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Colleges and universities in North Carolina

North Carolina is home to 161 Title IV-eligible colleges and universities, enrolling about 586,867 students in total.

Of these, 76 are public and 85 private. The largest by enrollment include NCSUR, UNCCH, and UNCC. Among institutions that report the figure, the median graduation rate is 47% and the median average net price is $14,828.

Institutions
161
indexed
Combined enrollment
586,867
students
Median grad rate
47%
reporting
Median net price
$14,828
reporting
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How the 161 institutions in North Carolina break down

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By control
Public
76
47% of all
State and locally governed
Private
85
53% of all
50 nonprofit · 35 for-profit
By level
4-year
73
45% of all
Bachelor's and above
2-year
66
41% of all
Associate degrees
Less-than-2-year
21
13% of all
Certificate programs

1 institution has no reported level in IPEDS; they stay in the full list but not in the level slices.

73 institutions4-year · of 161

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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina

Grad rate
75%
Admit rate
90.1%
Enrollment
21,570
Net price
$16,836
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Barton College

Wilson, North Carolina

Grad rate
46%
Admit rate
94.2%
Enrollment
1,235
Net price
$23,626
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Belmont Abbey College

Belmont, North Carolina

Grad rate
47%
Admit rate
74.7%
Enrollment
1,388
Net price
$24,639
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)HBCU

Bennett College

Greensboro, North Carolina

Grad rate
25%
Admit rate
50.7%
Enrollment
180
Net price
$28,299
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Brevard College

Brevard, North Carolina

Grad rate
49%
Admit rate
42.2%
Enrollment
875
Net price
$23,509
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Private (nonprofit)

Cabarrus College of Health Sciences

Concord, North Carolina

Grad rate
71%
Admit rate
23.4%
Enrollment
924
Net price
$17,618
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate (nonprofit)

Campbell University

Buies Creek, North Carolina

Grad rate
61%
Admit rate
87.2%
Enrollment
4,963
Net price
$24,516
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Private (nonprofit)

Carolina Christian College

Winston Salem, North Carolina

Grad rate
15%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
71
Net price
$22,366
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Private (nonprofit)

Carolina College of Biblical Studies

Fayetteville, North Carolina

Grad rate
0%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
212
Net price
$21,322
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Carolina University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Grad rate
22%
Admit rate
39.5%
Enrollment
880
Net price
$20,828
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Public

Carolinas College of Health Sciences

Charlotte, North Carolina

Grad rate
100%
Admit rate
59.9%
Enrollment
632
Net price
Not reported
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Catawba College

Salisbury, North Carolina

Grad rate
47%
Admit rate
75.2%
Enrollment
1,376
Net price
$17,879
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Private (for-profit)

Chamberlain University - North Carolina

Charlotte, North Carolina

Grad rate
0%
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
202
Net price
$38,436
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Private (nonprofit)

Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary

Charlotte, North Carolina

Grad rate
0%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
58
Net price
No freshman cohort
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Chowan University

Murfreesboro, North Carolina

Grad rate
30%
Admit rate
68.8%
Enrollment
675
Net price
$14,086
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Private (for-profit)

Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts

Asheville, North Carolina

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
102
Net price
Grad-only
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Davidson College

Davidson, North Carolina

Grad rate
91%
Admit rate
13.4%
Enrollment
1,869
Net price
$17,379
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R1 ResearchPrivate (nonprofit)

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

Grad rate
97%
Admit rate
5.7%
Enrollment
17,499
Net price
$29,612
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R2 ResearchPublic

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina

Grad rate
63%
Admit rate
89.2%
Enrollment
26,940
Net price
$15,739
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BaccalaureatePublicHBCU

Elizabeth City State University

Elizabeth City, North Carolina

Grad rate
44%
Admit rate
64.2%
Enrollment
2,258
Net price
$6,364
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate (nonprofit)

Elon University

Elon, North Carolina

Grad rate
84%
Admit rate
66.3%
Enrollment
7,239
Net price
$41,555
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPublicHBCU

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, North Carolina

Grad rate
38%
Admit rate
82.2%
Enrollment
7,107
Net price
$7,892
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Private (for-profit)

Galen Health Institutes - Asheville

Asheville, North Carolina

Grad rate
Too new
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
253
Net price
$28,602
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate (nonprofit)

