Total 588,109 Students Enrolled in North Carolina Colleges

588,109

Total

342,151

4-Year Colleges

244,095

Community Colleges

1,863

Trade Schools

A total of 588,109 students are enrolled in North Carolina colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

  • Student Level: There are 507,743 undergraduate and 80,370 graduate students. The proportion of undergraduate students is 86.33% and the proportion of graduate students is 13.67%.
  • Institution Level: 342,151 students enrolled in 4-year colleges, 244,095 students enrolled in community colleges, and 1,863 students enrolled in trade schools.

North Carolina 4-Year College Enrollment Statistics

For 83 North Carolina 4-year colleges, there are 342,151 students enrolled.

  • Institution Control: 248,559 (72.65%) students in public and 93,592 (27.35%) in private 4-year colleges.
  • Student Level: 261,785 (76.51%) undergraduate and 80,370 (23.49%) graduate students in North Carolina public 4-year colleges.
  • Gender Breakdown: Of the total student population in North Carolina 4-year colleges, 58.73% are women (200,929) and 41.27% are men (141,222). This yields a ratio of approximately 70 male students for every 100 female students.
  • Online Enrollment: 30,172 (8.82%) undergraduate and 27,369 (8.00%) graduate students are enrolled online in North Carolina 4-year colleges.
  • Largest and Smallest: For North Carolina colleges, North Carolina State University at Raleigh has the most number of students of 38,464 among 4-year colleges. For North Carolina community colleges, Wake Technical Community College has the most students of 24,609 and Aveda Institute-Chapel Hill is the largest trade school with 198.

Student Population By School Level for North Carolina Colleges

By attending status, there are 359,367 full-time students and 227,500 part-time students at North Carolina colleges.

