How Student Population Changes over Past 5 Years for North Carolina Colleges

For the academic year 2022-2023, the total student population of North Carolina Colleges is 4,839.The overall number of students in North Carolina Colleges decreased by 4.05%.

Compared to 5 years ago, the total number of students at North Carolina Colleges has decreased by 4.98% from 5,093 to 4,839 students. Of the 78 North Carolina Colleges, 27 schools had an increase in the number of students compared to 5 years ago, and 40 schools had a decrease in the number of students.

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Enrollment Changes from 2018 to 2023 at North Carolina Colleges
School Name	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	5-Year Changes
Appalachian State UniversityBoone, NC	19,108	19,280 172	20,023 743	20,641 618	20,436 205	1,328
Barton CollegeWilson, NC	1,059	1,161 102	1,177 16	1,213 36	1,265 52	206
Belmont Abbey CollegeBelmont, NC	1,556	1,507 49	1,467 40	1,517 50	1,501 16	55
Bennett CollegeGreensboro, NC	534	311 223	232 79	207 25	168 39	366
Brevard CollegeBrevard, NC	702	751 49	828 77	780 48	759 21	57
Cabarrus College of Health SciencesConcord, NC	433	475 42	526 51	557 31	528 29	95
Campbell UniversityBuies Creek, NC	6,448	6,185 263	5,964 221	5,622 342	5,272 350	1,176
Catawba CollegeSalisbury, NC	1,294	1,324 30	1,371 47	1,207 164	1,172 35	122
Chowan UniversityMurfreesboro, NC	1,399	1,259 140	1,100 159	981 119	886 95	513
Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC	1,843	1,837 6	1,983 146	1,973 10	1,927 46	84
Duke UniversityDurham, NC	16,606	16,686 80	16,172 514	17,620 1,448	18,023 403	1,417
East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC	28,718	28,651 67	28,798 147	28,021 777	27,151 870	1,567
Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, NC	1,677	1,769 92	2,002 233	2,054 52	2,149 95	472
Elon UniversityElon, NC	6,991	7,088 97	7,117 29	7,127 10	7,123 4	132
Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, NC	6,318	6,551 233	6,726 175	6,748 22	6,787 39	469
Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling Springs, NC	3,598	3,518 80	3,536 18	3,441 95	3,144 297	454
Greensboro CollegeGreensboro, NC	1,026	1,021 5	944 77	875 69	826 49	200
Guilford CollegeGreensboro, NC	1,576	1,536 40	1,429 107	1,198 231	1,167 31	409
Heritage Bible CollegeDunn, NC	32	66 34	43 23	30 13	26 4	6
High Point UniversityHigh Point, NC	5,137	5,330 193	5,617 287	5,860 243	5,981 121	844
Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotte, NC	1,565	1,494 71	1,306 188	1,166 140	1,093 73	472
Lees-McRae CollegeBanner Elk, NC	966	848 118	838 10	873 35	855 18	111
Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityHickory, NC	2,700	2,742 42	2,686 56	2,405 281	2,354 51	346
Livingstone CollegeSalisbury, NC	1,148	1,122 26	845 277	890 45	839 51	309
Mars Hill UniversityMars Hill, NC	1,154	1,066 88	1,049 17	1,073 24	1,032 41	122
Meredith CollegeRaleigh, NC	1,905	1,810 95	1,802 8	1,711 91	1,587 124	318
Methodist UniversityFayetteville, NC	2,092	1,968 124	1,773 195	1,916 143	1,811 105	281
Miller-Motte College-WilmingtonWilmington, NC	1,867	2,408 541	2,506 98	1,860 646	517 1,343	1,350
Montreat CollegeMontreat, NC	921	930 9	950 20	1,013 63	972 41	51
University of Mount OliveMount Olive, NC	3,208	2,805 403	2,536 269	2,288 248	2,239 49	969
North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, NC	12,142	12,556 414	12,753 197	13,322 569	13,487 165	1,345
University of North Carolina AshevilleAsheville, NC	3,762	3,600 162	3,363 237	3,233 130	2,914 319	848
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC	30,011	29,877 134	30,092 215	31,641 1,549	31,705 64	1,694
University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, NC	29,710	29,615 95	30,146 531	30,448 302	29,551 897	159
