A total of 428,708 students are enrolled in North Carolina colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
In North Carolina colleges and universites, 39,641 students are 18 years old or younger(9.25%), 115,129 students are 18 or 19 years old (26.85%), 98,784 students are between 20 and 22 years old (23.04%), 61,109 students are between 22 and 24 years old (14.25%), and 43,492 students are between 25 and 29 years old (10.14%).
40,449 students are between 30 and 39 years old (9.44%), 19,492 students are between 40 and 49 years old (4.55%), 10,537 students are 50 years old or older (2.46%).
In North Carolina 4-year colleges and universites, 5,558 students are 18 years old or younger(1.01%), 80,069 students are 18 or 19 years old (14.49%), 77,359 students are between 20 and 22 years old (14.00%), 44,591 students are between 22 and 24 years old (8.07%), 28,171 students are between 25 and 29 years old (5.10%), 23,498 students are between 30 and 39 years old (4.25%), 11,369 students are between 40 and 49 years old (2.06%), 5,598 students are 50 years old or older (1.01%)
In North Carolina community colleges, there are 68,898 students are younger than 20 years old (22.75%), 37,560 students are between 20 and 24 years old (12.40%), 15,104 students are between 25 and 29 years old (4.99%), and 29,803 students are 30 years old or older (9.84%).
In North Carolina trade schools, there are 245 students are younger than 20 years old (11.61%), 383 students are between 20 and 24 years old (18.15%), 217 students are between 25 and 29 years old (10.28%), and 210 students are 30 years old or older (9.95%).
| School | Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 428,708 | 39,641 (9.25%) |
115,129 (26.85%) |
98,784 (23.04%) |
61,109 (14.25%) |
43,492 (10.14%) |
40,449 (9.44%) |
19,492 (4.55%) |
10,537 (2.46%) |
| 4-Year Colleges | 552,506 | 5,558 (1.01%) |
80,069 (14.49%) |
77,359 (14.00%) |
44,591 (8.07%) |
28,171 (5.10%) |
23,498 (4.25%) |
11,369 (2.06%) |
5,598 (1.01%) |
| Community Colleges | 302,800 | 34,077 (11.25%) |
34,821 (11.50%) |
21,229 (7.01%) |
16,331 (5.39%) |
15,104 (4.99%) |
16,795 (5.55%) |
8,081 (2.67%) |
4,927 (1.63%) |
| Trade Schools | 2,110 | 6 (0.28%) |
239 (11.33%) |
196 (9.29%) |
187 (8.86%) |
217 (10.28%) |
156 (7.39%) |
42 (1.99%) |
12 (0.57%) |
The following table compares student population by age between North Carolina colleges. A total of 428,708 students have enrolled in North Carolina colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamberlain University-North CarolinaPrivate, 4-year | 268 | 1 (0.37%) |
2 (0.75%) |
30 (11.19%) | 46 (17.16%) |
85 (31.72%) |
73 (27.24%) |
26 (9.70%) | 5 (1.87%) |
| DeVry University-North CarolinaPrivate, 4-year | 12 | - | - | - | 1 (8.33%) |
2 (16.67%) |
4 (33.33%) |
4 (33.33%) | 1 (8.33%) |
| Empire Beauty School-West GreensboroPrivate, Less than 2-year | 104 | - | 21 (20.19%) |
