Colleges and universities in North Carolina
163 institutions in North Carolina, ordered by enrollment. Each page lists acceptance rate, tuition, graduation rate and location.
North Carolina State University at Raleigh 37,323 · publicUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 32,234 · publicUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte 30,298 · publicEast Carolina University 26,785 · publicWake Technical Community College 22,763 · publicAppalachian State University 21,253 · publicCentral Piedmont Community College 18,446 · publicUniversity of North Carolina Wilmington 17,987 · publicUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro 17,743 · publicDuke University 17,112 · private nonprofitCape Fear Community College 14,119 · publicNorth Carolina A & T State University 13,885 · publicWestern Carolina University 11,628 · publicFayetteville Technical Community College 10,877 · publicGuilford Technical Community College 10,443 · publicWake Forest University 9,121 · private nonprofitForsyth Technical Community College 8,716 · publicNorth Carolina Central University 7,965 · publicUniversity of North Carolina at Pembroke 7,630 · publicPitt Community College 7,371 · publicElon University 7,207 · private nonprofitRowan-Cabarrus Community College 6,862 · publicFayetteville State University 6,847 · publicAsheville-Buncombe Technical Community College 6,297 · publicHigh Point University 6,052 · private nonprofitGaston College 5,871 · publicCentral Carolina Community College 5,574 · publicCampbell University 5,115 · private nonprofitWinston-Salem State University 4,776 · publicJohnston Community College 4,680 · publicCatawba Valley Community College 4,413 · publicDurham Technical Community College 4,354 · publicDavidson-Davie Community College 3,959 · publicSandhills Community College 3,824 · publicCaldwell Community College and Technical Institute 3,764 · publicAlamance Community College 3,739 · publicMitchell Community College 3,617 · publicSouth Piedmont Community College 3,548 · publicCoastal Carolina Community College 3,457 · publicWingate University 3,322 · private nonprofitGardner-Webb University 3,125 · private nonprofitStrayer University-North Carolina 3,112 · private for-profitSoutheastern Baptist Theological Seminary 2,926 · private nonprofitUniversity of North Carolina Asheville 2,925 · publicWayne Community College 2,883 · publicCraven Community College 2,851 · publicVance-Granville Community College 2,841 · publicBlue Ridge Community College 2,822 · publicSurry Community College 2,758 · publicRandolph Community College 2,648 · publicCollege of the Albemarle 2,582 · publicStanly Community College 2,527 · publicNash Community College 2,425 · publicRichmond Community College 2,411 · publicWilkes Community College 2,405 · publicLenoir Community College 2,387 · publicLenoir-Rhyne University 2,230 · private nonprofitElizabeth City State University 2,165 · publicUniversity of Mount Olive 2,128 · private nonprofitSouthwestern Community College 2,109 · publicRobeson Community College 1,989 · publicDavidson College 1,904 · private nonprofitCleveland Community College 1,890 · publicQueens University of Charlotte 1,846 · private nonprofitBrunswick Community College 1,845 · publicIsothermal Community College 1,810 · publicWestern Piedmont Community College 1,791 · publicBeaufort County Community College 1,785 · publicRockingham Community College 1,777 · publicMethodist University 1,768 · private nonprofitWilson Community College 1,751 · publicSampson Community College 1,680 · publicBelmont Abbey College 1,650 · private nonprofitMyComputerCareer at Raleigh 1,617 · private for-profitCarteret Community College 1,579 · publicMeredith College 1,576 · private nonprofitSoutheastern Community College 1,397 · publicJames Sprunt Community College 1,376 · publicNorth Carolina Wesleyan University 1,345 · private nonprofitNASCAR Technical Institute 1,306 · private for-profitHaywood Community College 1,260 · publicBarton College 1,259 · private nonprofitPiedmont Community College 1,250 · publicCatawba College 1,241 · private nonprofitGuilford College 1,208 · private nonprofitMcDowell Technical Community College 1,203 · publicJohnson & Wales University-Charlotte 1,128 · private nonprofitHealth And Style Institute 1,112 · private for-profitJohnson C Smith University 1,102 · private nonprofitMontgomery Community College 1,085 · publicUniversity of North Carolina School of the Arts 1,074 · publicMars Hill University 1,049 · private nonprofitEdgecombe Community College 1,036 · publicHalifax Community College 1,013 · publicBladen Community College 990 · publicTri-County Community College 969 · publicShaw University 962 · private nonprofitPfeiffer University 954 · private nonprofitSaint Augustine's University 943 · private nonprofitMontreat College 932 · private nonprofitGreensboro College 898 · private nonprofitCarolina University 893 · private nonprofitMayland Community College 863 · publicLees-McRae College 839 · private nonprofitSt. Andrews University 832 · private nonprofitMartin Community College 819 · publicLivingstone College 814 · private nonprofitWarren Wilson College 797 · private nonprofitBrevard College 787 · private nonprofitCabarrus College of Health Sciences 753 · private nonprofitWilliam Peace University 730 · private nonprofitChowan University 708 · private nonprofitRoanoke-Chowan Community College 591 · publicSalem College 519 · private nonprofitLouisburg College 413 · private nonprofitCarolinas College of Health Sciences 410 · publicPamlico Community College 379 · publicPaul Mitchell the School-Gastonia 254 · private for-profitManna University 230 · private nonprofitSoutheastern College-Charlotte 217 · private for-profit
About higher education in North Carolina
North Carolina has 163 institutions in this directory, from large public research universities to small private and for-profit colleges. In-state tuition is usually far lower at public institutions, while private colleges charge the same sticker price regardless of residence — though most students receive institutional aid that lowers the actual net price.