Total Student Population Comparison
The total student population of selected colleges is 39,179 with 25,053 female students and 14,126 male students. This enrollment statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023. The following table compares the student population for both undergraduate and graduate schools between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, University of North Carolina Wilmington has the most enrolled students of 17,843, while University of North Carolina at Asheville has the least number of students of 2,914 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville State University | 6,787 | 2,065 | 4,722 |
| University of North Carolina at Asheville | 2,914 | 1,222 | 1,692 |
| University of North Carolina System | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||
| University of North Carolina Wilmington | 17,843 | 6,042 | 11,801 |
| Western Carolina University | 11,635 | 4,797 | 6,838 |
| Total | 39,179 | 14,126 | 25,053 |
Undergraduate Student Population
The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 32,912 with 20,654 female students and 12,258 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 undergraduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, University of North Carolina Wilmington has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 14,294, while University of North Carolina at Asheville has the least number of undergraduate students of 2,914.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville State University | 5,748 | 1,706 | 4,042 |
| University of North Carolina at Asheville | 2,914 | 1,222 | 1,692 |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington | 14,294 | 5,055 | 9,239 |
| Western Carolina University | 9,956 | 4,275 | 5,681 |
| Total | 32,912 | 12,258 | 20,654 |
Graduate Student Population
The total graduate population of selected colleges is 6,267 with 4,399 female students and 1,868 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 graduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, University of North Carolina Wilmington has the most enrolled graduate students of 3,549, while Fayetteville State University has the least number of graduate students of 1,039.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville State University | 1,039 | 359 | 680 |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington | 3,549 | 987 | 2,562 |
| Western Carolina University | 1,679 | 522 | 1,157 |
| Total | 6,267 | 1,868 | 4,399 |
Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment
The following table compares 2022-2023 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between selected colleges. In undergraduate programs, out of total 32,912 students, 6,577 students (19.98%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 13,914 students (42.28%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 6,267 students, 4,047 students (64.58%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 764 students (12.19%) have learned from at least one online course.
| Name | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | |
| Fayetteville State University | 5,748 | 2,314 (40.26%) |
2,616 (45.51%) | 1,039 | 760 (73.15%) |
154 (14.82%) |
| University of North Carolina at Asheville | 2,914 | 73 (2.51%) |
643 (22.07%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | ||
| University of North Carolina System | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||
| University of North Carolina Wilmington | 14,294 | 2,022 (14.15%) |
7,582 (53.04%) | 3,549 | 2,597 (73.18%) |
201 (5.66%) |
| Western Carolina University | 9,956 | 2,168 (21.78%) |
3,073 (30.87%) | 1,679 | 690 (41.10%) |
409 (24.36%) |
| Average | 32,912 | 6,577 (19.98%) |
13,914 (42.28%) |
6,267 | 4,047 (64.58%) |
764 (12.19%) |