Largest Online Colleges in North Carolina

North Carolina Colleges with the Largest Online Students

East Carolina University has the most online students of 20,142 for academic year 2024-2025 in North Carolina. The number only includes students enrolled exclusively in online programs and does not include students taking some online courses. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is ranked second with 12,353 online students and University of North Carolina Wilmington follows them with 20,142 online students. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. Next table shows the schools that have most online students by enrolled status. You may want to check colleges having the smallest online student population in North Carolina.

North Carolina Colleges with the Largest Online Students
	Name	Total # of Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Programs	Enrolld in Some Online Courses	Not in Online Courses
1	East Carolina University Public, four-yearsGreenville, NC	26,940	8,356	11,786	6,798
2	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Public, four-yearsGreensboro, NC	18,012	4,721	7,632	5,659
3	University of North Carolina Wilmington Public, four-yearsWilmington, NC	18,848	4,303	8,428	6,117
4	University of North Carolina at Pembroke Public, four-yearsPembroke, NC	7,674	3,982	1,786	1,906
5	Fayetteville State University Public, four-yearsFayetteville, NC	7,107	3,355	3,003	749
6	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Public, four-yearsRaleigh, NC	38,464	2,954	13,521	21,989
7	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Public, four-yearsCharlotte, NC	31,091	2,925	13,639	14,527
8	Western Carolina University Public, four-yearsCullowhee, NC	11,686	2,836	3,047	5,803
9	Appalachian State University Public, four-yearsBoone, NC	21,570	2,551	9,977	9,042
10	North Carolina Central University Public, four-yearsDurham, NC	8,579	2,041	4,382	2,156
11	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Public, four-yearsChapel Hill, NC	32,438	1,858	5,669	24,911
12	North Carolina A & T State University Public, four-yearsGreensboro, NC	14,311	1,656	7,662	4,993
13	Duke University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDurham, NC	17,499	1,312	2,836	13,351
14	Wake Forest University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWinston-Salem, NC	9,322	1,233	515	7,574
15	University of Mount Olive Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMount Olive, NC	2,109	1,176	708	225
16	Gardner-Webb University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBoiling Springs, NC	3,104	1,075	890	1,139
17	Winston-Salem State University Public, four-yearsWinston-Salem, NC	4,782	834	3,188	760
18	Campbell University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBuies Creek, NC	4,963	711	675	3,577
19	Elizabeth City State University Public, four-yearsElizabeth City, NC	2,258	554	1,233	471
20	North Carolina Wesleyan University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsRocky Mount, NC	1,419	492	233	694

^* Online completely college that all programs are offered online exclusively.

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North Carolina Colleges with the Largest Online Students

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