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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation United Methodist
Location Rocky Mount, NC
Population 130,000
Website https://www.ncwc.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,680 (63%)
Days Without Precipitation 256 (72%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,124
Men / Women 49% / 51%
From State 64%
From Region 14%
Athletes 41.9%

Racial/Ethnic

Black 38%
White 24%
International 16%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 5%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 67.3% 67.3% 2012 Men: 58.8% 58.8% 2013 Men: 73.4% 73.4% 2014 Men: 69.1% 69.1% 2015 Men: 63.8% 63.8% 2016 Men: 66.8% 66.8% 2017 Men: 61.1% 61.1% 2018 Men: 60.9% 60.9% 2019 Men: 55.2% 55.2% 2020 Men: 68.0% 68.0% 2021 Men: 72.5% 72.5% 2022 Men: 65.5% 65.5% 2023 Men: 67.2% 67.2% 2024 Men: 64.0% 64.0%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2012 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2013 Native: 3.3% 3.3% 2014 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2015 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2016 Native: 2.7% 2.7% 2017 Native: 2.1% 2.1% 2018 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2022 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2023 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2024 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2011 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2012 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2013 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2014 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2015 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2016 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2017 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2018 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2019 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2020 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2021 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2023 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2011 Black: 44.4% 44.4% 2012 Black: 53.5% 53.5% 2013 Black: 45.1% 45.1% 2014 Black: 45.9% 45.9% 2015 Black: 46.6% 46.6% 2016 Black: 44.6% 44.6% 2017 Black: 42.9% 42.9% 2018 Black: 36.2% 36.2% 2019 Black: 29.4% 29.4% 2020 Black: 36.8% 36.8% 2021 Black: 38.0% 38.0% 2022 Black: 33.0% 33.0% 2023 Black: 40.7% 40.7% 2024 Black: 38.1% 38.1% 2011 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2% 2012 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6% 2013 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9% 2014 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6% 2015 Hispanic: 0.4% 0.4% 2016 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1% 2017 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2% 2018 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8% 2019 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2020 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7% 2021 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6% 2022 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2023 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2024 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7% 2011 White: 36.1% 36.1% 2012 White: 34.9% 34.9% 2013 White: 33.2% 33.2% 2014 White: 23.6% 23.6% 2015 White: 23.7% 23.7% 2016 White: 20.3% 20.3% 2017 White: 25.7% 25.7% 2018 White: 23.1% 23.1% 2019 White: 23.8% 23.8% 2020 White: 24.2% 24.2% 2021 White: 25.2% 25.2% 2022 White: 24.5% 24.5% 2023 White: 23.7% 23.7% 2024 White: 25.1% 25.1% 2011 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2012 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2013 International: 3.3% 3.3% 2014 International: 12.4% 12.4% 2015 International: 14.4% 14.4% 2016 International: 9.9% 9.9% 2017 International: 9.4% 9.4% 2018 International: 7.2% 7.2% 2019 International: 5.2% 5.2% 2020 International: 4.7% 4.7% 2021 International: 13.7% 13.7% 2022 International: 7.9% 7.9% 2023 International: 10.3% 10.3% 2024 International: 13.2% 13.2%

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% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2021 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2022 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2023 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2024 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2025 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2020 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2025 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 Black: 39.2% 39.2% 2021 Black: 38.8% 38.8% 2022 Black: 39.1% 39.1% 2023 Black: 38.3% 38.3% 2024 Black: 39.7% 39.7% 2025 Black: 38.4% 38.4% 2020 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0% 2021 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2022 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2023 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6% 2024 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4% 2025 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6% 2020 White: 26.7% 26.7% 2021 White: 27.8% 27.8% 2022 White: 25.5% 25.5% 2023 White: 25.7% 25.7% 2024 White: 23.2% 23.2% 2025 White: 23.8% 23.8% 2020 International: 10.6% 10.6% 2021 International: 11.6% 11.6% 2022 International: 15.5% 15.5% 2023 International: 17.3% 17.3% 2024 International: 14.8% 14.8% 2025 International: 15.9% 15.9%

