North Carolina Public Colleges with the Most Online Enrollment

In North Carolina, 42,411 students enrolled online exclusively, and the number of online students increased by 2,227 from last year.

East Carolina University has the most online students of 8,356 out of 26,940.00 total students (31.02%) among 14 North Carolina colleges that offer online programs.

University of North Carolina at Greensboro with 4,721 online students and University of North Carolina Wilmington with 4,303 online students are following it in Largest Online North Carolina Public Colleges ranking.

East Carolina University stays at first place of the largest online college ranking since last year. University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked 2nd, up 1 place from 3rd last year.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $19,672 and graduate tuition & fees is $22,691 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Largest Online North Carolina Public Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 79.76%, and the average SAT score is 1,191, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between Largest Online North Carolina Public Colleges

Table. Largest Online North Carolina Public Colleges Comparison
School NameOnline EnrollmentTotal PopulationUndergraduateGraduateMenWomenUndergraduate Tuition & Fees
1
-		East Carolina University Greenville, NCPublic, 4-year 8,356
427		26,94021,4455,49510,63116,309$23,638
($7,361)
2
1		University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NCPublic, 4-year 4,721
420		18,01214,4163,5965,88312,129$24,012
($7,661)
3
1		University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NCPublic, 4-year 4,303
60		18,84815,2543,5946,59812,250$24,152
($7,277)
4
-		University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NCPublic, 4-year 3,982
208		7,6745,4372,2372,5965,078$7,648
($3,648)
5
-		Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NCPublic, 4-year 3,355
157		7,1076,0741,0332,2604,847$8,353
($4,353)
6
-		North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NCPublic, 4-year 2,954
159		38,46428,42210,04219,37319,091$32,847
($8,799)
7
-		University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NCPublic, 4-year 2,925
55		31,09124,8686,22315,22315,868$22,492
($7,239)
8
-		Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NCPublic, 4-year 2,836
13		11,68610,1121,5744,7696,917$8,630
($4,630)
9
-		Appalachian State University Boone, NCPublic, 4-year 2,551
486		21,57019,5602,0109,32912,241$25,212
($7,579)
10
-		North Carolina Central University Durham, NCPublic, 4-year 2,041
302		8,5796,5951,9842,4946,085$19,735
($6,699)
Average3,80218,99715,2183,7797,91611,082$19,672
($6,525)