18 (17.31%) | 21 (20.19%) |
25 (24.04%) |
14 (13.46%) |
4 (3.85%) | 1 (0.96%) |
| Paul Mitchell the School-RaleighPrivate, Less than 2-year | 153 | 1 (0.65%) |
40 (26.14%) |
29 (18.95%) | 26 (16.99%) |
27 (17.65%) |
21 (13.73%) |
5 (3.27%) | 4 (2.61%) |
| Empire Beauty School-PinevillePrivate, Less than 2-year | 73 | - | 15 (20.55%) |
11 (15.07%) | 17 (23.29%) |
15 (20.55%) |
8 (10.96%) |
7 (9.59%) | - |
| Empire Beauty School-Winston-SalemPrivate, Less than 2-year | 57 | 2 (3.51%) |
12 (21.05%) |
9 (15.79%) | 9 (15.79%) |
12 (21.05%) |
9 (15.79%) |
4 (7.02%) | - |
| Empire Beauty School-CharlottePrivate, Less than 2-year | 96 | 2 (2.08%) |
29 (30.21%) |
17 (17.71%) | 17 (17.71%) |
15 (15.63%) |
14 (14.58%) |
2 (2.08%) | - |
| Empire Beauty School-ConcordPrivate, Less than 2-year | 114 | 1 (0.88%) |
31 (27.19%) |
17 (14.91%) | 15 (13.16%) |
27 (23.68%) |
19 (16.67%) |
1 (0.88%) | 3 (2.63%) |
| Johnson & Wales University-CharlottePrivate, 4-year | 1,140 | 23 (2.02%) |
587 (51.49%) |
359 (31.49%) | 129 (11.32%) |
15 (1.32%) |
21 (1.84%) |
3 (0.26%) | 3 (0.26%) |
| Paul Mitchell the School-GastoniaPrivate, Less than 2-year | 272 | - | 66 (24.26%) |
52 (19.12%) | 44 (16.18%) |
61 (22.43%) |
35 (12.87%) |
10 (3.68%) | 4 (1.47%) |
| Western Carolina UniversityPublic, 4-year | 11,635 | 120 (1.03%) |
3,237 (27.82%) |
3,178 (27.31%) | 1,750 (15.04%) |
996 (8.56%) |
1,259 (10.82%) |
779 (6.70%) | 316 (2.72%) |
| Winston-Salem State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 5,004 | 89 (1.78%) |
1,608 (32.13%) |
1,558 (31.14%) | 749 (14.97%) |
363 (7.25%) |
345 (6.89%) |
195 (3.90%) | 97 (1.94%) |
| Carolina Christian CollegePrivate, 4-year | 70 | - | 2 (2.86%) |
13 (18.57%) | 17 (24.29%) |
5 (7.14%) |
4 (5.71%) |
8 (11.43%) | 20 (28.57%) |
| Wilkes Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,321 | 905 (38.99%) |
688 (29.64%) |
276 (11.89%) | 143 (6.16%) |
123 (5.30%) |
116 (5.00%) |
50 (2.15%) | 20 (0.86%) |
| Western Piedmont Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,749 | 571 (32.65%) |
388 (22.18%) |
207 (11.84%) | 160 (9.15%) |
139 (7.95%) |
150 (8.58%) |
79 (4.52%) | 55 (3.14%) |
| Watts College of NursingPrivate, 4-year | 163 | - | - | 18 (11.04%) | 35 (21.47%) |
55 (33.74%) |
38 (23.31%) |
14 (8.59%) | 3 (1.84%) |
| Warren Wilson CollegePrivate, 4-year | 793 | 11 (1.39%) |
298 (37.58%) |
270 (34.05%) | 109 (13.75%) |
27 (3.40%) |
50 (6.31%) |
11 (1.39%) | 16 (2.02%) |
| Wake Technical Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 21,551 | 2,727 (12.65%) |
6,376 (29.59%) |
3,771 (17.50%) | 2,668 (12.38%) |
2,166 (10.05%) |
2,226 (10.33%) |
1,088 (5.05%) | 529 (2.45%) |
| Tri-County Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 888 | 413 (46.51%) |
175 (19.71%) |
89 (10.02%) | 44 (4.95%) |
60 (6.76%) |
54 (6.08%) |
39 (4.39%) | 14 (1.58%) |
