Enrollment Trends at NCAT

The student population at North Carolina A & T State University is 14,311 (12,497 undergraduate and 1,814 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 3,459 (31.87%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at NCAT is 87.32% which is increased by 3,144 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 315 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 63 male students for every 100 female students, down from 84 in 2015.
1,656 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 185.52% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 12,636 where 14,311 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment increased every year from 2016 to 2025, growing from 10,852 to 14,311 students, a gain of 3,459 (31.9%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at North Carolina A & T State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	10,852	9,353	4,298	5,055	1,499	656	843
2016-17	11,177 325	9,668 315	4,312 14	5,356 301	1,509 10	645 -11	864 21
2017-18	11,877 700	10,341 673	4,516 204	5,825 469	1,536 27	653 8	883 19
2018-19	12,142 265	10,629 288	4,572 56	6,057 232	1,513 -23	651 -2	862 -21
2019-20	12,556 414	11,039 410	4,631 59	6,408 351	1,517 4	630 -21	887 25
2020-21	12,753 197	11,130 91	4,512 -119	6,618 210	1,623 106	639 9	984 97
2021-22	13,322 569	11,596 466	4,548 36	7,048 430	1,726 103	675 36	1,051 67
2022-23	13,487 165	11,833 237	4,463 -85	7,370 322	1,654 -72	654 -21	1,000 -51
2023-24	13,885 398	12,216 383	4,632 169	7,584 214	1,669 15	688 34	981 -19
2024-25	14,311 426	12,497 281	4,740 108	7,757 173	1,814 145	771 83	1,043 62
Average	12,636	11,030	4,522	6,508	1,606	666	940

North Carolina A & T State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 11,030 where 12,497 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at North Carolina A & T State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	9,353	8,494	3,841	4,653	859	457	402
2016-17	9,668	8,747	3,878	4,869	921	434	487
2017-18	10,341	9,347	4,028	5,319	994	488	506
2018-19	10,629	9,591	4,097	5,494	1,038	475	563
2019-20	11,039	10,013	4,104	5,909	1,026	527	499
2020-21	11,130	9,933	3,936	5,997	1,197	576	621
2021-22	11,596	10,347	3,944	6,403	1,249	604	645
2022-23	11,833	10,577	3,837	6,740	1,256	626	630
2023-24	12,216	11,061	4,028	7,033	1,155	604	551
2024-25	12,497	11,386	4,195	7,191	1,111	545	566
Average	11,030	11,030	3,989	5,961	11,030	534	547

North Carolina A & T State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,606 where 1,814 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at North Carolina A & T State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,499	907	385	522	592	271	321
2016-17	1,509	900	382	518	609	263	346
2017-18	1,536	901	373	528	635	280	355
2018-19	1,513	867	377	490	646	274	372
2019-20	1,517	866	366	500	651	264	387
2020-21	1,623	901	353	548	722	286	436
2021-22	1,726	889	362	527	837	313	524
2022-23	1,654	907	351	556	747	303	444
2023-24	1,669	946	396	550	723	292	431
2024-25	1,814	1,052	444	608	762	327	435
Average	1,606	1,606	379	535	1,606	287	405

North Carolina A & T State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 3.48% and the percentage of black students is 75.08% at North Carolina A & T State University. 0.88% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 4.32% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 6.10% to 3.48%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.15% to 0.88%. Black student enrollment decreased from 79.52% to 75.08%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.99% to 4.32%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4317 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3620 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at North Carolina A & T State University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	33	125	8,629	324	2	662	341
2016-17	28	124	8,692	401	1	734	388
2017-18	40	131	9,252	491	1	811	424
2018-19	33	138	9,460	491	3	808	481
2019-20	38	145	9,860	517	4	765	542
2020-21	41	137	10,133	546	5	757	504
2021-22	45	127	10,669	544	2	734	553
2022-23	44	122	10,932	573	3	615	555
2023-24	37	118	11,290	605	2	618	553
2024-25	88	126	10,744	618	2	498	544
Average	43	129	9,966	511	3	700	489

North Carolina A & T State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,656 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 12% of total students. The number of online students has increased 185.52% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at North Carolina A & T State University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	10,852	580	1,290	8,982
2016-17	11,177	776	2,640	7,761
2017-18	11,877	1,030	2,510	8,337
2018-19	12,142	1,068	2,921	8,153
2019-20	12,556	1,193	3,031	8,332
2020-21	12,753	5,023	7,091	639
2021-22	13,322	1,796	5,968	5,558
2022-23	13,487	1,604	6,643	5,240
2023-24	13,885	1,510	7,060	5,315
2024-25	14,311	1,656	7,662	4,993
Average	12,636	1,624	4,682	6,331

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Enrollment Trends at NCAT

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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