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Students

Who's on campus

A medium campus of 6,081 undergrads, where 59% receive Pell Grants, a high share compared to other colleges.

+9% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.29

Diversity index vs. every college0.29
0.29
← 0.00higher than 11% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients59%
National median: 34%Above typical
First-generation students33%
National median: 33%About typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college59%
59%
← 0%higher than 89% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

6,081undergrads
Compared to every college6.1K
6.1K
← 19larger than 81% of 1,89337.8K →

18% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 61% take some

Where first-years come from

1,753 first-time students

28% came from other states and 0.1% from abroad; 71% are from North Carolina. More from other states than at 54% of colleges.

  • In-state (North Carolina)71%
  • Other states28%
  • Abroad0.1%
  • Not reported0.9%

Top home states

  1. North Carolina(home state)71% 1,251
  2. Maryland5.9% 103
  3. South Carolina3.0% 53
  4. Virginia3.0% 52
  5. District of Columbia2.1% 36

From 29 states (counting DC) and 1 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

624

new transfer students, 26% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 52% of colleges.

361 full-time, 263 part-time.

Going on to another college

28%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 531 students).

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

Who they are

12% of undergrads study part-time.

Men30%
National median: 44%Below typical

70% women

Another gender: 0 reported. The college may not record other genders.

Part-time students12%
National median: 7.5%Above typical
Students 25 and older15%
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 3,375 students.

Housing

Beds

3,375

About 56 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 · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

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

How the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference compares

ROTC

Army, Air Force

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

Not listed

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • Job placement after graduating
  • On-campus child care for students' children
  • 7% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Faith communities · 1

Greek life

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

LGBTQ+ life

Policies

  • Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
  • Chosen name and pronouns on campus records

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

0 reported. The college may not record other genders.

Gender unknown: 11

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)