| Surry Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,797 | 1,067 (38.15%) |
795 (28.42%) |
320 (11.44%) | 193 (6.90%) |
129 (4.61%) |
174 (6.22%) |
82 (2.93%) | 37 (1.32%) |
| Southeastern Baptist Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 2,764 | 211 (7.63%) |
79 (2.86%) |
116 (4.20%) | 378 (13.68%) |
613 (22.18%) |
681 (24.64%) |
396 (14.33%) | 288 (10.42%) |
| Stanly Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,319 | 756 (32.60%) |
386 (16.65%) |
194 (8.37%) | 202 (8.71%) |
228 (9.83%) |
319 (13.76%) |
163 (7.03%) | 71 (3.06%) |
| Southwestern Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,256 | 650 (28.81%) |
436 (19.33%) |
273 (12.10%) | 219 (9.71%) |
200 (8.87%) |
282 (12.50%) |
125 (5.54%) | 71 (3.15%) |
| Paul Mitchell the School-FayettevillePrivate, Less than 2-year | 186 | - | 25 (13.44%) |
43 (23.12%) | 38 (20.43%) |
35 (18.82%) |
36 (19.35%) |
9 (4.84%) | - |
| Sampson Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,590 | 604 (37.99%) |
330 (20.75%) |
181 (11.38%) | 127 (7.99%) |
118 (7.42%) |
134 (8.43%) |
66 (4.15%) | 30 (1.89%) |
| Salem CollegePrivate, 4-year | 469 | 24 (5.12%) |
111 (23.67%) |
120 (25.59%) | 51 (10.87%) |
41 (8.74%) |
53 (11.30%) |
38 (8.10%) | 31 (6.61%) |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 6,754 | 2,494 (36.93%) |
1,254 (18.57%) |
803 (11.89%) | 578 (8.56%) |
532 (7.88%) |
639 (9.46%) |
302 (4.47%) | 142 (2.10%) |
| Queens University of CharlottePrivate, 4-year | 1,873 | 13 (0.69%) |
474 (25.31%) |
496 (26.48%) | 303 (16.18%) |
198 (10.57%) |
191 (10.20%) |
132 (7.05%) | 66 (3.52%) |
| Piedmont Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,150 | 444 (38.61%) |
207 (18.00%) |
126 (10.96%) | 93 (8.09%) |
77 (6.70%) |
107 (9.30%) |
57 (4.96%) | 39 (3.39%) |
| University of North Carolina at PembrokePublic, 4-year | 7,666 | 62 (0.81%) |
1,336 (17.43%) |
1,447 (18.88%) | 1,338 (17.45%) |
948 (12.37%) |
1,261 (16.45%) |
865 (11.28%) | 409 (5.34%) |
| William Peace UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 713 | 7 (0.98%) |
217 (30.43%) |
238 (33.38%) | 95 (13.32%) |
46 (6.45%) |
38 (5.33%) |
47 (6.59%) | 25 (3.51%) |
| University of North Carolina WilmingtonPublic, 4-year | 17,843 | 245 (1.37%) |
4,825 (27.04%) |
4,965 (27.83%) | 2,670 (14.96%) |
1,821 (10.21%) |
1,784 (10.00%) |
1,063 (5.96%) | 470 (2.63%) |
| North Carolina State University at RaleighPublic, 4-year | 36,700 | 630 (1.72%) |
11,095 (30.23%) |
10,694 (29.14%) | 5,977 (16.29%) |
4,338 (11.82%) |
2,708 (7.38%) |
861 (2.35%) | 397 (1.08%) |
| University of North Carolina School of the ArtsPublic, 4-year | 1,104 | 27 (2.45%) |
375 (33.97%) |
397 (35.96%) | 175 (15.85%) |
78 (7.07%) |
38 (3.44%) |
6 (0.54%) | 8 (0.72%) |
| North Carolina Central UniversityPublic, 4-year | 7,553 | 541 (7.16%) |
1,911 (25.30%) |
1,576 (20.87%) | 1,324 (17.53%) |
