Largest North Carolina Graduate Schools

Largest North Carolina Colleges with Most Graduate Enrollment

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has the most graduate students of 11,553 for the academic year 2024-2025 in North Carolina. Duke University is ranked second with 10,976 students and North Carolina State University at Raleigh follows them with 10,042 students.

Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. The following table compares the schools that have most graduate students by gender.

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Largest North Carolina Colleges with Most Graduate Enrollment
	Name	Total # of Graduate Students	Female	Male
1	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Public, four-yearsChapel Hill, NC	11,553	6,929	4,624
2	Duke University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDurham, NC	10,976	6,215	4,761
3	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Public, four-yearsRaleigh, NC	10,042	4,933	5,109
4	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Public, four-yearsCharlotte, NC	6,223	3,780	2,443
5	East Carolina University Public, four-yearsGreenville, NC	5,495	3,842	1,653
6	Wake Forest University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWinston-Salem, NC	3,832	2,267	1,565
7	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Public, four-yearsGreensboro, NC	3,596	2,563	1,033
8	University of North Carolina Wilmington Public, four-yearsWilmington, NC	3,594	2,614	980
9	Campbell University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBuies Creek, NC	2,264	1,397	867
10	University of North Carolina at Pembroke Public, four-yearsPembroke, NC	2,237	1,665	572
11	Appalachian State University Public, four-yearsBoone, NC	2,010	1,423	587
12	North Carolina Central University Public, four-yearsDurham, NC	1,984	1,485	499
13	North Carolina A & T State University Public, four-yearsGreensboro, NC	1,814	1,043	771
14	Western Carolina University Public, four-yearsCullowhee, NC	1,574	1,088	486
15	Gardner-Webb University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBoiling Springs, NC	1,243	910	333
16	High Point University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHigh Point, NC	1,196	799	397
17	Fayetteville State University Public, four-yearsFayetteville, NC	1,033	702	331
18	Elon University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsElon, NC	787	511	276
19	Wingate University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWingate, NC	785	552	233
20	Lenoir-Rhyne University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHickory, NC	784	568	216

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Largest North Carolina Colleges with Most Graduate Enrollment

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