North Carolina Central University Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Large city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
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- Rural
6,081 students
Larger than 82% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 64.2%
- TypePublic
- ClassMaster's university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division I
Nearby college towns
- Chapel Hill9.6 mi
- Raleigh16.8 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at North Carolina Central University, the largest reported group is Black (84.1%), followed by Hispanic (5.7%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Asian | 0.8% | 11.3% |
| Black | 84.1% | 50% |
| Hispanic | 5.7% | 2.8% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| White | 3.8% | 21.1% |
| Two or more races | 3.9% | 1% |
| Non-resident | 0.4% | 2.1% |
| Unknown | 0.9% | 11.3% |
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- 87%North Carolina Central University admitted 6,267 of 8,244 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 17.8%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 1,115 of 6,267.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $16,708average net price after grants for aided students, against $19,769 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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