Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Carolina's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in North Carolina.
Carolina has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 1,633 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in North Carolina average (1,973 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Carolina University880460420
Similarly Ranked Schools1,6331,437196
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges2,4772,0161,017
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in North Carolina1,9731,523719
The below chart compares the student population between Carolina University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 517 male and 363 female students attending Carolina. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.42 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Carolina.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Carolina
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total46044317
Men2612556
Women19918811
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Carolina
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total420217203
Men256122134
Women1649569

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 230 White students (26.14%) and 158 Black or African American students (17.95%) at Carolina University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Carolina University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Carolina University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native101
Asian954
Black or African American835429
Hispanic553817
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White1305971
Two or More Races27198
Race/Ethnicity Unknown000
Total 460261199
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Carolina University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian541
Black or African American753639
Hispanic1468
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White1006733
Two or More Races532
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1088622
Total 420256164

Online Student Population

At Carolina University, 863 students (98.07% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 418 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 104 students live in North Carolina where Carolina University is located in and 156 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total880460420
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes41888330
Enrolled Some in Online Classes44535590
Not Enrolled in Online Classes17170
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)41888330
North Carolina Residents1044064
Other State in U.S.15641115
Outside of U.S.1587151
Unknown000