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re: How a small North Carolina college became a magnet for wealthy students
Posted on 3/20/26 at 7:01 am to tes fou
Posted on 3/20/26 at 7:01 am to tes fou
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90k at wake or duke
Who actually pays these prices?
Every time I read about students and what they pay, it’s based on family income.
There’s a reddit thread where someone from NC is paying $16k/year for Duke and their parents make $150k/year. In-state tuition for Duke is listed as $70k/year.
Is anyone actually paying the full amount? I guess super rich people with kids that barely get in and have no scholarships?
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Posted on 3/20/26 at 7:13 am to StringedInstruments
Isn’t Duke private? Wasn’t aware they had in/out of state tuition
Posted on 3/20/26 at 7:20 am to yellowfin
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Wasn’t aware they had in/out of state tuition
You’re right that they don’t. $70k is the base price. They estimate $90k total per year.
But they have a calculator to calculate your actual expense. I just ran our numbers as a student from Alabama. All typical middle class numbers. The cost goes down to $30k/year total.
Posted on 3/20/26 at 7:26 am to Street Hawk
HPU is located in a not so good section of High Point.
Similar to the former Birmingham Southern
Similar to the former Birmingham Southern
Posted on 3/20/26 at 7:26 am to GarmischTiger
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Sounds like a school where rich Southern kids who couldn’t get into the Ivy League or Vandy would go.
Green Wave much?? $$$$ not brains.
Posted on 3/20/26 at 7:27 am to GarmischTiger
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Sounds like a school where rich Southern kids who couldn’t get into the Ivy League or Vandy would go.
Sounds better than an Ivy League school
Posted on 3/20/26 at 7:34 am to Street Hawk
But what’s their Quad look like?
Posted on 3/20/26 at 7:35 am to Street Hawk
UNC, Duke, Wake Forest, Davidson and High Point are all elitist schools with insanely high tuition prices that attract wealthy student profiles from all over the U.S.
The sheer volume of preppy schools in NC is one of the biggest reasons why they’ve become a purple state and have slowly trended further left over the years
The sheer volume of preppy schools in NC is one of the biggest reasons why they’ve become a purple state and have slowly trended further left over the years
Posted on 3/20/26 at 8:51 am to JasonDBlaha
Toured the campus once. It was surreal. It's not in a great part of town but behind the wall and fencing is the EPCOT of college campuses. Background music playing from speakers hidden in trees, Disney-esque landscaping, incredible fountains and sculptures scattered throughout, granite counter tops in the dorm rooms. Unbelievable
Posted on 3/20/26 at 8:56 am to Lou Loomis
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Oh they offer housing and have a steal restaurant on campus
There are a couple of steal restaurants where I live.
Posted on 3/20/26 at 9:17 am to StringedInstruments
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Who actually pays these prices?
It's like who pays full price at Kohl's.
Posted on 3/20/26 at 9:19 am to Dee_oh_Dee
Probably already mentioned but they chartered a plane for their students to be at the game yesterday. That's who they kept showing in the stands.
The last time I heard of that happening was when Davidson kicked our asses in Indy in the Sweet 16 with Steph Curry. They'also chartered a plane for students. What's with small schools from the state of NC chartering planes for students and kicking our asses in the tourney?!
The last time I heard of that happening was when Davidson kicked our asses in Indy in the Sweet 16 with Steph Curry. They'also chartered a plane for students. What's with small schools from the state of NC chartering planes for students and kicking our asses in the tourney?!
Posted on 3/20/26 at 9:23 am to JasonDBlaha
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UNC, Duke, Wake Forest, Davidson and High Point are all elitist schools with insanely high tuition prices
There is a big difference in that list of universities.
Posted on 3/20/26 at 9:28 am to lsutigerdan
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Ain’t got nothing on Samford.
Uh they have a steakhouse on campus. Samford has an airport terminal chick fil an under their cafeteria.
Posted on 3/20/26 at 9:36 am to Street Hawk
Yeah that campus is insane. Surrounding hood but that seems like the rare place you would rather live on campus.
Wondered if they would survive with how over the top it is but this NIL era fits perfectly for them.
Wondered if they would survive with how over the top it is but this NIL era fits perfectly for them.
This post was edited on 3/20/26 at 9:37 am
Posted on 3/20/26 at 9:37 am to Lou Loomis
It’s actually $48k a year and still a lot cheaper by a mile than a lot of schools in the northeast
Posted on 3/20/26 at 9:55 am to MSTiger33
So just like Elon 
Posted on 3/20/26 at 11:17 am to Street Hawk
Tubby Smith is an alum and finished his coaching career there
Posted on 3/20/26 at 1:27 pm to tigerskin
15-20 years ago High Point was where all the drug heads went.
Posted on 3/20/26 at 2:28 pm to tigerskin
Pretty nice looking digs.
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