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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Durham, NC
Population 1,100,000
Website http://www.nccu.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,680 (63%)
Days Without Precipitation 256 (70%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,772
Men / Women 30% / 70%
From State 72%
From Region 8%
Athletes 6.3%

Racial/Ethnic

Black 86%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 4%
White 3%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%
International 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 33.5% 33.5% 2012 Men: 33.7% 33.7% 2013 Men: 34.8% 34.8% 2014 Men: 36.4% 36.4% 2015 Men: 34.4% 34.4% 2016 Men: 32.5% 32.5% 2017 Men: 31.5% 31.5% 2018 Men: 31.2% 31.2% 2019 Men: 30.9% 30.9% 2020 Men: 31.5% 31.5% 2021 Men: 30.2% 30.2% 2022 Men: 31.4% 31.4% 2023 Men: 29.2% 29.2% 2024 Men: 28.8% 28.8%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2012 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2013 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2016 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2017 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2018 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2019 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2011 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2012 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2013 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2014 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2015 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2016 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2017 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2018 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2019 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2020 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2021 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2022 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2011 Black: 90.5% 90.5% 2012 Black: 85.8% 85.8% 2013 Black: 89.2% 89.2% 2014 Black: 88.8% 88.8% 2015 Black: 92.5% 92.5% 2016 Black: 88.8% 88.8% 2017 Black: 89.5% 89.5% 2018 Black: 89.0% 89.0% 2019 Black: 87.1% 87.1% 2020 Black: 84.8% 84.8% 2021 Black: 83.4% 83.4% 2022 Black: 86.2% 86.2% 2023 Black: 85.4% 85.4% 2024 Black: 84.3% 84.3% 2011 Hispanic: 0.9% 0.9% 2012 Hispanic: 0.9% 0.9% 2013 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8% 2015 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2016 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8% 2017 Hispanic: 1.7% 1.7% 2018 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2019 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2020 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4% 2021 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4% 2022 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2023 Hispanic: 5.1% 5.1% 2024 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7% 2011 White: 1.7% 1.7% 2012 White: 1.8% 1.8% 2013 White: 2.1% 2.1% 2014 White: 2.2% 2.2% 2015 White: 2.0% 2.0% 2016 White: 1.8% 1.8% 2017 White: 1.1% 1.1% 2018 White: 1.3% 1.3% 2019 White: 2.2% 2.2% 2020 White: 2.3% 2.3% 2021 White: 2.3% 2.3% 2022 White: 2.4% 2.4% 2023 White: 1.6% 1.6% 2024 White: 2.0% 2.0% 2011 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2012 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2013 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2014 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2015 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2016 International: 0.1% 0.1% 2017 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2018 International: 0.1% 0.1% 2019 International: 0.1% 0.1% 2020 International: 0.1% 0.1% 2021 International: 0.1% 0.1% 2022 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 International: 0.0% 0.0%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2025 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2022 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2023 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2024 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2025 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2020 Black: 81.5% 81.5% 2021 Black: 81.1% 81.1% 2022 Black: 82.2% 82.2% 2023 Black: 83.4% 83.4% 2024 Black: 84.7% 84.7% 2025 Black: 85.7% 85.7% 2020 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5% 2021 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7% 2022 Hispanic: 5.4% 5.4% 2023 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3% 2024 Hispanic: 5.4% 5.4% 2025 Hispanic: 5.4% 5.4% 2020 White: 4.4% 4.4% 2021 White: 4.3% 4.3% 2022 White: 3.9% 3.9% 2023 White: 3.5% 3.5% 2024 White: 3.2% 3.2% 2025 White: 2.8% 2.8% 2020 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2025 International: 0.5% 0.5%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities 262 30% / 70% 0% $44,229 27 97%