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, North Carolina

Grad rate
55%
Admit rate
77.2%
Enrollment
3,104
Net price
$17,674
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Greensboro College

Greensboro, North Carolina

Grad rate
46%
Admit rate
70.1%
Enrollment
967
Net price
$17,882
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Guilford College

Greensboro, North Carolina

Grad rate
46%
Admit rate
80.0%
Enrollment
1,180
Net price
$22,270
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Private (nonprofit)

Heritage Bible College

Dunn, North Carolina

Grad rate
40%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
26
Net price
$18,684
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

High Point University

High Point, North Carolina

Grad rate
74%
Admit rate
75.3%
Enrollment
6,331
Net price
$38,707
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Private (nonprofit)

Hood Theological Seminary

Salisbury, North Carolina

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
115
Net price
Grad-only
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina

Grad rate
49%
Admit rate
79.9%
Enrollment
1,184
Net price
$27,426
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)HBCU

Johnson C Smith University

Charlotte, North Carolina

Grad rate
34%
Admit rate
45.2%
Enrollment
1,302
Net price
$20,894
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Private (nonprofit)

Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine

Sugar Grove, North Carolina

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
69
Net price
Grad-only
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Lees - McRae College

Banner Elk, North Carolina

Grad rate
42%
Admit rate
76.8%
Enrollment
910
Net price
$28,340
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Lenoir - Rhyne University

Hickory, North Carolina

Grad rate
48%
Admit rate
84.6%
Enrollment
2,256
Net price
$20,689
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)HBCU

Livingstone College

Salisbury, North Carolina

Grad rate
28%
Admit rate
59.3%
Enrollment
936
Net price
$13,479
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Manna University

Fayetteville, North Carolina

Grad rate
80%
Admit rate
52.7%
Enrollment
268
Net price
$15,210
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Mars Hill University

Mars Hill, North Carolina

Grad rate
45%
Admit rate
67.9%
Enrollment
1,110
Net price
$19,910
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Meredith College

Raleigh, North Carolina

Grad rate
70%
Admit rate
74.2%
Enrollment
1,465
Net price
$22,488
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Methodist University

Fayetteville, North Carolina

Grad rate
44%
Admit rate
75.1%
Enrollment
1,822
Net price
$24,704
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Mid - Atlantic Christian University

Elizabeth City, North Carolina

Grad rate
21%
Admit rate
62.2%
Enrollment
140
Net price
$18,328
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BaccalaureatePrivate (for-profit)

Miller - Motte College - Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina

Grad rate
5%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
46
Net price
$22,321
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Montreat College

Montreat, North Carolina

Grad rate
50%
Admit rate
69.2%
Enrollment
962
Net price
$27,061
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R2 ResearchPublicHBCULand-grant

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina

Grad rate
57%
Admit rate
49.9%
Enrollment
14,311
Net price
$10,846
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublicHBCU

North Carolina Central University

Durham, North Carolina

Grad rate
42%
Admit rate
87.0%
Enrollment
8,579
Net price
$15,359
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R1 ResearchPublicLand-grant

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Raleigh, North Carolina

Grad rate
85%
Admit rate
41.7%
Enrollment
38,464
Net price
$17,303
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

North Carolina Wesleyan University

Rocky Mount, North Carolina

Grad rate
42%
Admit rate
80.2%
Enrollment
1,419
Net price
$17,432
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Pfeiffer University

Misenheimer, North Carolina

Grad rate
35%
Admit rate
96.0%
Enrollment
889
Net price
$19,076
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Queens University of Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina

Grad rate
61%
Admit rate
62.1%
Enrollment
1,599
Net price
$30,857
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Frequently asked questions

How many colleges and universities are in North Carolina?
North Carolina has 161 Title IV-eligible institutions in this dataset, drawn from IPEDS and College Scorecard. Together they enroll about 586,867 students.
What are the largest universities in North Carolina?
By total enrollment, the largest institutions in North Carolina are NCSUR, UNCCH, UNCC, East Carolina, and WTCC.
What is the average graduation rate and net price in North Carolina?
The median graduation rate among institutions that report one is 47%, and the median average net price is $14,828. Figures come from IPEDS and College Scorecard.
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