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Colleges in North Carolina

North Carolina has 135 degree-granting colleges and universities in the federal directory: 75 public, 49 private nonprofit and 11 for-profit. Together they enroll about 420,000 undergraduates. Largest by enrollment: North Carolina State University at Raleigh, with 27,371. They're listed A to Z: the Almanac doesn't rank colleges.

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CollegeNet price Admit rate Graduation Undergrads
Alamance Community CollegeGraham · Public
$3,402Not reportedNot reported3,080
Appalachian State UniversityBoone · Public
$16,08290%71%19,444
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeAsheville · Public
$8,652Not reportedNot reported5,110
Barton CollegeWilson · Private nonprofit
$24,36794%47%982
Beaufort County Community CollegeWashington · Public
$6,932Not reportedNot reported1,074
Belmont Abbey CollegeBelmont · Private nonprofit
$25,41675%50%1,276
Bennett CollegeGreensboro · Private nonprofit
$27,54751%32%178
Bladen Community CollegeDublin · Public
$12,951Not reportedNot reported1,030
Blue Ridge Community CollegeFlat Rock · Public
$4,341Not reportedNot reported1,758
Brevard CollegeBrevard · Private nonprofit
$25,61742%40%815
Brunswick Community CollegeBolivia · Public
$9,193Not reportedNot reported1,211
Cabarrus College of Health SciencesConcord · Private nonprofit
$16,17123%44%712
Caldwell Community College and Technical InstituteHudson · Public
Not reportedNot reportedNot reported2,393
Campbell UniversityBuies Creek · Private nonprofit
$25,05787%59%2,680
Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington · Public
$6,156Not reportedNot reported9,764
Carolina Christian CollegeWinston Salem · Private nonprofit
$30,355Not reported10%52
Carolina College of Biblical StudiesFayetteville · Private nonprofit
$18,951Not reported50%159
Carolina UniversityWinston-Salem · Private nonprofit
$12,35140%27%460
Carolinas College of Health SciencesCharlotte · Public
$41,06160%100%533
Carteret Community CollegeMorehead City · Public
$9,817Not reportedNot reported1,172
Catawba CollegeSalisbury · Private nonprofit
$15,99375%48%1,235
Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory · Public
$6,463Not reportedNot reported2,741
Central Carolina Community CollegeSanford · Public
$5,828Not reportedNot reported3,237
Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte · Public
$1,741Not reportedNot reported15,067
Chamberlain University, North CarolinaCharlotte · Private for-profit
$38,460100%0%202
Charlotte Christian College and Theological SeminaryCharlotte · Private nonprofit
Not reportedNot reportedNot reported24
Chowan UniversityMurfreesboro · Private nonprofit
$19,78369%27%603
Cleveland Community CollegeShelby · Public
$685Not reportedNot reported1,097
Coastal Carolina Community CollegeJacksonville · Public
$9,584Not reportedNot reported2,724
College of the AlbemarleElizabeth City · Public
$2,323Not reportedNot reported2,001
Craven Community CollegeNew Bern · Public
$2,384Not reportedNot reported1,989
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical ArtsAsheville · Private for-profit
Not reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Davidson CollegeDavidson · Private nonprofit
$15,06013%90%1,867
Davidson-Davie Community CollegeThomasville · Public
$1,413Not reportedNot reported2,633
Duke UniversityDurham · Private nonprofit
$23,7066%96%6,442
Durham Technical Community CollegeDurham · Public
$3,152Not reportedNot reported3,890
East Carolina UniversityGreenville · Public
$16,88089%63%19,896
Edgecombe Community CollegeTarboro · Public
$1,939Not reportedNot reported1,397
Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City · Public
$8,04864%46%1,975
Elon UniversityElon · Private nonprofit
$35,78566%81%6,452
Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville · Public
$10,00982%37%5,762
Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville · Public
$3,428Not reportedNot reported9,471
Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston-Salem · Public
