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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 2,680 undergrads, where 38% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.

−37% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.61

Diversity index vs. every college0.61
0.61
← 0.00higher than 58% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients38%
National median: 34%Above typical
First-generation students31%
National median: 33%About typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college38%
38%
← 0%higher than 59% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

2,680undergrads
Compared to every college2.7K
2.7K
← 19larger than 66% of 1,89337.8K →

16% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 18% take some

Where first-years come from

616 first-time students

19% came from other states and 2.3% from abroad; 79% are from North Carolina. Fewer from other states than at 58% of colleges.

  • In-state (North Carolina)79%
  • Other states19%
  • Abroad2.3%

Top home states

  1. North Carolina(home state)79% 485
  2. Virginia2.3% 14
  3. Georgia1.9% 12
  4. Florida1.6% 10
  5. New York1.5% 9

From 30 states (counting DC).

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.

Transfers in and out

Transferring in, fall 2024

268

new transfer students, 30% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 60% of colleges.

211 full-time, 57 part-time.

Going on to another college

35%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 641 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

15% of undergrads study part-time.

Men47%
National median: 44%Above typical

53% women

Another gender: Not collected by this college.

Part-time students15%
National median: 7.5%Above typical
Students 25 and older23%
National median: 11%Above typical

Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.

Campus life

Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life

Housing for 1,387 students.

Housing

Beds

1,387

About 52 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.

First-years

Not required to live on campus

Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.

Meal plans

Offered

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NCAA Division I FCS · Colonial Athletic Association

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.

Recent move: Moved from the Big South Conference to the Colonial Athletic Association, 2023–24

How the Colonial Athletic Association compares

ROTC

Army, Air Force

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

A formal program

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • Job placement after graduating
  • 14% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Affiliation

Baptist

Other Baptist colleges

Greek life

3chapters

On the national organizations' own chapter lists.

Councils and chapters

  • 2listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

    Alpha Delta Pi

    Iota Beta Chapter

    Delta Phi Epsilon

    Gamma Upsilon Chapter

  • 1listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

    Kappa Sigma

    Sigma-Phi

LGBTQ+ life

Policies

  • Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression

Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

Not collected by this college.

Gender unknown: 28

Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.

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 Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)