Students
Who's on campus
A small campus of 2,910 undergrads, where 32% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.45
Economic access
Campus size
Where first-years come from
725 first-time students
13% came from other states and 0.8% from abroad; 84% are from North Carolina. Fewer from other states than at 67% of colleges.
- In-state (North Carolina)84%
- Other states13%
- Abroad0.8%
- Not reported1.7%
Top home states
- North Carolina(home state)84% 610
- South Carolina1.8% 13
- Florida1.7% 12
- Georgia1.7% 12
- Tennessee1.2% 9
From 26 states (counting DC).
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
286
new transfer students, 28% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 55% of colleges.
261 full-time, 25 part-time.
Going on to another college
29%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 326 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
8.0% of undergrads study part-time.
59% women
Another gender: Not collected by this college.
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 1,563 students.
Housing
Beds
1,563
About 54 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 · Big South Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays basketball, baseball, cross country/track (no football).
How the Big South Conference comparesROTC
Not listed
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
Greek life
Councils and chapters
1listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Mu Eta
LGBTQ+ life
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
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: fewer than 10
First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024
Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.
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 2024;State laws on public colleges, In effect since June 24, 2026About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)