$2,937Not reportedNot reported7,113
Galen Health Institutes, AshevilleAsheville · Private for-profit
$28,979Not reportedNot reported253
Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling Springs · Private nonprofit
$21,15077%48%1,856
Gaston CollegeDallas · Public
$3,981Not reportedNot reported3,518
Greensboro CollegeGreensboro · Private nonprofit
$18,18770%42%708
Guilford CollegeGreensboro · Private nonprofit
$22,81380%43%1,001
Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown · Public
$17,020Not reportedNot reported9,260
Halifax Community CollegeWeldon · Public
Not reportedNot reportedNot reported723
Haywood Community CollegeClyde · Public
Not reportedNot reportedNot reported849
Heritage Bible CollegeDunn · Private nonprofit
$17,330Not reportedNot reported22
High Point UniversityHigh Point · Private nonprofit
$41,01975%72%5,129
Hood Theological SeminarySalisbury · Private nonprofit
Not reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Isothermal Community CollegeSpindale · Public
$10,918Not reportedNot reported1,169
James Sprunt Community CollegeKenansville · Public
$3,420Not reportedNot reported799
Johnson & Wales University, CharlotteCharlotte · Private nonprofit
$26,25880%39%1,184
Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotte · Private nonprofit
$21,39745%34%1,244
Johnston Community CollegeSmithfield · Public
$5,459Not reportedNot reported3,453
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese MedicineSugar Grove · Private nonprofit
Not reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Lees-McRae CollegeBanner Elk · Private nonprofit
$28,25377%47%873
Lenoir Community CollegeKinston · Public
$7,947Not reportedNot reported1,469
Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityHickory · Private nonprofit
$18,64185%50%1,359
Livingstone CollegeSalisbury · Private nonprofit
$10,83859%20%924
Louisburg CollegeLouisburg · Private nonprofit
$22,90156%Not reported402
Manna UniversityFayetteville · Private nonprofit
$23,61353%67%183
Mars Hill UniversityMars Hill · Private nonprofit
$20,44268%46%1,044
Martin Community CollegeWilliamston · Public
$4,917Not reportedNot reported313
Mayland Community CollegeSpruce Pine · Public
$2,488Not reportedNot reported362
McDowell Technical Community CollegeMarion · Public
$5,562Not reportedNot reported608
Meredith CollegeRaleigh · Private nonprofit
$22,80174%72%1,188
Methodist UniversityFayetteville · Private nonprofit
$25,76075%39%1,448
Mid-Atlantic Christian UniversityElizabeth City · Private nonprofit
$19,00162%21%132
Miller-Motte College, FayettevilleFayetteville · Private for-profit
$23,704Not reportedNot reported336
Miller-Motte College, JacksonvilleJacksonville · Private for-profit
$23,502Not reportedNot reported195
Miller-Motte College, RaleighRaleigh · Private for-profit
$23,540Not reportedNot reported409
Mitchell Community CollegeStatesville · Public
$5,250Not reportedNot reported1,948
Montgomery Community CollegeTroy · Public
$10,936Not reportedNot reported852
Montreat CollegeMontreat · Private nonprofit
$25,09569%43%762
MyComputerCareer at RaleighRaleigh · Private for-profit
$27,803Not reportedNot reported1,466
Nash Community CollegeRocky Mount · Public
$2,638Not reportedNot reported1,689
North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro · Public
$9,88450%56%12,182
North Carolina Central UniversityDurham · Public
$16,70887%47%6,081
North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh · Public
$16,48642%85%27,371
North Carolina Wesleyan UniversityRocky Mount · Private nonprofit
$20,31880%45%1,214
Pamlico Community CollegeGrantsboro · Public
$6,078Not reportedNot reported165
Pfeiffer UniversityMisenheimer · Private nonprofit
$22,69696%48%655
Piedmont Community CollegeRoxboro · Public
$2,065Not reportedNot reported457
Pitt Community CollegeWinterville · Public
$6,663Not reportedNot reported5,317
Queens University of CharlotteCharlotte · Private nonprofit
$29,42162%57%1,211
Randolph Community CollegeAsheboro · Public
$6,669Not reportedNot reported1,417
Richmond Community CollegeHamlet · Public