The following table compares student population by school level between North Carolina colleges. A total of 588,109 students have enrolled in North Carolina colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Student Population By School Level between North Carolina Colleges
SchoolTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalFull-timePart-time TotalFull-timePart-time
College of the AlbemarlePublic, 2-4 year2,9052,9058832,022---
South Piedmont Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,0134,0137903,223---
Appalachian State UniversityPublic, 4-year21,57019,56018,1461,4142,0109461,064
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year6,5106,5101,1765,334---
Barton CollegePrivate, 4-year1,2351,149918231864838
Beaufort County Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,8561,8563821,474---
Belmont Abbey CollegePrivate, 4-year1,3881,2981,23266906030
Bennett CollegePrivate, 4-year1801801746---
Bladen Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,1731,173235938---
Blue Ridge Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,7232,7235532,170---
Brevard CollegePrivate, 4-year8758218111054504
Brunswick Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,0092,0094501,559---
Cabarrus College of Health SciencesPrivate, 4-year9248164643521089810
Caldwell Community College and Technical InstitutePublic, 2-4 year3,9143,9141,3162,598---
Campbell UniversityPrivate, 4-year4,9632,6992,2814182,2641,899365
Cape Fear Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year14,08214,0823,59910,483---
Carteret Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,6141,614633981---
Catawba CollegePrivate, 4-year1,3761,2621,1471151141131
Catawba Valley Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,9044,9041,2413,663---
Central Carolina Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,8825,8821,4834,399---
Central Piedmont Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year20,37520,3757,16713,208---
Chowan UniversityPrivate, 4-year67560357627722052
Cleveland Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,5581,5585501,008---
Coastal Carolina Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,6593,6591,6212,038---
Craven Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,1033,1038622,241---
Davidson-Davie Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,3054,3051,6132,692---
Davidson CollegePrivate, 4-year1,8691,8691,869----
Duke UniversityPrivate, 4-year17,4996,5236,4744910,97610,482494
Durham Technical Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,1575,1571,4833,674---
East Carolina UniversityPublic, 4-year26,94021,44516,9814,4645,4952,9092,586
Edgecombe Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,3971,3972381,159---
Elizabeth City State UniversityPublic, 4-year2,2582,1541,7963581044262
Elon UniversityPrivate, 4-year7,2396,4526,27317978772760
Fayetteville Technical Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year11,75511,7554,5307,225---
Fayetteville State UniversityPublic, 4-year7,1076,0744,5041,5701,033438595
Forsyth Technical Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year9,0999,0992,7516,348---
Gardner-Webb UniversityPrivate, 4-year3,1041,8611,6352261,243432811
Gaston CollegePublic, 2-4 year6,4436,4431,6994,744---
Greensboro CollegePrivate, 4-year967899681218684325
Guilford CollegePrivate, 4-year1,1801,1321,07656483315
Guilford Technical Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year11,48511,4854,0277,458---
Halifax Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,0611,061215846---
Haywood Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,3951,395451944---
Heritage Bible CollegePrivate, 4-year2622101244-
High Point UniversityPrivate, 4-year6,3315,1355,107281,1961,10393
Isothermal Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,9181,9186961,222---
James Sprunt Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,5191,5194701,049---
Johnson C Smith UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,3021,2521,205475050-
Johnston Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,3715,3711,7803,591---
Lees-McRae CollegePrivate, 4-year9108738551837352
Lenoir Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,5912,5916951,896---
Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,2561,4721,315157784439345
Leons Beauty School IncPrivate, Less than 2-year102102102----
Livingstone CollegePrivate, 4-year936924909151212-
Louisburg CollegePrivate, 2-4 year4024023993---
Mars Hill UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,1101,06199764492722
Martin Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year891891253638---
Mayland Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year850850178672---
McDowell Technical Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,2491,249271978---
Meredith CollegePrivate, 4-year1,4651,2061,17036259127132
Methodist UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,8221,4671,35411335530649
Miller-Motte College-WilmingtonPrivate, 4-year4646451---
Mitchell Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,9793,9791,1452,834---
Mitchells AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year3333-----
Montgomery Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,1841,184270914---
Montreat CollegePrivate, 4-year9627816998218115823
University of Mount OlivePrivate, 4-year2,1091,9441,27067416510659
College of WilmingtonPrivate, Less than 2-year1321321293---
Nash Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,7802,7807362,044---
North Carolina A & T State UniversityPublic, 4-year14,31112,49711,3861,1111,8141,052762
University of North Carolina AshevillePublic, 4-year3,0563,0322,6933392424-
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillPublic, 4-year32,43820,88520,12376211,5539,5891,964
University of North Carolina at CharlottePublic, 4-year31,09124,86821,4303,4386,2233,2033,020
University of North Carolina at GreensboroPublic, 4-year18,01214,41611,8812,5353,5961,7981,798
North Carolina Central UniversityPublic, 4-year8,5796,5955,5071,0881,9841,344640
University of North Carolina School of the ArtsPublic, 4-year1,111946931151651641
North Carolina State University at RaleighPublic, 4-year38,46428,42225,9892,43310,0427,0972,945
North Carolina Wesleyan UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,4191,2621,0402221579958
University of North Carolina WilmingtonPublic, 4-year18,84815,25413,2172,0373,5941,6581,936
Pamlico Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year26326351212---
William Peace UniversityPrivate, 4-year722722603119---
University of North Carolina at PembrokePublic, 4-year7,6745,4373,9491,4882,2376771,560
Pfeiffer UniversityPrivate, 4-year8896966366019368125
Piedmont Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year89689631865---
