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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 2,668 undergrads, where 44% receive Pell Grants, a high share compared to other colleges.

+37% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.76

Diversity index vs. every college0.76
0.76
← 0.00higher than 94% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients44%
National median: 34%Above typical
First-generation students29%
National median: 33%Below typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college44%
44%
← 0%higher than 72% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

2,668undergrads
Compared to every college2.7K
2.7K
← 19larger than 65% of 1,89337.8K →

Where first-years come from

780 first-time students

36% came from other states and 7.2% from abroad; 57% are from North Carolina. More from other states than at 66% of colleges.

  • In-state (North Carolina)57%
  • Other states36%
  • Abroad7.2%

Top home states

  1. North Carolina(home state)57% 441
  2. South Carolina12% 92
  3. Georgia6.5% 51
  4. Florida2.9% 23
  5. Maryland2.3% 18

From 29 states (counting DC).

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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

178

new transfer students, 19% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 35% of colleges.

174 full-time, 4 part-time.

Going on to another college

33%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 248 students).

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

Who they are

Almost everyone studies full-time.

Men41%
National median: 44%About typical

59% women

Another gender: Not collected by this college.

Part-time students2.1%
National median: 7.5%Below typical
Students 25 and older4.5%
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 2,112 students.

Housing

Beds

2,112

About 79 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 II · South Atlantic Conference

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

How the South Atlantic Conference compares

ROTC

Not listed

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

Not listed

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • A program for students with intellectual disabilities
  • 11% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Greek life

Councils and chapters

  • 1listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

LGBTQ+ life

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

Not collected by this college.

Gender unknown: 0

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)