Enrollment Trends at North Carolina Central

The student population at North Carolina Central University is 8,579 (6,595 undergraduate and 1,984 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 568 (7.09%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at North Carolina Central is 76.87% which is increased by 427 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 141 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 41 male students for every 100 female students, down from 50 in 2015.
2,041 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 203.27% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,055 where 8,579 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 8,579 students in 2025 and was lowest at 7,553 in 2023. Overall, enrollment rose from 8,011 to 8,579 students, a net gain of 568 (7.1%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	8,011	6,168	2,069	4,099	1,843	596	1,247
2016-17	8,094 83	6,283 115	2,115 46	4,168 69	1,811 -32	554 -42	1,257 10
2017-18	8,097 3	6,355 72	2,120 5	4,235 67	1,742 -69	514 -40	1,228 -29
2018-19	8,207 110	6,434 79	2,061 -59	4,373 138	1,773 31	472 -42	1,301 73
2019-20	8,011 -196	6,101 -333	1,928 -133	4,173 -200	1,910 137	478 6	1,432 131
2020-21	8,078 67	6,067 -34	1,825 -103	4,242 69	2,011 101	506 28	1,505 73
2021-22	7,953 -125	5,892 -175	1,739 -86	4,153 -89	2,061 50	531 25	1,530 25
2022-23	7,553 -400	5,634 -258	1,705 -34	3,929 -224	1,919 -142	525 -6	1,394 -136
2023-24	7,965 412	5,973 339	1,796 91	4,177 248	1,992 73	522 -3	1,470 76
2024-25	8,579 614	6,595 622	1,995 199	4,600 423	1,984 -8	499 -23	1,485 15
Average	8,055	6,150	1,935	4,215	1,905	520	1,385

North Carolina Central University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 6,150 where 6,595 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 Central University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	6,168	5,247	1,800	3,447	921	269	652
2016-17	6,283	5,342	1,871	3,471	941	244	697
2017-18	6,355	5,363	1,828	3,535	992	292	700
2018-19	6,434	5,328	1,739	3,589	1,106	322	784
2019-20	6,101	5,012	1,595	3,417	1,089	333	756
2020-21	6,067	4,962	1,526	3,436	1,105	299	806
2021-22	5,892	4,770	1,438	3,332	1,122	301	821
2022-23	5,634	4,646	1,434	3,212	988	271	717
2023-24	5,973	4,973	1,519	3,454	1,000	277	723
2024-25	6,595	5,507	1,702	3,805	1,088	293	795
Average	6,150	6,150	1,645	3,470	6,150	290	745

North Carolina Central University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,905 where 1,984 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 Central University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,843	1,275	445	830	568	151	417
2016-17	1,811	1,306	415	891	505	139	366
2017-18	1,742	1,271	391	880	471	123	348
2018-19	1,773	1,236	342	894	537	130	407
2019-20	1,910	1,275	325	950	635	153	482
2020-21	2,011	1,345	343	1,002	666	163	503
2021-22	2,061	1,417	380	1,037	644	151	493
2022-23	1,919	1,323	379	944	596	146	450
2023-24	1,992	1,343	350	993	649	172	477
2024-25	1,984	1,344	345	999	640	154	486
Average	1,905	1,905	372	942	1,905	148	443

North Carolina Central University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 7.95% and the percentage of black students is 75.72% at North Carolina Central University. 1.39% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 6.50% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 11.00% to 7.95%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.45% to 1.39%. Black student enrollment increased from 75.46% to 75.72%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.25% to 6.50%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4132 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.4155 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at North Carolina Central 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	34	116	6,045	260	3	881	330
2016-17	26	109	6,103	397	2	889	329
2017-18	35	98	6,092	412	2	888	344
2018-19	36	104	6,120	461	4	856	399
2019-20	30	103	5,950	504	2	863	395
2020-21	31	112	5,930	536	0	880	427
2021-22	30	107	5,897	550	4	809	358
2022-23	35	103	5,628	533	6	719	362
2023-24	29	121	5,980	564	5	738	343
2024-25	50	119	6,496	558	5	682	446
Average	34	109	6,024	478	3	821	373

North Carolina Central University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,041 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 24% of total students. The number of online students has increased 203.27% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at North Carolina Central University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	8,011	673	1,865	5,473
2016-17	8,094	787	2,131	5,176
2017-18	8,097	944	2,512	4,641
2018-19	8,207	1,063	2,544	4,600
2019-20	8,011	1,331	2,440	4,240
2020-21	8,078	1,500	2,829	3,749
2021-22	7,953	1,812	3,054	3,087
2022-23	7,553	1,593	2,997	2,963
2023-24	7,965	1,739	3,734	2,492
2024-25	8,579	2,041	4,382	2,156
Average	8,055	1,348	2,849	3,858

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Enrollment Trends at North Carolina Central

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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