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%).
Student Population by Age for North Carolina Colleges
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%).
Student Population Comparison By Age for All North Carolina Colleges
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.