Largest North Carolina Colleges and Universities

Largest North Carolina Colleges with Most Enrollment

North Carolina State University at Raleigh has the most students of 38,464 for the academic year 2024-2025 in North Carolina. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is ranked second with 32,438 students and University of North Carolina at Charlotte follows them with 31,091 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 students by gender.

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Largest North Carolina Colleges with Most Enrollment
	Name	Total # of Students	Female	Male
1	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Public, four-yearsRaleigh, NC	38,464	19,091	19,373
2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Public, four-yearsChapel Hill, NC	32,438	19,617	12,821
3	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Public, four-yearsCharlotte, NC	31,091	15,868	15,223
4	East Carolina University Public, four-yearsGreenville, NC	26,940	16,309	10,631
5	Appalachian State University Public, four-yearsBoone, NC	21,570	12,241	9,329
6	University of North Carolina Wilmington Public, four-yearsWilmington, NC	18,848	12,250	6,598
7	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Public, four-yearsGreensboro, NC	18,012	12,129	5,883
8	Duke University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDurham, NC	17,499	9,721	7,778
9	North Carolina A & T State University Public, four-yearsGreensboro, NC	14,311	8,800	5,511
10	Western Carolina University Public, four-yearsCullowhee, NC	11,686	6,917	4,769
11	Wake Forest University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWinston-Salem, NC	9,322	5,296	4,026
12	North Carolina Central University Public, four-yearsDurham, NC	8,579	6,085	2,494
13	University of North Carolina at Pembroke Public, four-yearsPembroke, NC	7,674	5,078	2,596
14	Elon University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsElon, NC	7,239	4,336	2,903
15	Fayetteville State University Public, four-yearsFayetteville, NC	7,107	4,847	2,260
16	High Point University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHigh Point, NC	6,331	3,651	2,680
17	Campbell University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBuies Creek, NC	4,963	2,821	2,142
18	Winston-Salem State University Public, four-yearsWinston-Salem, NC	4,782	3,554	1,228
19	Wingate University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWingate, NC	3,458	2,117	1,341
20	Gardner-Webb University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBoiling Springs, NC	3,104	2,066	1,038

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