Founded in 1924, High Point University is a private liberal arts university in High Point, North Carolina. High Point University was recently named No. 1 among Regional Colleges—South in “2013 Best Colleges,” published by U.S. News & World Report. The High Point Panthers Athletic Program includes HPU's 16 athletic teams that compete at the NCAA Division I level, mostly in the Big South Conference. HPU's 16 varsity sports are baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's indoor track & field, men's and women's outdoor track & field and women's volleyball.