Student Population Changes Over Past 5 Years of North Carolina Public 4-Year Colleges

For the academic year 2022-2023, the total student population of North Carolina Public 4-Year Colleges is 6,072.The overall number of students in North Carolina Public 4-Year Colleges decreased by 0.13%.

Compared to five(5) years ago, the total number of students at North Carolina Public 4-Year Colleges has decreased by 0.16% from 6,082 to 6,072 students. Of the 75 North Carolina Public 4-Year Colleges, 29 schools had an increase in the number of students compared to 5 years ago, and 46 schools had a decrease in the number of students.

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Comparison Table of Student Population Changes for North Carolina Public 4-Year Colleges

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Enrollment Changes from 2018 to 2023 at North Carolina Public 4-Year Colleges
School Name	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	5-Year Changes
College of the AlbemarleElizabeth City, NC	2,557	2,587 30	2,508 79	2,355 153	2,314 41	243
South Piedmont Community CollegePolkton, NC	2,847	3,136 289	3,019 117	2,967 52	3,338 371	491
Appalachian State UniversityBoone, NC	19,108	19,280 172	20,023 743	20,641 618	20,436 205	1
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeAsheville, NC	6,892	7,003 111	6,601 402	6,270 331	6,473 203	419
Beaufort County Community CollegeWashington, NC	1,543	1,539 4	1,382 157	1,627 245	1,741 114	198
Bladen Community CollegeDublin, NC	1,017	1,226 209	1,057 169	1,016 41	978 38	39
Blue Ridge Community CollegeFlat Rock, NC	2,186	2,332 146	2,399 67	2,635 236	2,794 159	608
Brunswick Community CollegeBolivia, NC	1,482	1,585 103	1,553 32	1,649 96	1,678 29	196
Caldwell Community College and Technical InstituteHudson, NC	3,581	3,744 163	3,845 101	3,550 295	3,703 153	122
Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington, NC	8,378	8,629 251	8,680 51	13,059 4	14,170 1	5
Carteret Community CollegeMorehead City, NC	1,390	871 519	1,347 476	1,535 188	1,554 19	164
Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory, NC	4,610	4,693 83	4,328 365	4,168 160	4,172 4	438
Central Carolina Community CollegeSanford, NC	5,190	5,714 524	5,154 560	4,871 283	5,231 360	41
Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte, NC	18,824	18,646 178	16,668 1	17,208 540	17,694 486	1
Cleveland Community CollegeShelby, NC	2,551	2,536 15	2,269 267	2,425 156	1,946 479	605
Coastal Carolina Community CollegeJacksonville, NC	3,864	3,797 67	3,571 226	3,571	3,611 40	253
Craven Community CollegeNew Bern, NC	3,003	2,961 42	2,629 332	2,713 84	2,701 12	302
Davidson-Davie Community CollegeThomasville, NC	3,654	3,734 80	3,765 31	3,636 129	3,921 285	267
Durham Technical Community CollegeDurham, NC	5,434	5,665 231	4,672 993	4,119 553	4,294 175	1
East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC	28,718	28,651 67	28,798 147	28,021 777	27,151 870	1
Edgecombe Community CollegeTarboro, NC	2,012	1,904 108	1,459 445	1,508 49	1,313 195	699
Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, NC	1,677	1,769 92	2,002 233	2,054 52	2,149 95	472
Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville, NC	11,534	12,021 487	10,932 1	9,790 1	10,233 443	1
Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, NC	6,318	6,551 233	6,726 175	6,748 22	6,787 39	469
Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston-Salem, NC	7,779	7,695 84	7,587 108	7,774 187	8,270 496	491
Gaston CollegeDallas, NC	5,362	5,655 293	5,345 310	4,953 392	5,558 605	196
Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown, NC	10,520	11,070 550	10,821 249	9,960 861	10,067 107	453
Halifax Community CollegeWeldon, NC	996	1,087 91	988 99	943 45	995 52	1
Haywood Community CollegeClyde, NC	1,627	1,632 5	1,440 192	1,318 122	1,286 32	341
Isothermal Community CollegeSpindale, NC	1,941	2,086 145	2,042 44	1,913 129	1,876 37	65
James Sprunt Community CollegeKenansville, NC	1,113	1,266 153	1,202 64	1,320 118	1,359 39	246
Johnston Community CollegeSmithfield, NC	4,047	4,054 7	4,182 128	4,059 123	4,282 223	235
Lenoir Community CollegeKinston, NC	2,693	2,526 167	2,361 165	2,348 13	2,199 149	494
Martin Community CollegeWilliamston, NC	800	875 75	944 69	856 88	842 14	42