844 (11.17%) |
721 (9.55%) |
385 (5.10%) | 251 (3.32%) |
| University of North Carolina at GreensboroPublic, 4-year | 17,978 | 378 (2.10%) |
4,357 (24.24%) |
4,542 (25.26%) | 3,237 (18.01%) |
1,997 (11.11%) |
1,967 (10.94%) |
1,006 (5.60%) | 494 (2.75%) |
| University of North Carolina at CharlottePublic, 4-year | 29,551 | 534 (1.81%) |
8,498 (28.76%) |
8,281 (28.02%) | 5,709 (19.32%) |
2,970 (10.05%) |
2,165 (7.33%) |
941 (3.18%) | 453 (1.53%) |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel HillPublic, 4-year | 31,705 | 518 (1.63%) |
9,196 (29.00%) |
8,976 (28.31%) | 4,366 (13.77%) |
4,718 (14.88%) |
2,866 (9.04%) |
811 (2.56%) | 254 (0.80%) |
| University of North Carolina AshevillePublic, 4-year | 2,914 | 35 (1.20%) |
933 (32.02%) |
979 (33.60%) | 464 (15.92%) |
225 (7.72%) |
167 (5.73%) |
47 (1.61%) | 64 (2.20%) |
| North Carolina A & T State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 13,487 | 556 (4.12%) |
5,304 (39.33%) |
3,642 (27.00%) | 1,815 (13.46%) |
811 (6.01%) |
791 (5.86%) |
387 (2.87%) | 181 (1.34%) |
| Nash Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,645 | 819 (30.96%) |
701 (26.50%) |
314 (11.87%) | 205 (7.75%) |
197 (7.45%) |
240 (9.07%) |
115 (4.35%) | 54 (2.04%) |
| Mitchell Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,456 | 1,303 (37.70%) |
967 (27.98%) |
408 (11.81%) | 241 (6.97%) |
176 (5.09%) |
210 (6.08%) |
75 (2.17%) | 54 (1.56%) |
| Methodist UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,811 | 7 (0.39%) |
573 (31.64%) |
394 (21.76%) | 341 (18.83%) |
218 (12.04%) |
185 (10.22%) |
66 (3.64%) | 26 (1.44%) |
| Meredith CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,587 | 22 (1.39%) |
598 (37.68%) |
546 (34.40%) | 216 (13.61%) |
81 (5.10%) |
72 (4.54%) |
34 (2.14%) | 18 (1.13%) |
| Martin Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 842 | 379 (45.01%) |
199 (23.63%) |
67 (7.96%) | 63 (7.48%) |
40 (4.75%) |
53 (6.29%) |
24 (2.85%) | 17 (2.02%) |
| Mars Hill UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,032 | 13 (1.26%) |
422 (40.89%) |
345 (33.43%) | 134 (12.98%) |
40 (3.88%) |
42 (4.07%) |
26 (2.52%) | 10 (0.97%) |
| Livingstone CollegePrivate, 4-year | 839 | 26 (3.10%) |
294 (35.04%) |
270 (32.18%) | 165 (19.67%) |
26 (3.10%) |
11 (1.31%) |
14 (1.67%) | 17 (2.03%) |
| Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,354 | 34 (1.44%) |
293 (12.45%) |
634 (26.93%) | 669 (28.42%) |
317 (13.47%) |
220 (9.35%) |
93 (3.95%) | 82 (3.48%) |
| Lenoir Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,199 | 766 (34.83%) |
469 (21.33%) |
228 (10.37%) | 174 (7.91%) |
164 (7.46%) |
220 (10.00%) |
123 (5.59%) | 55 (2.50%) |
| Lees-McRae CollegePrivate, 4-year | 855 | 6 (0.70%) |
390 (45.61%) |
258 (30.18%) | 91 (10.64%) |
39 (4.56%) |
40 (4.68%) |
24 (2.81%) | 7 (0.82%) |
| Johnson C Smith UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,093 | 23 (2.10%) |