English 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $49,316 42 100%
History 8 +1 25% / 75% 0% $41,340 19 93%
Liberal Studies 27 — 52% / 48% 0% $42,656 23 100%
Mass Communication 38 — 26% / 74% 0% $41,845 21 91%
Political Science 30 — 37% / 63% 0% $50,550 46 91%
Social Sciences 119 — 26% / 74% 0% $44,354 28 100%
Spanish — — — — $51,756 50 95%
Art 11 — 36% / 64% 9% $42,254 22 90%
Fashion Design 9 — 0% / 100% 0% $43,621 26 —
Music 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $40,268 17 —
Visual Arts 8 +1 12% / 88% 0% $40,759 18 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences 241 15% / 85% 0% $45,699 32 93%
Family and Consumer Sciences 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Psychology 95 +1 8% / 92% 0% $43,969 27 93%
Social Work 40 — 12% / 88% 0% $46,533 34 97%
Criminal Justice 105 +1 21% / 79% 0% $46,948 35 92%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Science and Technology 122 43% / 57% 1% $64,985 76 99%
Computer Science 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $88,889 95 100%
Information Technology 37 — 73% / 27% 3% $88,889 95 100%
Chemistry 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $53,061 53 —
Mathematics 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $58,472 65 —
Physics 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $62,596 73 —
Biology 32 — 6% / 94% 0% $55,359 59 98%
Biomedical Sciences 25 — 32% / 68% 0% $55,359 59 98%
Dietetics 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $51,065 48 —
Environmental Science 11 — 73% / 27% 0% $47,206 36 —
Clinical Research 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $52,253 51 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business 133 44% / 56% 2% $52,391 51 95%
Accounting 13 — 38% / 62% 0% $64,058 75 100%
Business Administration 111 +1 46% / 54% 3% $51,824 50 94%
Hospitality Management 9 — 33% / 67% 0% $42,537 23 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 168 20% / 80% 0% $48,375 40 97%
Kinesiology 9 — 11% / 89% 0% $47,584 37 —
Recreation Management 16 — 44% / 56% 0% $36,659 11 84%
Early Childhood Education 58 — 7% / 93% 0% $49,285 42 97%
Elementary Education 16 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,285 42 97%
Middle School Education — — — — $49,285 42 97%
Physical Education 43 — 47% / 53% 0% $45,840 32 98%
Public Health Education 26 — 4% / 96% 0% $57,464 63 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Nursing 39 15% / 85% 0% $82,066 91 97%
Nursing 39 — 15% / 85% 0% $82,066 91 97%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,038
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $20,995
Est. In-State Cost $9,104
Est. Out-of-State Cost $27,159
ROI Percentile 46th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 26%
6-Year Graduation Rate 42%
Transfer-Out Rate 33%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 38.4% 38.4% 2012 Graduated: 42.6% 42.6% 2013 Graduated: 39.7% 39.7% 2014 Graduated: 46.8% 46.8% 2015 Graduated: 41.7% 41.7% 2016 Graduated: 42.8% 42.8% 2017 Graduated: 43.9% 43.9% 2018 Graduated: 45.9% 45.9% 2019 Graduated: 49.2% 49.2% 2020 Graduated: 51.7% 51.7% 2021 Graduated: 50.8% 50.8% 2022 Graduated: 44.2% 44.2% 2023 Graduated: 46.0% 46.0% 2024 Graduated: 41.7% 41.7%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 34.4% 34.4% 2012 Men: 36.0% 36.0% 2013 Men: 32.0% 32.0% 2014 Men: 46.4% 46.4% 2015 Men: 35.5% 35.5% 2016 Men: 34.7% 34.7% 2017 Men: 34.4% 34.4% 2018 Men: 39.2% 39.2% 2019 Men: 43.1% 43.1% 2020 Men: 48.8% 48.8% 2021 Men: 46.3% 46.3% 2022 Men: 37.2% 37.2% 2023 Men: 38.3% 38.3% 2024 Men: 33.6% 33.6% 2011 Women: 40.4% 40.4% 2012 Women: 46.1% 46.1% 2013 Women: 44.5% 44.5% 2014 Women: 47.0% 47.0% 2015 Women: 45.2% 45.2% 2016 Women: 46.8% 46.8% 2017 Women: 