Mayland Community CollegeSpruce Pine, NC	1,082	399 683	441 42	863 422	783 80	299
McDowell Technical Community CollegeMarion, NC	1,105	1,136 31	1,048 88	1,135 87	1,100 35	5
Mitchell Community CollegeStatesville, NC	3,164	3,226 62	3,373 147	3,289 84	3,456 167	292
Montgomery Community CollegeTroy, NC	836	918 82	679 239	712 33	702 10	134
Nash Community CollegeRocky Mount, NC	3,055	2,666 389	2,623 43	2,874 251	2,645 229	410
North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, NC	12,142	12,556 414	12,753 197	13,322 569	13,487 165	1
University of North Carolina at AshevilleAsheville, NC	3,762	3,600 162	3,363 237	3,233 130	2,914 319	848
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC	30,011	29,877 134	30,092 215	31,641 1	31,705 64	1
University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, NC	29,710	29,615 95	30,146 531	30,448 302	29,551 897	159
University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NC	20,106	20,196 90	19,764 432	19,038 726	17,978 1	2
North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NC	8,207	8,011 196	8,078 67	7,953 125	7,553 400	654
University of North Carolina School of the ArtsWinston Salem, NC	1,042	1,086 44	1,070 16	1,119 49	1,104 15	62
North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC	35,479	36,304 825	36,042 262	36,831 789	36,700 131	1
University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, NC	16,747	17,499 752	17,915 416	18,030 115	17,843 187	1
Pamlico Community CollegeGrantsboro, NC	527	549 22	362 187	307 55	329 22	198
University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, NC	7,137	7,698 561	8,262 564	8,318 56	7,666 652	529
Piedmont Community CollegeRoxboro, NC	1,287	1,414 127	1,329 85	1,187 142	1,150 37	137
Pitt Community CollegeWinterville, NC	8,185	8,237 52	7,688 549	7,346 342	7,144 202	1
Randolph Community CollegeAsheboro, NC	2,784	2,903 119	2,548 355	2,289 259	2,469 180	315
Richmond Community CollegeHamlet, NC	2,555	2,586 31	2,226 360	2,164 62	2,290 126	265
Roanoke-Chowan Community CollegeAhoskie, NC	751	649 102	525 124	624 99	569 55	182
Robeson Community CollegeLumberton, NC	1,671	1,898 227	1,828 70	1,809 19	1,901 92	230
Rockingham Community CollegeWentworth, NC	1,685	2,013 328	1,922 91	1,867 55	1,712 155	27
Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeSalisbury, NC	6,355	6,379 24	7,109 730	6,716 393	6,754 38	399
Sampson Community CollegeClinton, NC	1,293	1,429 136	1,492 63	1,556 64	1,590 34	297
Sandhills Community CollegePinehurst, NC	4,018	4,039 21	3,990 49	3,986 4	3,778 208	240
Southeastern Community CollegeWhiteville, NC	1,448	1,524 76	1,271 253	1,079 192	1,228 149	220
Southwestern Community CollegeSylva, NC	2,366	2,324 42	2,259 65	2,504 245	2,256 248	110
Stanly Community CollegeAlbemarle, NC	2,545	2,687 142	2,432 255	2,456 24	2,319 137	226
Surry Community CollegeDobson, NC	3,073	3,382 309	3,103 279	2,849 254	2,797 52	276
Alamance Community CollegeGraham, NC	4,248	4,328 80	4,037 291	3,789 248	3,939 150	309
Tri-County Community CollegeMurphy, NC	963	1,083 120	991 92	962 29	888 74	75
Vance-Granville Community CollegeHenderson, NC	3,063	3,158 95	2,963 195	2,757 206	2,814 57	249
Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, NC	21,872	22,003 131	21,760 243	21,299 461	21,551 252	321
Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboro, NC	3,238	2,948 290	2,701 247	2,815 114	2,732 83	506
Western Piedmont Community CollegeMorganton, NC	1,779	1,820 41	1,792 28	1,670 122	1,749 79	30
Wilkes Community CollegeWilkesboro, NC	2,601	2,692 91	2,435 257	2,315 120	2,321 6	280
Wilson Community CollegeWilson, NC	1,692	1,854 162	1,862 8	1,709 153	1,779 70	87
Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem, NC	5,190	5,121 69	5,169 48	5,226 57	5,004 222	186
Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, NC	11,639	12,167 528	12,243 76	11,877 366	11,635 242	4
Carolinas College of Health SciencesCharlotte, NC	467	476 9	514 38	473 41	409 64	58
Average	6,082	6,173 91	6,060 113	6,080 20	6,072 8	-10

How Student Population Changes over Past 5 Years for North Carolina Public 4-Year Colleges

Comparison Table of Student Population Changes for North Carolina Public 4-Year Colleges