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

For the academic year 2022-2023, the total student population of North Carolina 4-Year Colleges is 3,521.The overall number of students in North Carolina 4-Year Colleges decreased by 1.56%.

Compared to five(5) years ago, the total number of students at North Carolina 4-Year Colleges has decreased by 4.6% from 3,690 to 3,521 students. Of the 158 North Carolina 4-Year Colleges, 62 schools had an increase in the number of students compared to 5 years ago, and 94 schools had a decrease in the number of students.

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

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Enrollment Changes from 2018 to 2023 at North Carolina 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
Barton CollegeWilson, NC	1,059	1,161 102	1,177 16	1,213 36	1,265 52	206
Beaufort County Community CollegeWashington, NC	1,543	1,539 4	1,382 157	1,627 245	1,741 114	198
Belmont Abbey CollegeBelmont, NC	1,556	1,507 49	1,467 40	1,517 50	1,501 16	55
Bennett CollegeGreensboro, NC	534	311 223	232 79	207 25	168 39	366
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
Brevard CollegeBrevard, NC	702	751 49	828 77	780 48	759 21	57
Brunswick Community CollegeBolivia, NC	1,482	1,585 103	1,553 32	1,649 96	1,678 29	196
Cabarrus College of Health SciencesConcord, NC	433	475 42	526 51	557 31	528 29	95
Caldwell Community College and Technical InstituteHudson, NC	3,581	3,744 163	3,845 101	3,550 295	3,703 153	122
Campbell UniversityBuies Creek, NC	6,448	6,185 263	5,964 221	5,622 342	5,272 350	1
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 CollegeSalisbury, NC	1,294	1,324 30	1,371 47	1,207 164	1,172 35	122
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
Chowan UniversityMurfreesboro, NC	1,399	1,259 140	1,100 159	981 119	886 95	513
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
Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC	1,843	1,837 6	1,983 146	1,973 10	1,927 46	84
Duke UniversityDurham, NC	16,606	16,686 80	16,172 514	17,620 1	18,023 403	1
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
Elon UniversityElon, NC	6,991	7,088 97	7,117 29	7,127 10	7,123 4	132
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
Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling Springs, NC	3,598	3,518 80	3,536 18	3,441 95	3,144 297	454
Gaston CollegeDallas, NC	5,362	5,655 293	5,345 310	4,953 392	5,558 605	196
Greensboro CollegeGreensboro, NC	1,026	1,021 5	944 77	875 69	826 49	200
Guilford CollegeGreensboro, NC	1,576	1,536 40	1,429 107	1,198 231	1,167 31	409
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
Heritage Bible CollegeDunn, NC	32	66 34	43 23	30 13	26 4	6
High Point UniversityHigh Point, NC	5,137	5,330 193	5,617 287	5,860 243	5,981 121	844
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
Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotte, NC	1,565	1,494 71	1,306 188	1,166 140	1,093 73	472
Johnston Community CollegeSmithfield, NC	4,047	4,054 7	4,182 128	4,059 123	4,282 223	235
Lees-McRae CollegeBanner Elk, NC	966	848 118	838 10	873 35	855 18	111
Lenoir Community CollegeKinston, NC	2,693	2,526 167	2,361 165	2,348 13	2,199 149	494
Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityHickory, NC	2,700	2,742 42	2,686 56	2,405 281	2,354 51	346
Leons Beauty School IncGreensboro, NC	178	152 26	135 17	135	105 30	73
Livingstone CollegeSalisbury, NC	1,148	1,122 26	845 277	890 45	839 51	309
Louisburg CollegeLouisburg, NC	594	556 38	490 66	501 11	434 67	160
Mars Hill UniversityMars Hill, NC	1,154	1,066 88	1,049 17	1,073 24	1,032 41	122
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
Meredith CollegeRaleigh, NC	1,905	1,810 95	1,802 8	1,711 91	1,587 124	318
Methodist UniversityFayetteville, NC	2,092	1,968 124	1,773 195	1,916 143	1,811 105	281
Miller-Motte College-WilmingtonWilmington, NC	1,867	2,408 541	2,506 98	1,860 646	517 1	1
Mitchell Community CollegeStatesville, NC	3,164	3,226 62	3,373 147	3,289 84	3,456 167	292
Mitchells AcademyWilson, NC	17	7 10	27 20	32 5	6 26	11
Montgomery Community CollegeTroy, NC	836	918 82	679 239	712 33	702 10	134
Montreat CollegeMontreat, NC	921	930 9	950 20	1,013 63	972 41	51
University of Mount OliveMount Olive, NC	3,208	2,805 403	2,536 269	2,288 248	2,239 49	969
College of WilmingtonWilmington, NC	150	152 2	149 3	175 26	152 23	2
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
North Carolina Wesleyan UniversityRocky Mount, NC	2,034	1,886 148	1,720 166	1,531 189	1,337 194	697
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
William Peace UniversityRaleigh, NC	910	889 21	830 59	742 88	713 29	197
University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, NC	7,137	7,698 561	8,262 564	8,318 56	7,666 652	529
Pfeiffer UniversityMisenheimer, NC	1,365	1,277 88	1,185 92	1,122 63	1,076 46	289