Not reportedNot reportedNot reported1,352
Roanoke-Chowan Community CollegeAhoskie · Public
$4,688Not reportedNot reported309
Robeson Community CollegeLumberton · Public
$4,502Not reportedNot reported1,551
Rockingham Community CollegeWentworth · Public
$2,457Not reportedNot reported1,065
Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeSalisbury · Public
$10,333Not reportedNot reported4,164
Saint Augustine's UniversityRaleigh · Private nonprofit
$41134%16%172
Salem CollegeWinston-Salem · Private nonprofit
$18,97577%31%423
Sampson Community CollegeClinton · Public
$7,561Not reportedNot reported846
Sandhills Community CollegePinehurst · Public
$6,345Not reportedNot reported2,539
Shaw UniversityRaleigh · Private nonprofit
$24,24280%20%875
Shepherds Theological SeminaryCary · Private nonprofit
Not reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
South Piedmont Community CollegePolkton · Public
$5,447Not reportedNot reported1,833
South University, High PointHigh Point · Private for-profit
$18,546Not reportedNot reported67
Southeastern Baptist Theological SeminaryWake Forest · Private nonprofit
$8,50075%50%585
Southeastern College, CharlotteCharlotte · Private for-profit
$32,58994%Not reported252
Southeastern Community CollegeWhiteville · Public
$4,352Not reportedNot reported820
Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible CollegeWendell · Private nonprofit
$8,338Not reported47%64
Southwestern Community CollegeSylva · Public
$11,865Not reportedNot reported1,249
Stanly Community CollegeAlbemarle · Public
$4,910Not reportedNot reported1,465
Strayer University, North CarolinaGreensboro · Private for-profit
$18,695Not reported0%2,671
Surry Community CollegeDobson · Public
$417Not reportedNot reported1,475
Tri-County Community CollegeMurphy · Public
$1,103Not reportedNot reported472
Universal Technical Institute, MooresvilleMooresville · Private for-profit
$27,151Not reportedNot reported1,345
University of Mount OliveMount Olive · Private nonprofit
$18,92776%42%1,796
University of North Carolina AshevilleAsheville · Public
$14,99992%52%2,910
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill · Public
$11,30515%91%20,752
University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte · Public
$15,14280%68%24,453
University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro · Public
$12,29189%58%14,062
University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke · Public
$10,52293%44%5,330
University of North Carolina School of the ArtsWinston Salem · Public
$14,85930%80%945
University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington · Public
$19,57064%72%14,922
Vance-Granville Community CollegeHenderson · Public
$2,806Not reportedNot reported1,665
Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem · Private nonprofit
$28,16522%90%5,485
Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh · Public
$6,738Not reportedNot reported19,675
Warren Wilson CollegeSwannanoa · Private nonprofit
$23,31971%40%707
Watts College of NursingDurham · Private nonprofit
Not reportedNot reportedNot reported124
Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboro · Public
$2,093Not reportedNot reported2,739
Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee · Public
$13,02582%61%10,024
Western Piedmont Community CollegeMorganton · Public
$3,726Not reportedNot reported1,339
Wilkes Community CollegeWilkesboro · Public
Not reportedNot reportedNot reported1,355
William Peace UniversityRaleigh · Private nonprofit
$23,00294%49%666
Wilson Community CollegeWilson · Public
$6,021Not reportedNot reported1,373
Wingate UniversityWingate · Private nonprofit
$21,51191%43%2,668
Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem · Public
$12,81778%47%4,170

Source: College Scorecard ↗, released October 15, 2026, and IPEDS ↗. Net price is the average for first-year students who received aid, in the latest year each college reported; admit rate is for students entering in fall 2024; graduation is for 2019 entrants; undergraduates are for fall 2024. A dash means the college didn't report the figure.