The Largest Online North Carolina Colleges

In North Carolina, 51,334 students enrolled online exclusively, and the number of online students decreased by 56,301 from last year. The decline in the number of online students appears to be due to the end of the pandemic. East Carolina University has the most online students of 7,807 out of 27,151 total students (28.75%) among 32 North Carolina colleges that offer online programs.

University of North Carolina Wilmington with 4,619 online students and University of North Carolina at Greensboro with 4,196 online students are following it in the largest online North Carolina Colleges ranking.

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Key Admission and Academic Facts of The Largest Online North Carolina Colleges

East Carolina University has the most online students with 7,807 students and University of North Carolina Wilmington has the second highest online population with 4,619 students.

East Carolina University ranked 1st, up 1 place from 2nd last year. University of North Carolina Wilmington ranked 2nd, up 4 places from 6th last year.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $20,093 and graduate tuition & fees is $22,237 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 72.54% and the average SAT score is 1,224 at the schools.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 The Largest Online North Carolina Colleges.

Table. The Largest Online North Carolina Colleges Comparison
	School Name	Online Enrollment	Total Population	Undergraduate Enrollment	Graduation Enrollment	Men Enrollment	Women Enrollment	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees
1 1	East Carolina University Greenville, NC Public, four-years	7,807 2,730	27,151	21,688	5,463	10,753	16,398	$23,638 ($7,361)
2 4	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC Public, four-years	4,619 1,650	17,843	14,294	3,549	6,042	11,801	$22,985 ($7,317)
3 2	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC Public, four-years	4,196 2,452	17,978	14,198	3,780	5,924	12,054	$23,339 ($7,593)
4 5	University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC Public, four-years	3,721 121	7,666	5,643	2,023	2,678	4,988	$7,571 ($3,571)
5 2	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC Public, four-years	3,124 6,847	36,700	26,254	10,446	18,643	18,057	$31,767 ($8,895)
6 2	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC Public, four-years	3,111 4,945	29,551	23,461	6,090	14,578	14,973	$21,876 ($7,214)
7 3	Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC Public, four-years	3,074 243	6,787	5,748	1,039	2,065	4,722	$7,969 ($3,969)
7 -	Strayer University-North Carolina Greensboro, NC Private, four-years	3,074 2,367	3,074	2,646	428	593	2,481	$13,920
9 3	Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC Public, four-years	2,858 169	11,635	9,956	1,679	4,797	6,838	$8,532 ($4,532)
10 9	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC Public, four-years	1,918 22,937	31,705	20,029	11,676	12,594	19,111	$39,330 ($8,989)
	Average	3,750	19,009	14,392	4,617	7,867	11,142	$20,093 ($6,605)

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