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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Norfolk State has 6 pts more Pell recipients than North Carolina Central (65% vs. 59%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  2. 2

    Norfolk State is more diverse (index 0.35 vs. 0.29)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    Norfolk State has 4 pts more first-gen students than North Carolina Central (37% vs. 33%)

    First-generation students

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
North Carolina Central6.1K
Norfolk State5.4K
Pell Grant share
North Carolina Central59%
Norfolk State65%
First-gen share
North Carolina Central33%
Norfolk State37%
Diversity index
North Carolina Central0.29
Norfolk State0.35

Who they are

Men
North Carolina Central30%
Norfolk State32%
Part-time students
North Carolina Central12%
Norfolk State8%
Students 25 and older
North Carolina Central15%
Norfolk State14%

Race & ethnicity

North Carolina Central
Norfolk State
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
North Carolina Central71%
Norfolk State65%
First-years from other states
North Carolina Central28%
Norfolk State2%
First-years from abroad
North Carolina Central0%
Norfolk State15%
New transfer students this fall
North Carolina Central624
Norfolk State295
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
North Carolina Central26%
Norfolk State18%

Campus

North Carolina Central
Large cityNCAA D-I FCS · Mid-Eastern Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy abroad
Norfolk State
Midsize cityNCAA D-I FCS · Mid-Eastern Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy abroad

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why