48.7% 48.7% 2018 Women: 49.4% 49.4% 2019 Women: 52.4% 52.4% 2020 Women: 53.3% 53.3% 2021 Women: 53.1% 53.1% 2022 Women: 47.6% 47.6% 2023 Women: 49.5% 49.5% 2024 Women: 45.3% 45.3%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 38.8% 38.8% 2012 Black: 43.8% 43.8% 2013 Black: 39.7% 39.7% 2014 Black: 47.6% 47.6% 2015 Black: 42.5% 42.5% 2016 Black: 43.9% 43.9% 2017 Black: 44.9% 44.9% 2018 Black: 46.8% 46.8% 2019 Black: 49.8% 49.8% 2020 Black: 52.9% 52.9% 2021 Black: 52.1% 52.1% 2022 Black: 44.9% 44.9% 2023 Black: 47.3% 47.3% 2024 Black: 41.9% 41.9% 2011 Hispanic: 36.4% 36.4% 2012 Hispanic: 11.1% 11.1% 2013 Hispanic: 28.6% 28.6% 2014 Hispanic: 44.4% 44.4% 2015 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2016 Hispanic: 40.9% 40.9% 2017 Hispanic: 42.9% 42.9% 2018 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2019 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2020 Hispanic: 41.5% 41.5% 2021 Hispanic: 56.2% 56.2% 2022 Hispanic: 47.2% 47.2% 2023 Hispanic: 35.4% 35.4% 2024 Hispanic: 45.3% 45.3%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 37.7% 364 23% / 77% 0% $44,632 28 96%
Business & Economics 15.4% 149 44% / 56% 2% $50,702 47 93%
Education 14.8% 143 17% / 83% 0% $49,736 44 98%
Professional 10.9% 105 21% / 79% 0% $46,948 35 92%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.9% 57 18% / 82% 0% $55,359 59 98%
Health Sciences 5.4% 52 15% / 85% 0% $73,805 85 97%
Computer Science 3.9% 38 71% / 29% 3% $88,889 95 100%
Arts 3.5% 34 24% / 76% 3% $41,914 21 90%
Agriculture & Food Science 1.3% 13 69% / 31% 0% $47,800 38 —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.0% 10 50% / 50% 0% $56,463 61 —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $10.9M #186 73% $0.6M — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $4.2M #229 90% $0.0M — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.8M #334 47% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.1M #380 0% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.1M #510 50% $0.0M 2 #219 20 —
Health Sciences $0.0M #429 0% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.0M #439 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Total $16.2M #271 76% $0.6M 2 #549 20 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 42%
Yield (Unbound) 11%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 42% 42% 42%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 60.5% 60.5% 2012 Acceptance: 51.8% 51.8% 2013 Acceptance: 50.3% 50.3% 2014 Acceptance: 43.2% 43.2% 2015 Acceptance: 65.9% 65.9% 2016 Acceptance: 66.7% 66.7% 2017 Acceptance: 82.8% 82.8% 2018 Acceptance: 46.6% 46.6% 2019 Acceptance: 68.0% 68.0% 2020 Acceptance: 87.4% 87.4% 2021 Acceptance: 76.0% 76.0% 2022 Acceptance: 84.4% 84.4% 2023 Acceptance: 90.5% 90.5% 2024 Acceptance: 87.0% 87.0% 2011 Yield: 25.8% 25.8% 2012 Yield: 26.3% 26.3% 2013 Yield: 31.5% 31.5% 2014 Yield: 19.0% 19.0% 2015 Yield: 22.0% 22.0% 2016 Yield: 20.1% 20.1% 2017 Yield: 23.1% 23.1% 2018 Yield: 18.8% 18.8% 2019 Yield: 18.2% 18.2% 2020 Yield: 18.8% 18.8% 2021 Yield: 18.0% 18.0% 2022 Yield: 15.2% 15.2% 2023 Yield: 11.4% 11.4% 2024 Yield: 11.0% 11.0%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 7,920 7,920 2012 Applicants: 9,240 9,240 2013 Applicants: 8,886 8,886 2014 Applicants: 11,246 11,246 2015 Applicants: 7,651 7,651 2016 Applicants: 8,613 8,613 2017 Applicants: 6,671 6,671 2018 Applicants: 13,019 13,019 2019 Applicants: 8,311 8,311 2020 Applicants: 7,496 7,496 2021 Applicants: 8,244 8,244 2022 Applicants: 8,423 8,423 2023 Applicants: 14,192 14,192 2024 Applicants: 18,368 18,368 2011 Admitted: 4,795 4,795 2012 Admitted: 4,782 4,782 2013 Admitted: 4,472 4,472 2014 Admitted: 4,860 4,860 2015 Admitted: 5,040 5,040 2016 Admitted: 5,744 5,744 2017 Admitted: 5,524 5,524 2018 Admitted: 6,072 6,072 2019 Admitted: 5,650 5,650 2020 Admitted: 6,553 6,553 2021 Admitted: 6,267 6,267 2022 Admitted: 7,107 7,107 2023 Admitted: 12,842 12,842 2024 Admitted: 15,972 15,972 2011 Enrolled: 1,235 1,235 2012 Enrolled: 1,258 1,258 2013 Enrolled: 1,407 1,407 2014 Enrolled: 925 925 2015 Enrolled: 1,108 1,108 2016 Enrolled: 1,154 1,154 2017 Enrolled: 1,275 1,275 2018 Enrolled: 1,143 1,143 2019 Enrolled: 1,027 1,027 2020 Enrolled: 1,232 1,232 2021 Enrolled: 1,130 1,130 2022 Enrolled: 1,079 1,079 2023 Enrolled: 1,465 1,465 2024 Enrolled: 1,753 1,753

