A Lab of Difference-Making
A Lab of Difference-Making
26 NCAA Division II Sports
26 NCAA Division II Sports
#OneDog
#OneDog
60 degree pathways
37 majors, 42 minors
60 degree pathways
37 majors, 42 minors
What's Up at Wingate
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Research opportunities and small class sizes among characteristics credited with boosting Wingate's place in the pecking order.
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Heather Klaus '20 started the Kimberli's Place Foundation to help Union County residents in need.
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Since June 2024, John ('86) and Josephine Moore Haynes ('84) have introduced thousands of viewers to less well known parts of the Asian nation via Uncharted Japan.
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The three new teams will begin play in the 2025-2026 academic year.
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Six senior biology majors teach Waxhaw Elementary students about food webs in various habitats as part of an internship.
#ONEDOG
We are a leader in healthcare education with doctoral programs in pharmacy, physical therapy and occupational therapy, a master’s in physician assistant studies and a bachelor of science in nursing. Last year we added grad and undergrad public health degrees.
We are the largest private university for NC residents in the western half of the state.
We are greater Charlotte’s most popular private school by enrollment.
#1
in social and economic mobility in NC for independent universities
42%
diverse student body
56%
are first-generation college students
41%
of the student body are Pell recipients
26
NCAA Division II sports
37
majors, 42 minors, 9 pre-professional programs, 5 dual-degrees
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