List of colleges and universities in North Carolina explained

The following is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of North Carolina.

Four-year colleges and universities in North Carolina

Institution	Location^[1]	Control	Type^[2]	Enrollment (Fall 2022)	Founded
Appalachian State University	Boone	Public	Master's university	20,436	1899
Barber-Scotia College	Concord	Private (Presbyterian)	Unaccredited^[3]		1867
Barton College	Wilson	Private (Disciples of Christ)	Baccalaureate college	1,265	1902
Belmont Abbey College	Belmont	Private (Catholic)	Baccalaureate college	1,501	1876
Bennett College	Greensboro	Private (Methodist)	Baccalaureate college	168	1873
Brevard College	Brevard	Private	Baccalaureate college	759	1853
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences	Concord	Private	Special-focus institution	528	1942
Campbell University	Buies Creek	Private (Baptist)	Doctoral/Professional university	5,272	1887
Carolina Christian College	Winston-Salem	Private (Churches of Christ)	Special-focus institution	70	1945
Carolina College of Biblical Studies	Fayetteville	Private (Nondenominational)	Special-focus institution	152	1973
Carolina University	Winston-Salem	Private (Nondenominational)	Master's university	826	1945
Carolinas College of Health Sciences	Charlotte	Public	Special-focus institution	409	1990
Catawba College	Salisbury	Private (United Church of Christ)	Baccalaureate college	1,172	1851
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary	Charlotte	Private (Nondenominational)	Special-focus institution	136	1996
Chowan University	Murfreesboro	Private (Baptist)	Baccalaureate college	886	1848
Davidson College	Davidson	Private (Presbyterian)	Baccalaureate college	1,927	1837
Duke University	Durham	Private (Methodist)	Research university	18,023	1838
East Carolina University	Greenville	Public	Research university	27,151	1907
Elizabeth City State University	Elizabeth City	Public	Baccalaureate college	2,149	1891
Elon University	Elon	Private (Nonsectarian)	Doctoral/Professional university	7,123	1889
Fayetteville State University	Fayetteville	Public	Master's university	6,787	1867
Gardner-Webb University	Boiling Springs	Private (Nondenominational)	Doctoral/Professional university	3,144	1905
Greensboro College	Greensboro	Private (Methodist)	Master's university	826	1838
Guilford College	Greensboro	Private (Quakers)	Baccalaureate college	1,167	1837
Heritage Bible College	Dunn	Private (Pentecostal)	Faith-related institution	26	1971
High Point University	High Point	Private (Methodist)	Baccalaureate college	5,981	1924
Hood Theological Seminary	Salisbury	Private (A.M.E. Zion)	Special-focus institution	146	1879
Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte	Charlotte	Private	Baccalaureate college	1,140	1914
Johnson C. Smith University	Charlotte	Private (Presbyterian)	Baccalaureate college	1,093	1867
Lees-McRae College	Banner Elk	Private (Presbyterian)	Baccalaureate college	855	1900
Lenoir–Rhyne University	Hickory	Private (Lutheran)	Master's university	2,354	1891
Livingstone College	Salisbury	Private (A.M.E. Zion)	Baccalaureate college	839	1879
Manna University	Fayetteville	Private (Nondenominational)		256	1978
Mars Hill University	Mars Hill	Private (Nondenominational)	Baccalaureate college	1,032	1856
Meredith College	Raleigh	Private	Baccalaureate college	1,587	1891
Methodist University	Fayetteville	Private (Methodist)	Master's university	1,811	1956
Mid-Atlantic Christian University	Elizabeth City	Private (Christian Churches)	Baccalaureate college	133	1948
Montreat College	Montreat	Private (Presbyterian)	Baccalaureate college	972	1916
North Carolina A&T State University	Greensboro	Public	Research university	13,487	1891
North Carolina Central University	Durham	Public	Master's university	7,553	1909
North Carolina State University	Raleigh	Public	Research university	36,700	1887
North Carolina Wesleyan University	Rocky Mount	Private (Methodist)	Baccalaureate college	1,337	1956
Pfeiffer University	Misenheimer	Private (Methodist)	Master's university	1,076	1885
Queens University of Charlotte	Charlotte	Private (Presbyterian)	Master's university	1,873	1857
Saint Augustine's University	Raleigh	Private (Episcopal)	Baccalaureate college	1,108	1867
Salem College	Winston-Salem	Private (Moravian)	Baccalaureate college	469	1772
Shaw University	Raleigh	Private (Baptist)	Baccalaureate college	1,067	1865
Shepherds Theological Seminary	Cary	Private (Nondenominational)	Faith-related institution	161	2003
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary	Wake Forest	Private (Baptist)	Faith-related institution	2,764	1950
Southeastern Free Will Baptist College	Wendell	Private (Free Will Baptist)	Faith-related institution	74	1983
St. Andrews University	Laurinburg	Private (Presbyterian)	Baccalaureate college	809	1896
University of Mount Olive	Mount Olive	Private (Free Will Baptist)	Master's university	2,239	1951
University of North Carolina at Asheville	Asheville	Public	Baccalaureate college	2,914	1927
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Flagship university)	Chapel Hill	Public	Research university	31,705	1789
University of North Carolina at Charlotte	Charlotte	Public	Research university	29,551	1946
University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Greensboro	Public	Research university	17,978	1891
University of North Carolina at Pembroke	Pembroke	Public	Master's university	7,666	1887
University of North Carolina School of the Arts	Winston-Salem	Public	Special-focus Institution	1,104	1963
University of North Carolina at Wilmington	Wilmington	Public	Research university	17,843	1947
Wake Forest University	Winston-Salem	Private	Research university	8,963	1834
Warren Wilson College	Swannanoa	Private (Presbyterian)	Baccalaureate college	793	1894
Western Carolina University	Cullowhee	Public	Doctoral/Professional university	11,635	1889
William Peace University	Raleigh	Private	Baccalaureate college	713	1857
Wingate University	Wingate	Private (Baptist)	Doctoral/Professional university	3,396	1896
Winston-Salem State University	Winston-Salem	Public	Doctoral/Professional university	5,004	1892