371 (33.94%) |
320 (29.28%) | 186 (17.02%) |
54 (4.94%) |
66 (6.04%) |
40 (3.66%) | 32 (2.93%) |
| Isothermal Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,876 | 670 (35.71%) |
379 (20.20%) |
217 (11.57%) | 154 (8.21%) |
151 (8.05%) |
151 (8.05%) |
95 (5.06%) | 59 (3.14%) |
| Haywood Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,286 | 348 (27.06%) |
255 (19.83%) |
133 (10.34%) | 103 (8.01%) |
120 (9.33%) |
179 (13.92%) |
97 (7.54%) | 51 (3.97%) |
| Guilford Technical Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 10,067 | 1,882 (18.69%) |
2,187 (21.72%) |
1,522 (15.12%) | 1,232 (12.24%) |
1,197 (11.89%) |
1,193 (11.85%) |
560 (5.56%) | 294 (2.92%) |
| Greensboro CollegePrivate, 4-year | 826 | 22 (2.66%) |
188 (22.76%) |
181 (21.91%) | 232 (28.09%) |
49 (5.93%) |
85 (10.29%) |
48 (5.81%) | 21 (2.54%) |
| Gaston CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,558 | 1,931 (34.74%) |
1,334 (24.00%) |
596 (10.72%) | 420 (7.56%) |
418 (7.52%) |
509 (9.16%) |
231 (4.16%) | 119 (2.14%) |
| Forsyth Technical Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 8,270 | 1,002 (12.12%) |
1,990 (24.06%) |
1,368 (16.54%) | 1,014 (12.26%) |
1,055 (12.76%) |
1,105 (13.36%) |
476 (5.76%) | 260 (3.14%) |
| Fayetteville State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 6,787 | 548 (8.07%) |
1,155 (17.02%) |
1,030 (15.18%) | 904 (13.32%) |
853 (12.57%) |
1,188 (17.50%) |
713 (10.51%) | 396 (5.83%) |
| Fayetteville Technical Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 10,233 | 1,287 (12.58%) |
1,533 (14.98%) |
1,312 (12.82%) | 1,384 (13.52%) |
1,668 (16.30%) |
1,839 (17.97%) |
746 (7.29%) | 464 (4.53%) |
| Elon UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 7,123 | 36 (0.51%) |
2,643 (37.11%) |
2,939 (41.26%) | 1,021 (14.33%) |
330 (4.63%) |
99 (1.39%) |
38 (0.53%) | 14 (0.20%) |
| Elizabeth City State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 2,149 | 111 (5.17%) |
616 (28.66%) |
554 (25.78%) | 351 (16.33%) |
118 (5.49%) |
194 (9.03%) |
129 (6.00%) | 76 (3.54%) |
| East Carolina UniversityPublic, 4-year | 27,151 | 426 (1.57%) |
7,346 (27.06%) |
7,506 (27.65%) | 4,638 (17.08%) |
2,626 (9.67%) |
2,574 (9.48%) |
1,366 (5.03%) | 669 (2.46%) |
| Durham Technical Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,294 | 695 (16.19%) |
881 (20.52%) |
593 (13.81%) | 510 (11.88%) |
517 (12.04%) |
628 (14.63%) |
292 (6.80%) | 177 (4.12%) |
| Davidson CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,927 | 9 (0.47%) |
935 (48.52%) |
856 (44.42%) | 124 (6.43%) |
2 (0.10%) |
1 (0.05%) |
- | - |
| Craven Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,701 | 652 (24.14%) |
585 (21.66%) |
370 (13.70%) | 304 (11.26%) |
286 (10.59%) |
309 (11.44%) |
122 (4.52%) | 73 (2.70%) |
| Coastal Carolina Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,611 | 583 (16.15%) |
