Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at NCCU is greatly skewed towards women students, with 70.5% of undergraduate students being women and 29.5% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 5,892, with 4,153 women and 1,739 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at NCCU is greatly skewed towards women students, with 74.2% of undergraduate students being women and 25.8% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 2,061, with 1,530 women and 531 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 29.5% 1,739 students
- women 70.5% 4,153 students
Graduate Students
- men 25.8% 531 students
- women 74.2% 1,530 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is African American, comprising 78.4% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 4,603 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 7.5% of the student body, with 440 students. White students represent 5.4% of the population, with 316 students, while Mixed race students account for 4.7%, with 277 students. Asian students account for 1.2% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 73 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.0% , with 2 students.
International students make up 0.2% of the undergraduate population, totaling 11 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 2.5% of the population, totaling 148 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within NCCU.
Undergraduate Students
- African American 78.4% 4,603 students
- Hispanic 7.5% 440 students
- White 5.4% 316 students
- Mixed race 4.7% 277 students
- Unknown race 2.5% 148 students
- Asian 1.2% 73 students
- International students 0.2% 11 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 2 students
Graduate Students
- African American 63.0% 1,294 students
- White 24.0% 493 students
- Hispanic 5.4% 110 students
- Mixed race 3.9% 81 students
- Asian 1.7% 34 students
- International students 1.1% 23 students
- Unknown race 0.8% 16 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 2 students
Transfer Students
- African American 71.0% 333 students
- White 13.6% 64 students
- Hispanic 9.2% 43 students
- Mixed race 3.4% 16 students
- Asian 1.1% 5 students
- International students 0.9% 4 students
- Unknown race 0.6% 3 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 1 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 33% 1,933 students
- 20-21 25% 1,490 students
- 22-24 13% 795 students
- 25-29 7% 386 students
- 30-34 4% 229 students
- 40-49 3% 199 students
- 35-39 3% 155 students
- 50-64 2% 97 students
- 22-24 29% 609 students
- 25-29 28% 585 students
- 30-34 13% 277 students
- 40-49 12% 255 students
- 35-39 7% 141 students
- 50-64 6% 131 students
- 20-21 3% 53 students
- 18-19 0% 2 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at North Carolina Central University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 855 | 76.96% | |
| Maryland | 74 | 6.66% | |
| South Carolina | 35 | 3.15% | |
| District of Columbia | 34 | 3.06% | |
| Virginia | 26 | 2.34% | |
| Georgia | 17 | 1.53% | |
| New Jersey | 11 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 4 | less than 1% | |
| California | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 1 | less than 1% | |
| West Virginia | 1 | less than 1% |
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