Wingate University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Baptist
Population 200,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,680 (63%)
Days Without Precipitation 256 (72%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,710
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 57%
From Region 22%
Athletes 808 (30.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 40%
Black 21%
Hispanic 10%
International 10%
Mixed 8%
Asian 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Wingate University 532 38% 47% 1% 19% 8% 11% $62,283 16 -0.43 45 95% 10.4%
Applied Chemistry 3 — 67% 33% 0% 33% 33% 0% $69,686 43 -0.18 63 — — — — —
Chemistry — — — — — — — — $70,888 51 -0.07 65 — — — — —
Mathematics 7 — 57% 43% 14% 0% 0% 29% $62,551 13 -0.86 46 — — — — —
Biochemistry 5 — 80% 20% 0% 40% 20% 0% $73,070 58 +0.14 69 — — — — —
Biology 53 — 19% 55% 0% 9% 15% 8% $77,682 93 +1.30 76 100% — — — —
Environmental Biology 7 — 57% 29% 0% 29% 14% 0% $60,372 73 +0.45 40 — — — — —
Exercise Science 66 +1 50% 48% 2% 14% 5% 15% $56,571 30 -0.61 29 90% — — — —
Nursing 29 — 14% 38% 3% 24% 17% 0% $88,480 41 -0.37 86 96% — — — —
Public Health 10 — 10% 50% 0% 40% 0% 0% $61,936 36 -0.30 44 — — — — —
Accounting 24 — 42% 50% 0% 25% 8% 4% $71,041 14 -1.03 65 95% — — — —
Business Administration 39 — 67% 44% 3% 15% 8% 10% $79,373 69 +0.09 78 92% — — — —
Finance 20 +1 60% 15% 5% 25% 10% 35% $67,971 4 -1.07 59 90% — — — —
International Business 7 — 14% 14% 0% 0% 29% 57% $70,188 35 -0.60 64 — — — — —
Marketing 24 — 50% 38% 0% 4% 4% 33% $73,337 40 -0.33 69 100% — — — —
Recreation Management 4 — 100% 50% 0% 25% 0% 0% $52,776 15 -0.71 20 — — — — —
Sports Management 22 — 86% 50% 5% 18% 0% 18% $56,571 35 -0.50 29 90% — — — —
English 6 — 0% 33% 0% 50% 17% 0% $46,249 19 -0.75 9 — — — — —
History 7 +1 43% 71% 0% 14% 0% 14% $47,712 11 -0.90 10 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $47,949 12 -0.90 11 — — — — —
Philosophy 2 +2 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% 50% $49,205 15 -0.92 13 — — — — —
Communication 2 — 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% $44,756 3 -1.60 7 — — — — —
Communication Studies — — — — — — — — $44,756 3 -1.60 7 — — — — —
Human Services 19 +2 11% 32% 0% 42% 5% 5% $48,094 18 -0.61 11 96% 10.4% — — —
Journalism 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% 33% $51,486 9 -1.21 17 — — — — —
Organizational Communication 11 +2 36% 36% 0% 45% 9% 0% $56,893 8 -1.35 30 97% — — — —
Political Science 11 — 36% 36% 0% 9% 9% 27% $59,559 16 -0.93 38 — — — — —
Psychology 55 +5 18% 49% 0% 20% 9% 11% $46,470 5 -1.30 9 95% — — — —
Public Relations 6 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 17% $56,893 8 -1.35 30 97% — — — —
Sociology 4 +2 0% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $48,893 16 -0.72 12 — — — — —
Sports Communication 12 — 58% 25% 0% 42% 8% 0% $56,893 35 -0.47 30 97% — — — —
Biology Teacher Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $48,908 9 -0.85 12 100% — — — —
Education 22 — 14% 73% 5% 14% 0% 5% $52,189 35 -0.34 19 — — — — —
Elementary Education 9 — 0% 78% 0% 22% 0% 0% $48,026 22 -0.63 11 91% — — — —
English Education — — — — — — — — $48,908 10 -0.92 12 100% — — — —
History Education 4 — 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,908 7 -1.10 12 100% — — — —
Mathematics Education — — — — — — — — $48,908 9 -0.85 12 100% — — — —
