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Students

Who's on campus

A medium campus of 12,182 undergrads, where 52% receive Pell Grants, a high share compared to other colleges.

+37% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.37

Diversity index vs. every college0.37
0.37
← 0.00higher than 17% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients52%
National median: 34%Above typical
First-generation students28%
National median: 33%Below typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college52%
52%
← 0%higher than 83% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

12,182undergrads
Compared to every college12.2K
12.2K
← 19larger than 91% of 1,89337.8K →

8% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 59% take some

Where first-years come from

2,736 first-time students

41% came from other states and 0.3% from abroad; 57% are from North Carolina. More from other states than at 71% of colleges.

  • In-state (North Carolina)57%
  • Other states41%
  • Abroad0.3%
  • Not reported1.2%

Top home states

  1. North Carolina(home state)57% 1,567
  2. Maryland5.5% 150
  3. Georgia5.2% 143
  4. Illinois4.1% 111
  5. South Carolina3.6% 98

From 34 states (counting DC) and 6 from U.S. territories.

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

696

new transfer students, 20% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 38% of colleges.

577 full-time, 119 part-time.

Going on to another college

23%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 702 students).

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

Who they are

7.1% of undergrads study part-time.

Men38%
National median: 44%Below typical

62% women

Another gender: Not collected by this college.

Part-time students7.1%
National median: 7.5%About typical
Students 25 and older7.4%
National median: 11%Below 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 6,010 students.

Housing

Beds

6,010

About 49 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

Up to 19 meals a week

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: Football 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
  • 3% or fewer of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Affiliation

No religious affiliation

In admission

Religious affiliation or commitment: considered

Campus ministries

Listed among campus activities

Faith communities · 1

Christian

The Navigators

Greek life

No fraternity or sorority chapters found in national directories (October 2026).

LGBTQ+ life

State law for public colleges

North Carolina public universities and community colleges may not keep offices named diversity, equity, and inclusion or promoting different treatment by federally protected class; the law doesn't name sexual orientation or gender identity.

N.C. Gen. Stat. §§116-415 to 116-417 (North Carolina SB 558 (2026)), in effect since June 24, 2026.

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

Not collected by this college.

Gender unknown: 63

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;North Carolina A & T State University Common Data Set 2022–23, Fall 2022;North Carolina A & T State University Common Data Set 2022–23, 2022–23;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;State laws on public colleges, In effect since June 24, 2026About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)