University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NC	20,106	20,196 90	19,764 432	19,038 726	17,978 1,060	2,128
North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NC	8,207	8,011 196	8,078 67	7,953 125	7,553 400	654
University of North Carolina School of the ArtsWinston Salem, NC	1,042	1,086 44	1,070 16	1,119 49	1,104 15	62
North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC	35,479	36,304 825	36,042 262	36,831 789	36,700 131	1,221
North Carolina Wesleyan UniversityRocky Mount, NC	2,034	1,886 148	1,720 166	1,531 189	1,337 194	697
University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, NC	16,747	17,499 752	17,915 416	18,030 115	17,843 187	1,096
William Peace UniversityRaleigh, NC	910	889 21	830 59	742 88	713 29	197
University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, NC	7,137	7,698 561	8,262 564	8,318 56	7,666 652	529
Pfeiffer UniversityMisenheimer, NC	1,365	1,277 88	1,185 92	1,122 63	1,076 46	289
Queens University of CharlotteCharlotte, NC	2,536	2,463 73	2,338 125	2,063 275	1,873 190	663
Mid-Atlantic Christian UniversityElizabeth City, NC	196	198 2	165 33	145 20	133 12	63
Saint Augustine's UniversityRaleigh, NC	767	899 132	1,110 211	1,261 151	1,108 153	341
Salem CollegeWinston-Salem, NC	842	709 133	636 73	496 140	469 27	373
Shaw UniversityRaleigh, NC	1,411	1,291 120	1,283 8	1,141 142	1,067 74	344
St. Andrews UniversityLaurinburg, NC	683	758 75	887 129	911 24	809 102	126
Southeastern Baptist Theological SeminaryWake Forest, NC	3,140	3,164 24	3,343 179	3,048 295	2,764 284	376
Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC	8,401	8,495 94	8,789 294	8,947 158	8,963 16	562
Warren Wilson CollegeSwannanoa, NC	741	791 50	703 88	803 100	793 10	52
Watts College of NursingDurham, NC	152	144 8	150 6	144 6	163 19	11
Wingate UniversityWingate, NC	3,689	3,681 8	3,653 28	3,439 214	3,396 43	293
Carolina Christian CollegeWinston Salem, NC	70	64 6	74 10	79 5	70 9	-
Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem, NC	5,190	5,121 69	5,169 48	5,226 57	5,004 222	186
Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, NC	11,639	12,167 528	12,243 76	11,877 366	11,635 242	4
Carolinas College of Health SciencesCharlotte, NC	467	476 9	514 38	473 41	409 64	58
Charlotte Christian College and Theological SeminaryCharlotte, NC	80	79 1	182 103	136 46	113 23	33
Johnson & Wales University-CharlotteCharlotte, NC	1,681	1,523 158	1,396 127	1,262 134	1,140 122	541
Strayer University-North CarolinaGreensboro, NC	5,703	6,318 615	5,441 877	3,536 1,905	3,074 462	2,629
Carolina College of Biblical StudiesFayetteville, NC	182	180 2	167 13	162 5	152 10	30
Manna UniversityFayetteville, NC	157	187 30	247 60	235 12	256 21	99
South University-High PointHigh Point, NC	49	5 44	23 18	43 20	51 8	2
DeVry University-North CarolinaCharlotte, NC	118	72 46	41 31	29 12	12 17	106
Chamberlain University-North CarolinaCharlotte, NC	179	187 8	259 72	251 8	268 17	89
Carolina UniversityWinston-Salem, NC	896	668 228	951 283	988 37	826 162	70
Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible CollegeWendell, NC	-	59	62 3	61 1	74 13	15
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary-Nash County Extension CenterNashville, NC	-	-	-	-	-	-
South College-AshevilleAsheville, NC	-	-	-	-	-	-
ECPI University-GreensboroGreensboro, NC	-	-	-	-	-	-
ECPI University-CharlotteCharlotte, NC	-	-	-	-	-	-
ECPI University-RaleighRaleigh, NC	-	-	-	-	-	-
Galen Health Institutes-AshevilleAsheville, NC	-	-	-	-	52	-
Strayer University-North CharlotteConcord, NC	-	-	-	-	-	-
Strayer University-South CharlotteCharlotte, NC	-	-	-	-	-	-
Strayer University-North Raleigh CampusRaleigh, NC	-	-	-	-	-	-
Strayer University-South Raleigh CampusRaleigh, NC	-	-	-	-	-	-
Average	5,093	5,054 38	5,065 10	5,043 21	4,839 204	-254