2026 Most Enrolled Students in North Carolina Rankings
Among North Carolina colleges, North Carolina State University at Raleigh has the largest number of students (38,464) and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has the second largest number of students (32,438) based on academic year 2023-2024 college enrollment data.
The following table ranks and compares the Most Enrolled Students in North Carolina having the largest student population. For the ranking, we only include 4-year colleges and exclude colleges which the percentage of online students is more than 50% of total enrollment. You can view the largest online colleges at colleges with most online students rankings.
Most Enrolled Students in North Carolina
| Rank | College Name | Total Population | Men | Women | Undergraduate | Graduate | Online Enrollment | Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC | 38,464 | 19,373 | 19,091 | 28,422 | 10,042 | 2,954 | $32,847 | 41.7% | 15 to 1 |
| 2 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC | 32,438 | 12,821 | 19,617 | 20,885 | 11,553 | 1,858 | $41,203 | 15.3% | 15 to 1 |
| 3 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC | 31,091 | 15,223 | 15,868 | 24,868 | 6,223 | 2,925 | $22,492 | 79.6% | 21 to 1 |
| 4 | East Carolina University Greenville, NC | 26,940 | 10,631 | 16,309 | 21,445 | 5,495 | 8,356 | $23,638 | 89.2% | 17 to 1 |
| 5 | Appalachian State University Boone, NC | 21,570 | 9,329 | 12,241 | 19,560 | 2,010 | 2,551 | $25,212 | 90.1% | 16 to 1 |
| 6 | University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC | 18,848 | 6,598 | 12,250 | 15,254 | 3,594 | 4,303 | $24,152 | 64.2% | 17 to 1 |
| 7 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC | 18,012 | 5,883 | 12,129 | 14,416 | 3,596 | 4,721 | $24,012 | 88.5% | 18 to 1 |
| 8 | Duke University Durham, NC | 17,499 | 7,778 | 9,721 | 6,523 | 10,976 | 1,312 | $68,758 | 5.7% | 5 to 1 |
| 9 | North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC | 14,311 | 5,511 | 8,800 | 12,497 | 1,814 | 1,656 | $20,673 | 49.9% | 20 to 1 |
| 10 | Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC | 11,686 | 4,769 | 6,917 | 10,112 | 1,574 | 2,836 | $8,630 | 81.8% | 16 to 1 |
Qualified North Carolina Colleges in Core Admission Stats
