A total of 441,521 students are enrolled in North Carolina colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
In North Carolina colleges and universites, 44,392 students are 18 years old or younger(10.05%), 118,859 students are 18 or 19 years old (26.92%), 102,784 students are between 20 and 22 years old (23.28%), 61,619 students are between 22 and 24 years old (13.96%), and 43,182 students are between 25 and 29 years old (9.78%).
39,913 students are between 30 and 39 years old (9.04%), 19,141 students are between 40 and 49 years old (4.34%), 10,704 students are 50 years old or older (2.42%).
Student Population by Age for North Carolina Colleges
In North Carolina 4-year colleges and universites, 5,658 students are 18 years old or younger(1.91%), 87,681 students are 18 or 19 years old (29.56%), 84,514 students are between 20 and 22 years old (28.49%), 46,688 students are between 22 and 24 years old (15.74%), 29,041 students are between 25 and 29 years old (9.79%), 24,200 students are between 30 and 39 years old (8.16%), 12,282 students are between 40 and 49 years old (4.14%), 6,416 students are 50 years old or older (2.16%)
In North Carolina community colleges, there are 69,727 students are younger than 20 years old (48.40%), 32,900 students are between 20 and 24 years old (22.84%), 13,970 students are between 25 and 29 years old (9.70%), and 26,684 students are 30 years old or older (18.52%).
In North Carolina trade schools, there are 185 students are younger than 20 years old (22.16%), 301 students are between 20 and 24 years old (36.05%), 171 students are between 25 and 29 years old (20.48%), and 176 students are 30 years old or older (21.08%).
Student Population Comparison By Age for All North Carolina Colleges
The following table compares student population by age between North Carolina colleges. A total of 441,521 students have enrolled in North Carolina colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.