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Total Enrollment 561,984
Undergraduate 480,411
Graduate 81,573
Men 225,207
Women 336,777

Student Population at North Carolina Colleges

At North Carolina colleges, there are 561,984 students including 480,411 undergraduate and 81,573 graduate schools students in total the for academic year 2022-2023. By attending status, there are 345,966 full-time and 216,018 part-time students.By gender, 40.07% male and 59.93% female students enrolled in North Carolina colleges in the academic year 2022-2023.
Student Population By Gender
North Carolina Colleges and Universities
TotalMaleFemale
Total by Gender561,984225,207336,777
Undergraduate480,411193,051287,360
Graduate81,57332,15649,417
By Attending Status
Full-time345,966145,885200,081
Part-time216,01879,322136,696
[Chart] Student Population by Gender - North Carolina Colleges

Enrollment by Attendance Status

North Carolina colleges have a total of 345,966 full-time students and 216,018 part-time students. In undergraduate schools, 297,439 students are attending classes with full-time status and 182,972 are part-time students. In graduate school, 48,527 students are full-time and 33,046 students are attending schools with part-time status.
Student Population By Attendance Status
North Carolina Colleges and Universities
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total561,984345,966216,018
Undergraduate480,411297,439182,972
Graduate81,57348,52733,046
[Chart] Student Population by Student Status - North Carolina Colleges

Online Class (Distance Learning) Enrollment

For North Carolina colleges, 173,381 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 178,610 students are enrolled in some online courses/degree programs out of total 561,984 students. In undergraduate schools, 311,010 students enrolled in online courses and 40,981 students took at least one online graduate course.
Distance Learning Enrollment (2022-2023)
North Carolina Colleges and Universities
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total Students561,984480,41181,573
Online Exclusively173,381146,67126,710
In Some Online Classes178,610164,33914,271
Not In Online Classes209,993169,40140,592
[Chart] North Carolina Colleges and Universities Online Class (Distance Learning) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at North Carolina colleges. There are 304,645 Caucasian, 115,322 Black/African American, 22,387 Asian, and 55,159 Hispanic students in North Carolina colleges.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity on
North Carolina Colleges
TotalMenWomen
Total561,984225,207336,777
American Indian/Native American5,5461,8803,666
Asian22,3879,98112,406
Black/African American115,32238,51776,805
Hispanic55,15921,53833,621
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islnader603268335
White304,645127,094177,551
Two More19,9997,69812,301
Un-Known19,7468,37511,371
[Chart] North Carolina Colleges Race/Ethnicity Distribution