounting and Related Services	$73,805
Marketing	$72,630
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$68,636
Finance and Financial Management Services	$67,315
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$67,082
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$62,075
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$61,525
Biology, General	$58,623
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$54,129
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$52,822
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$50,391
Psychology, General	$45,795
Human Services, General	$45,558
Communication and Media Studies	$41,013
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$38,993

These 16 fields listed for Wingate University measure earnings after completion. The $52,649 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 18 additional Wingate University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Wingate University report?

Wingate University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1010–1210 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Wingate University's acceptance rate?

91.1% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 27,647 admitted from 30,339 applicants.

How much does Wingate University cost?

At Wingate University, tuition is $41,636. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Wingate University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $52,649. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in North Carolina

Pfeiffer University — 96% admitted
University of North Carolina at Pembroke — 93.3% admitted
William Peace University — 94.3% admitted
North Carolina Central University — 87% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.