Pitt Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year7,6847,6842,9184,766---
Queens University of CharlottePrivate, 4-year1,5991,2251,1893637455319
Randolph Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,8142,8144032,411---
Richmond Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,3842,3846651,719---
Mid-Atlantic Christian UniversityPrivate, 4-year14014010733---
Roanoke-Chowan Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year668668144524---
Robeson Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,2382,2388561,382---
Rockingham Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,8031,8033921,411---
Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year7,0287,0281,6485,380---
Saint Augustine's UniversityPrivate, 4-year175173155182-2
Salem CollegePrivate, 4-year54946440064855233
Sampson Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,5261,5263861,140---
Sandhills Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,1154,1151,3022,813---
Shaw UniversityPrivate, 4-year96487782156873354
Paul Mitchell the School-FayettevillePrivate, Less than 2-year14914911633---
St. Andrews UniversityPrivate, 4-year6766285636548435
Southeastern Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,4261,426480946---
Southwestern Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,1572,1576351,522---
Stanly Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,4682,4686661,802---
Southeastern Baptist Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year3,2209573805772,2631,1221,141
Surry Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,7962,7967562,040---
Alamance Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,8274,8271,6303,197---
Tri-County Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,0231,023339684---
Vance-Granville Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,9362,9369611,975---
Wake Forest UniversityPrivate, 4-year9,3225,4905,415753,8322,6381,194
Wake Technical Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year24,60924,6098,05216,557---
Warren Wilson CollegePrivate, 4-year791740715255151-
Watts College of NursingPrivate, 4-year124124124----
Wayne Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,6263,6266882,938---
Western Piedmont Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,8131,8134641,349---
Wilkes Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,5932,5938101,783---
Wilson Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,8321,8323191,513---
Wingate UniversityPrivate, 4-year3,4582,6732,61162785618167
Carolina Christian CollegePrivate, 4-year715252-1919-
Winston Salem Barber SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year292929----
Winston-Salem State UniversityPublic, 4-year4,7824,1923,762430590364226
Western Carolina UniversityPublic, 4-year11,68610,1128,2901,8221,574880694
Pinnacle Institute of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year181818----
Carolinas College of Health SciencesPublic, 4-year632632131501---
Gwinnett CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year1461466878---
Universal Technical Institute-MooresvillePrivate, 2-4 year1,3451,3451,345----
Hood Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year115---1156748
Paul Mitchell the School-CharlottePrivate, Less than 2-year97977819---
Charlotte Christian College and Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year5824915341519
Johnson & Wales University-CharlottePrivate, 4-year1,1841,1841,15331---
Empire Beauty School-ConcordPrivate, Less than 2-year1101108426---
Southeastern College-CharlottePrivate, 2-4 year25225218468---
Strayer University-North CarolinaPrivate, 4-year3,0372,6711342,53736687279
Aveda Institute-Chapel HillPrivate, Less than 2-year198198198----
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical ArtsPrivate, 4-year102---102993
Center for MassagePrivate, Less than 2-year515151----
Miller-Motte College-RaleighPrivate, 2-4 year4094094072---
Health And Style InstitutePrivate, 2-4 year1,1121,112-----
Miller-Motte College-FayettevillePrivate, 2-4 year336336336----
Empire Beauty School-CharlottePrivate, Less than 2-year90906327---
Empire Beauty School-Winston-SalemPrivate, Less than 2-year80805129---
Empire Beauty School-PinevillePrivate, Less than 2-year75755619---
Carolina College of Hair Design IncPrivate, Less than 2-year464646----
Miller-Motte College-JacksonvillePrivate, 2-4 year1951951941---
Carolina College of Biblical StudiesPrivate, 4-year2121599663533122
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese MedicinePrivate, 4-year69---6969-
Shepherds Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year201---20169132
Manna UniversityPrivate, 4-year26820274128664125
Paul Mitchell the School-RaleighPrivate, Less than 2-year1301309337---
Empire Beauty School-West GreensboroPrivate, Less than 2-year99996930---
MyComputerCareer at RaleighPrivate, 2-4 year1,4661,4661,466----
South University-High PointPrivate, 4-year676745224--
DeVry University-North CarolinaPrivate, 4-year128--4--
Alexander Paul Institute of Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year555555----
Beyond Measure Barbering InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year38382513---
Chamberlain University-North CarolinaPrivate, 4-year20220284118---
Carolina UniversityPrivate, 4-year88046044317420217203
Bull City Durham Beauty and Barber CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year4141734---
No Grease Barber SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year28281711---
Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible CollegePrivate, 4-year6464577---
Elevate Salon InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year8585-----
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-CharlottePrivate, 2-4 year34434427074---
Gaston CollegePublic, 2-4 year-------
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary-Nash County Extension CenterPrivate, 4-year-------
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary-Wake County Extension CenterPrivate, 2-4 year-------
Winston - Salem Barber School - SatellitePrivate, Less than 2-year-------
South College-AshevillePrivate, 4-year-------
Union Presbyterian Seminary-CharlottePrivate, 4-year-------
ECPI University-GreensboroPrivate, 4-year-------
ECPI University-CharlottePrivate, 4-year-------
ECPI University-RaleighPrivate, 4-year-------
Galen Health Institutes-AshevillePrivate, 4-year253253132121---
Strayer University-North CharlottePrivate, 4-year-------
Strayer University-South CharlottePrivate, 4-year-------
Strayer University-North Raleigh CampusPrivate, 4-year-------
Strayer University-South Raleigh CampusPrivate, 4-year-------
One Stop AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year3131229---