Defunct institutions

School	Location(s)	Control	Type	Founded	Closed
The Art Institute of Charlotte	Charlotte	Private (for profit)	Baccalaureate / associate's college	1973	2018
Bailey Law School	Buncombe County	Private	Law school	1859	1877
John Wesley University	High Point	Private (not for profit)	Faith-related institution	1903	2018
King's College	Charlotte	Private (for profit)	Associate's college	1901	2018

North Carolina Community College System

See main article: North Carolina Community College System.

Two-year institutions

• Alamance Community College
• Asheville–Buncombe Technical Community College
• Beaufort County Community College
• Bladen Community College
• Blue Ridge Community College
• Brunswick Community College
• Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute
• Cape Fear Community College
• Carteret Community College
• Catawba Valley Community College
• Central Carolina Community College
• Central Piedmont Community College
• Cleveland Community College
• College of the Albemarle
• Coastal Carolina Community College
• Craven Community College
• Davidson County Community College
• Durham Technical Community College
• Edgecombe Community College
• Fayetteville Technical Community College
• Forsyth Technical Community College
• Gaston College
• Guilford Technical Community College
• Halifax Community College
• Haywood Community College
• Isothermal Community College
• James Sprunt Community College
• Johnston Community College
• Lenoir Community College
• Louisburg College
• Martin Community College
• Mayland Community College
• McDowell Technical Community College
• Mitchell Community College
• Montgomery Community College
• Nash Community College
• Pamlico Community College
• Piedmont Community College
• Pitt Community College
• Randolph Community College
• Richmond Community College
• Roanoke–Chowan Community College
• Robeson Community College
• Rockingham Community College
• Rowan–Cabarrus Community College
• Sandhills Community College
• Sampson Community College
• South Piedmont Community College
• Southeastern Community College
• Southwestern Community College
• Stanly Community College
• Surry Community College
• Tri-County Community College
• Vance–Granville Community College
• Wake Technical Community College
• Wayne Community College
• Western Piedmont Community College
• Wilkes Community College
• Wilson Community College

See also

• North Carolina
• Education in North Carolina
• List of universities in North Carolina by enrollment
• Higher education in the United States
• List of college athletic programs in North Carolina
• List of American institutions of higher education
• List of recognized higher education accreditation organizations
• List of colleges and universities
• List of colleges and universities by country
• List of community colleges

External links

• Department of Education listing of accredited institutions in North Carolina
• North Carolina Community College System
• North Carolina Independent Colleges & Universities

Notes and References

1. Web site: College Navigator . . February 3, 2023.
2. School types are based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
3. Web site: Barber-Scotia College is at best about a decade away from accreditation.