North Carolina Public Colleges with the Smallest Number of Students

University of North Carolina Asheville is the smallest college with 2,914 students including both undergraduate and graduate students.

Winston-Salem State University with 5,004 students and Fayetteville State University with 6,787 students are following it in the list of Smallest North Carolina Public Colleges with Fewest Students.

University of North Carolina Asheville is the smallest school with 2,914 students and Winston-Salem State University has the second lowest population with 5,004 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $17,712 and graduate tuition & fees is $20,952 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 81.10% and the average SAT score is 1,119 at the schools.

Table. Smallest North Carolina Public Colleges With Fewest Students Comparison
School NameTotal PopulationUndergraduate EnrollmentGraduation EnrollmentMen EnrollmentWomen EnrollmentOnline EnrollmentStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NCPublic, 4-year 2,914
319
2,914-1,2221,6927312 to 1
2
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Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, NCPublic, 4-year 5,004
222
4,5134911,1943,81085715 to 1
3
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Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NCPublic, 4-year 6,787
39
5,7481,0392,0654,7223,07418 to 1
4
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North Carolina Central University Durham, NCPublic, 4-year 7,553
400
5,6341,9192,2305,3231,59314 to 1
5
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University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NCPublic, 4-year 7,666
652
5,6432,0232,6784,9883,72114 to 1
6
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Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NCPublic, 4-year 11,635
242
9,9561,6794,7976,8382,85816 to 1
7
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North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NCPublic, 4-year 13,487
165
11,8331,6545,1178,3701,60419 to 1
8
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University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NCPublic, 4-year 17,843
187
14,2943,5496,04211,8014,61917 to 1
9
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NCPublic, 4-year 17,978
1,060
14,1983,7805,92412,0544,19617 to 1
10
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Appalachian State University Boone, NCPublic, 4-year 20,436
205
18,5581,8788,65011,7861,64716 to 1
Average11,1309,3292,0013,9927,1382,42416 to 1