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
600 800 1000 1200 1400 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 770 770 2012 25th: 790 790 2013 25th: 790 790 2014 25th: 810 810 2015 25th: 810 810 2016 25th: 810 810 2017 25th: 900 900 2018 25th: 900 900 2019 25th: 890 890 2020 25th: 850 850 2021 25th: 930 930 2022 25th: 810 810 2023 25th: 980 980 2011 75th: 930 930 2012 75th: 940 940 2013 75th: 930 930 2014 75th: 960 960 2015 75th: 940 940 2016 75th: 940 940 2017 75th: 1030 1030 2018 75th: 1050 1050 2019 75th: 1050 1050 2020 75th: 1010 1010 2021 75th: 1150 1150 2022 75th: 1130 1130 2023 75th: 1100 1100

SAT Math

25th 75th
350 400 450 500 550 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 390 390 2012 25th: 400 400 2013 25th: 400 400 2014 25th: 410 410 2015 25th: 410 410 2016 25th: 410 410 2017 25th: 450 450 2018 25th: 450 450 2019 25th: 440 440 2020 25th: 420 420 2021 25th: 450 450 2022 25th: 410 410 2023 25th: 480 480 2011 75th: 470 470 2012 75th: 480 480 2013 75th: 470 470 2014 75th: 480 480 2015 75th: 470 470 2016 75th: 470 470 2017 75th: 510 510 2018 75th: 520 520 2019 75th: 520 520 2020 75th: 500 500 2021 75th: 550 550 2022 75th: 540 540 2023 75th: 530 530

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 380 380 2012 25th: 390 390 2013 25th: 390 390 2014 25th: 400 400 2015 25th: 400 400 2016 25th: 400 400 2017 25th: 450 450 2018 25th: 450 450 2019 25th: 450 450 2020 25th: 430 430 2021 25th: 480 480 2022 25th: 400 400 2023 25th: 500 500 2011 75th: 460 460 2012 75th: 460 460 2013 75th: 460 460 2014 75th: 480 480 2015 75th: 470 470 2016 75th: 470 470 2017 75th: 520 520 2018 75th: 530 530 2019 75th: 530 530 2020 75th: 510 510 2021 75th: 600 600 2022 75th: 590 590 2023 75th: 570 570

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2014 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2015 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2016 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0% 2017 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2018 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2019 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2020 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2021 Submitted: 4.0% 4.0% 2022 Submitted: 3.0% 3.0% 2023 Submitted: 2.0% 2.0% 2024 Submitted: 3.0% 3.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.