Smallest North Carolina Public Colleges With Fewest Students

University of North Carolina at Asheville is the smallest college with 2,914 students including both undergraduate and graduate students.

Winston-Salem State University with 5,004 students and Fayetteville State University with 6,787 students are following it in the list of Smallest North Carolina Public Colleges with Fewest Students.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Smallest North Carolina Public Colleges With Fewest Students

University of North Carolina at Asheville is the smallest school with 2,914 students and Winston-Salem State University has the second lowest population with 5,004 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $17,712 and graduate tuition & fees is $20,952 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 78.81% and the average SAT score is 1,106 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 56.10% and the students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1 over the 10 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Smallest North Carolina Public Colleges With Fewest Students.

Table. Smallest North Carolina Public Colleges With Fewest Students Comparison
	School Name	Total Population	Undergraduate Enrollment	Graduation Enrollment	Men Enrollment	Women Enrollment	Online Enrollment	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 -	University of North Carolina at Asheville Asheville, NCPublic, 4-year	2,914 319	2,914	-	1,222	1,692	73	12 to 1
2 -	Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, NCPublic, 4-year	5,004 222	4,513	491	1,194	3,810	857	15 to 1
3 -	Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NCPublic, 4-year	6,787 39	5,748	1,039	2,065	4,722	3,074	18 to 1
4 -	North Carolina Central University Durham, NCPublic, 4-year	7,553 400	5,634	1,919	2,230	5,323	1,593	14 to 1
5 -	University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NCPublic, 4-year	7,666 652	5,643	2,023	2,678	4,988	3,721	14 to 1
6 -	Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NCPublic, 4-year	11,635 242	9,956	1,679	4,797	6,838	2,858	16 to 1
7 -	North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NCPublic, 4-year	13,487 165	11,833	1,654	5,117	8,370	1,604	19 to 1
8 -	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NCPublic, 4-year	17,843 187	14,294	3,549	6,042	11,801	4,619	17 to 1
9 -	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NCPublic, 4-year	17,978 1,060	14,198	3,780	5,924	12,054	4,196	17 to 1
10 -	Appalachian State University Boone, NCPublic, 4-year	20,436 205	18,558	1,878	8,650	11,786	1,647	16 to 1
	Average	11,130	9,329	2,001	3,992	7,138	2,424	16 to 1