Middle School Education 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,026 16 -0.83 11 91% — — — —
Physical Education 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,908 11 -1.09 12 100% — — — —
Reading Teacher Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,908 10 -0.92 12 100% — — — —
Music 4 — 25% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $40,470 15 -0.67 4 — — — — —
Music Performance 2 — 50% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $40,645 16 -0.66 4 — — — — —
Music Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,908 58 +0.23 12 100% — — — —
Criminal Justice 22 +1 45% 64% 0% 18% 9% 0% $59,952 54 +0.01 39 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $44,241
ROI Percentile 45th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 70%
4-Year Graduation Rate 38%
6-Year Graduation Rate 46%
Transfer-Out Rate 38%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 26.3% 140 60% 39% 2% 16% 7% 20% $70,479 27 -0.49 64 94% —
Social Sciences 23.1% 123 24% 41% 0% 26% 8% 10% $50,522 12 -1.07 15 96% 10.4%
Health Sciences 19.7% 105 36% 46% 2% 19% 8% 10% $65,895 11 -0.51 54 92% —
Life & Natural Sciences 12.2% 65 28% 49% 0% 14% 15% 6% $75,463 88 +1.12 73 100% —
Education 8.3% 44 16% 80% 2% 14% 0% 2% $50,308 26 -0.59 15 95% —
Professional 4.1% 22 45% 64% 0% 18% 9% 0% $59,952 26 +0.01 39 100% —
Humanities 3.0% 16 31% 44% 0% 31% 6% 19% $47,365 9 -0.85 10 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.9% 10 60% 40% 10% 10% 10% 20% $64,692 12 -0.66 51 — —
Arts 1.3% 7 29% 43% 0% 43% 14% 0% $41,725 12 -0.54 5 100% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences — — — — 69 #25 — —
Education — — — — 11 #314 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 80 #204 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 237 $1.2M $1.1M $52K
Football 200 $2.2M $2.1M $59K
Lacrosse 48 $639K $662K -$22K
Baseball 40 $979K $967K $11K
Soccer 32 $613K $601K $11K
Swimming 28 $688K $636K $51K
Basketball 26 $623K $607K $15K
Golf 13 $579K $312K $266K
Tennis 11 $241K $231K $10K
Total 496 $7.8M $7.3M $456K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 164 $1.0M $1.1M -$63K
Lacrosse 29 $625K $612K $12K
Soccer 28 $477K $456K $20K
Swimming 27 $576K $598K -$22K
Field Hockey 25 $383K $359K $24K
Gymnastics 25 $266K $262K $4K
Softball 22 $556K $511K $45K
Volleyball 18 $582K $516K $66K
Other Sports 17 $319K $331K -$12K
Basketball 15 $731K $605K $125K
Beach Volleyball 12 $216K $185K $30K
Golf 11 $386K $358K $28K
Tennis 7 $246K $248K -$1K
Total 312 $6.4M $6.1M $258K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 401 $2.2M $2.2M -$11K
Football 200 $2.2M $2.1M $59K
Lacrosse 77 $1.3M $1.3M -$10K
Soccer 60 $1.1M $1.1M $32K
Swimming 55 $1.3M $1.2M $29K
Basketball 41 $1.4M $1.2M $141K
Baseball 40 $979K $967K $11K
Field Hockey 25 $383K $359K $24K
Gymnastics 25 $266K $262K $4K
Golf 24 $965K $671K $294K
Softball 22 $556K $511K $45K
Tennis 18 $488K $479K $8K
Volleyball 18 $582K $516K $66K
Other Sports 17 $319K $331K -$12K
Beach Volleyball 12 $216K $185K $30K
Total 808 $16.9M $16.2M $715K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (non-ED) 3%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 85% 85% 85%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 19%
SAT Range 1010 – 1210
SAT Math Range 500 – 600
SAT RW Range 510 – 610