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
Queens University of CharlotteCharlotte, NC	2,536	2,463 73	2,338 125	2,063 275	1,873 190	663
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
Mid-Atlantic Christian UniversityElizabeth City, NC	196	198 2	165 33	145 20	133 12	63
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
Saint Augustine's UniversityRaleigh, NC	767	899 132	1,110 211	1,261 151	1,108 153	341
Salem CollegeWinston-Salem, NC	842	709 133	636 73	496 140	469 27	373
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
Shaw UniversityRaleigh, NC	1,411	1,291 120	1,283 8	1,141 142	1,067 74	344
Paul Mitchell the School-FayettevilleFayetteville, NC	159	191 32	168 23	190 22	186 4	27
St. Andrews UniversityLaurinburg, NC	683	758 75	887 129	911 24	809 102	126
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
Southeastern Baptist Theological SeminaryWake Forest, NC	3,140	3,164 24	3,343 179	3,048 295	2,764 284	376
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 Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC	8,401	8,495 94	8,789 294	8,947 158	8,963 16	562
Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, NC	21,872	22,003 131	21,760 243	21,299 461	21,551 252	321
Warren Wilson CollegeSwannanoa, NC	741	791 50	703 88	803 100	793 10	52
Watts School of NursingDurham, NC	152	144 8	150 6	144 6	163 19	11
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
Wingate UniversityWingate, NC	3,689	3,681 8	3,653 28	3,439 214	3,396 43	293
Carolina Christian CollegeWinston Salem, NC	70	64 6	74 10	79 5	70 9	-
Winston Salem Barber SchoolWinston-Salem, NC	111	124 13	34 90	26 8	44 18	67
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
Pinnacle Institute of CosmetologyMooresville, NC	45	55 10	56 1	48 8	43 5	2
Carolinas College of Health SciencesCharlotte, NC	467	476 9	514 38	473 41	409 64	58
Gwinnett CollegeRaleigh, NC	159	121 38	101 20	145 44	142 3	17
NASCAR Technical InstituteMooresville, NC	1,121	1,132 11	1,204 72	1,211 7	1,274 63	153
Paul Mitchell the School-GastoniaGastonia, NC	494	360 134	386 26	340 46	272 68	222
Charlotte Christian College and Theological SeminaryCharlotte, NC	80	79 1	182 103	136 46	113 23	33
Johnson & Wales University-CharlotteCharlotte, NC	1,681	1,523 158	1,396 127	1,262 134	1,140 122	541
Empire Beauty School-ConcordConcord, NC	89	84 5	89 5	110 21	114 4	25
Southeastern College-CharlotteCharlotte, NC	230	364 134	317 47	231 86	142 89	88
Strayer University-North CarolinaGreensboro, NC	5,703	6,318 615	5,441 877	3,536 1	3,074 462	2
Aveda Institute-Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC	207	213 6	216 3	217 1	208 9	1
Center for MassageAsheville, NC	44	39 5	38 1	54 16	49 5	5
Miller-Motte College-RaleighRaleigh, NC	627	474 153	282 192	225 57	166 59	461
Health And Style InstituteGreensboro, NC	634	753 119	717 36	841 124	1,142 301	508
Miller-Motte College-FayettevilleFayetteville, NC	628	434 194	259 175	259	191 68	437
Empire Beauty School-CharlotteCharlotte, NC	86	90 4	77 13	64 13	96 32	10
Empire Beauty School-Winston-SalemWinston-Salem, NC	75	100 25	70 30	51 19	57 6	18
Empire Beauty School-PinevilleCharlotte, NC	107	85 22	64 21	70 6	73 3	34
Carolina College of Hair DesignAsheville, NC	58	45 13	38 7	41 3	42 1	16
Miller-Motte College-JacksonvilleJacksonville, NC	493	365 128	238 127	175 63	157 18	336
Carolina College of Biblical StudiesFayetteville, NC	182	180 2	167 13	162 5	152 10	30
Manna UniversityFayetteville, NC	157	187 30	247 60	235 12	256 21	99
Paul Mitchell the School-RaleighRaleigh, NC	155	154 1	177 23	164 13	153 11	2
Empire Beauty School-West GreensboroGreensboro, NC	79	132 53	105 27	114 9	104 10	25
MyComputerCareer at RaleighRaleigh, NC	1,809	2,043 234	1,995 48	1,701 294	1,251 450	558
South University-High PointHigh Point, NC	49	5 44	23 18	43 20	51 8	2
DeVry University-North CarolinaCharlotte, NC	118	72 46	41 31	29 12	12 17	106
Alexander Paul Institute of Hair DesignGreenville, NC	33	44 11	46 2	34 12	51 17	18
Beyond Measure Barbering InstituteMebane, NC	41	39 2	45 6	53 8	61 8	20
Chamberlain University-North CarolinaCharlotte, NC	179	187 8	259 72	251 8	268 17	89
Carolina UniversityWinston-Salem, NC	896	668 228	951 283	988 37	826 162	70
Bull City Durham Beauty and Barber CollegeDurham, NC	8	14 6	18 4	10 8	9 1	1
No Grease Barber SchoolCharlotte, NC	11	3 8	11 8	13 2	24 11	13
Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible CollegeWendell, NC	-	59	62 3	61 1	74 13	15
Elevate Salon InstituteDurham, NC	-	90	124 34	86 38	95 9	5
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-CharlotteCharlotte, NC	-	22	185 163	180 5	169 11	147
Galen Health Institutes-AshevilleAsheville, NC	-	-	-	-	52	-
Average	3,690	3,660 30	3,591 69	3,576 15	3,521 56	-170

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

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