713 (19.75%) |
618 (17.11%) | 551 (15.26%) |
465 (12.88%) |
450 (12.46%) |
158 (4.38%) | 73 (2.02%) |
| Chowan UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 886 | 7 (0.79%) |
325 (36.68%) |
300 (33.86%) | 176 (19.86%) |
27 (3.05%) |
25 (2.82%) |
19 (2.14%) | 5 (0.56%) |
| Central Piedmont Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 17,694 | 2,880 (16.28%) |
4,861 (27.47%) |
3,110 (17.58%) | 2,351 (13.29%) |
1,777 (10.04%) |
1,594 (9.01%) |
688 (3.89%) | 433 (2.45%) |
| Carteret Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,554 | 382 (24.58%) |
362 (23.29%) |
210 (13.51%) | 148 (9.52%) |
134 (8.62%) |
167 (10.75%) |
90 (5.79%) | 61 (3.93%) |
| Cape Fear Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 14,170 | 1,630 (11.50%) |
2,768 (19.53%) |
2,033 (14.35%) | 1,514 (10.68%) |
1,524 (10.76%) |
2,048 (14.45%) |
1,375 (9.70%) | 1,278 (9.02%) |
| Campbell UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 5,272 | 18 (0.34%) |
883 (16.75%) |
1,069 (20.28%) | 1,254 (23.79%) |
1,094 (20.75%) |
582 (11.04%) |
229 (4.34%) | 143 (2.71%) |
| Caldwell Community College and Technical InstitutePublic, 2-4 year | 3,703 | 1,208 (32.62%) |
845 (22.82%) |
509 (13.75%) | 336 (9.07%) |
298 (8.05%) |
304 (8.21%) |
136 (3.67%) | 67 (1.81%) |
| Cabarrus College of Health SciencesPrivate, 4-year | 528 | 3 (0.57%) |
33 (6.25%) |
62 (11.74%) | 100 (18.94%) |
117 (22.16%) |
135 (25.57%) |
58 (10.98%) | 20 (3.79%) |
| Brevard CollegePrivate, 4-year | 759 | 5 (0.66%) |
322 (42.42%) |
281 (37.02%) | 124 (16.34%) |
15 (1.98%) |
6 (0.79%) |
3 (0.40%) | 3 (0.40%) |
| Bennett CollegePrivate, 4-year | 168 | 2 (1.19%) |
54 (32.14%) |
63 (37.50%) | 36 (21.43%) |
7 (4.17%) |
2 (1.19%) |
1 (0.60%) | 2 (1.19%) |
| Beaufort County Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,741 | 594 (34.12%) |
277 (15.91%) |
190 (10.91%) | 136 (7.81%) |
140 (8.04%) |
230 (13.21%) |
117 (6.72%) | 55 (3.16%) |
| Barton CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,265 | 14 (1.11%) |
464 (36.68%) |
387 (30.59%) | 157 (12.41%) |
64 (5.06%) |
80 (6.32%) |
51 (4.03%) | 48 (3.79%) |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 6,473 | 2,099 (32.43%) |
1,111 (17.16%) |
637 (9.84%) | 646 (9.98%) |
676 (10.44%) |
790 (12.20%) |
330 (5.10%) | 184 (2.84%) |
| Appalachian State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 20,436 | 201 (0.98%) |
7,719 (37.77%) |
7,469 (36.55%) | 2,934 (14.36%) |
898 (4.39%) |
666 (3.26%) |
392 (1.92%) | 157 (0.77%) |
| South Piedmont Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,338 | 1,315 (39.39%) |
921 (27.59%) |
327 (9.80%) | 241 (7.22%) |
156 (4.67%) |
205 (6.14%) |
114 (3.42%) | 59 (1.77%) |
| College of the AlbemarlePublic, 2-4 year | 2,314 | 1,021 (44.12%) |
448 (19.36%) |
227 (9.81%) | 177 (7.65%) |
173 (7.48%) |
170 (7.35%) |
66 (2.85%) | 32 (1.38%) |