The top city with the most 4-year colleges in North Carolina is Charlotte, NC with a total of 18 colleges with 57,341 students enrolled.While Charlotte has the most individual colleges, it is not the city with the most students. Raleigh has the largest student population with 68,816 students enrolled (17 colleges) in North Carolina. You can check the largets cities by student population in North Carolina here.
The largest college in Charlotte is University of North Carolina at Charlotte with 31,091 students enrolled.
Other top cities in North Carolina include
- Raleigh, NC (17 colleges, 68,816 students). The most prominent college in Raleigh is North Carolina State University at Raleigh with 38,464 students.
- Greensboro, NC (11 colleges, 39,000 students). The top college in Greensboro is University of North Carolina at Greensboro with 18,012 students.
- Fayetteville, NC (8 colleges, 21,680 students). The largest college in Fayetteville is University of Arkansas with 33,610 students.
- Winston-Salem, NC (7 colleges, 24,741 students). The top college in Winston-Salem is Wake Forest University with 9,322 students.
- Asheville, NC (7 colleges, 10,018 students). The biggest institution in Asheville is University of North Carolina Asheville with 3,056 students.
- Durham, NC (6 colleges, 31,485 students). The most prominent college in Durham is Duke University with 17,499 students.
- Wilmington, NC (4 colleges, 33,108 students). The leading institution in Wilmington is University of North Carolina Wilmington with 18,848 students.
- Salisbury, NC (4 colleges, 9,455 students). The largest college in Salisbury is Salisbury University with 7,025 students.
- Elizabeth City, NC (3 colleges, 5,303 students). The leading institution in Elizabeth City is Elizabeth City State University with 2,258 students.
North Carolina Cities with Most Colleges
The following table lists cities with the most number of 4-year colleges in North Carolina, including the total number of schools, total enrollment, undergraduate and graduate students
, along with the distribution of men and women students across institutions. Click on any city to explore detailed information about colleges in that area. Each page also includes information about community colleges and trade schoools in the metropolitan region and nearby cities.