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
North Carolina Wesleyan University 320 38% / 62% 19% $57,952 50 96%
Computer Science 29 +3 55% / 45% 10% $66,508 69 97%
Chemistry 1 — 100% / 0% 100% $57,510 48 —
Mathematics 4 +2 25% / 75% 50% $61,040 58 —
Biology 7 — 29% / 71% 14% $54,844 41 —
Biomedical Sciences 4 — 25% / 75% 75% — — —
Environmental Science 1 +1 0% / 100% 100% $49,331 24 —
Pre-Veterinary Studies — — — — $49,711 25 —
Exercise Science 8 — 62% / 38% 12% $49,936 26 —
Nursing 16 — 12% / 88% 0% $89,642 92 —
Pre-Dentistry Studies — — — — $57,882 49 —
Pre-Medicine — — — — $57,666 49 —
Public Health 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Accounting 14 +1 21% / 79% 7% $58,141 50 91%
Business Administration 84 +6 52% / 48% 31% $62,303 60 96%
Health Administration 25 +1 8% / 92% 0% $57,553 48 —
Logistics 6 +1 33% / 67% 33% $62,303 60 96%
Marketing 8 +10 38% / 62% 50% $52,123 32 92%
Organizational Leadership 15 +12 20% / 80% 0% $62,303 60 96%
Sports Management 14 +3 71% / 29% 36% $48,813 23 —
Communication 5 +3 40% / 60% 40% $47,276 19 —
English 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $44,103 12 —
History 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $45,511 15 —
Political Science 3 — 100% / 0% 67% $55,390 42 —
Psychology 30 +3 27% / 73% 10% $45,871 16 96%
Religious Studies 1 +2 100% / 0% 0% $39,836 7 95%
Sociology 1 +1 100% / 0% 100% $44,997 14 —
Elementary Education 2 +1 0% / 100% 50% $53,804 37 100%
General Education 6 +2 17% / 83% 0% $49,538 25 —
Public Health Education — — — — $51,926 32 —
Special Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $55,250 42 —
Theater 3 — 67% / 33% 33% $38,114 6 —
Criminal Justice 27 +2 26% / 74% 4% $46,132 16 96%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $37,972
ROI Percentile 50th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 58%
4-Year Graduation Rate 29%
6-Year Graduation Rate 42%
Transfer-Out Rate 35%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 22.2% 22.2% 2012 Graduated: 24.4% 24.4% 2013 Graduated: 33.2% 33.2% 2014 Graduated: 35.2% 35.2% 2015 Graduated: 23.3% 23.3% 2016 Graduated: 20.7% 20.7% 2017 Graduated: 31.4% 31.4% 2018 Graduated: 29.4% 29.4% 2019 Graduated: 40.7% 40.7% 2020 Graduated: 31.4% 31.4% 2021 Graduated: 40.3% 40.3% 2022 Graduated: 38.4% 38.4% 2023 Graduated: 40.4% 40.4% 2024 Graduated: 42.0% 42.0%

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% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 16.9% 16.9% 2012 Men: 17.2% 17.2% 2013 Men: 23.3% 23.3% 2014 Men: 29.0% 29.0% 2015 Men: 16.0% 16.0% 2016 Men: 14.7% 14.7% 2017 Men: 29.2% 29.2% 2018 Men: 28.0% 28.0% 2019 Men: 36.2% 36.2% 2020 Men: 26.2% 26.2% 2021 Men: 30.9% 30.9% 2022 Men: 34.6% 34.6% 2023 Men: 30.6% 30.6% 2024 Men: 37.2% 37.2% 2011 Women: 32.3% 32.3% 2012 Women: 35.8% 35.8% 2013 Women: 51.8% 51.8% 2014 Women: 47.4% 47.4% 2015 Women: 36.0% 36.0% 2016 Women: 33.3% 33.3% 2017 Women: 34.6% 34.6% 2018 Women: 33.3% 33.3% 2019 Women: 49.4% 49.4% 2020 Women: 41.7% 41.7% 2021 Women: 58.5% 58.5% 2022 Women: 45.1% 45.1% 2023 Women: 56.9% 56.9% 2024 Women: 49.3% 49.3%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 24.2% 24.2% 2012 Black: 24.5% 24.5% 2013 Black: 35.5% 35.5% 2014 Black: 32.7% 32.7% 2015 Black: 16.4% 16.4% 2016 Black: 17.2% 17.2% 2017 Black: 30.5% 30.5% 2018 Black: 22.5% 22.5% 2019 Black: 26.5% 26.5% 2020 Black: 21.4% 21.4% 2021 Black: 24.4% 24.4% 2022 Black: 23.8% 23.8% 2023 Black: 33.6% 33.6% 2024 Black: 31.3% 31.3% 2011 Hispanic: 16.7% 16.7% 2012 Hispanic: 30.0% 30.0% 2013 Hispanic: 8.3% 8.3% 2014 Hispanic: 16.7% 16.7% 2015 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Hispanic: 22.2% 22.2% 2017 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2018 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0% 2019 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0% 2020 Hispanic: 46.7% 46.7% 2021 Hispanic: 20.0% 20.0% 2022 Hispanic: 63.6% 63.6% 2023 Hispanic: 20.0% 20.0% 2024 Hispanic: 44.4% 44.4% 2011 White: 25.0% 25.0% 2012 White: 22.9% 22.9% 2013 White: 34.6% 34.6% 2014 White: 49.1% 49.1% 2015 White: 46.4% 46.4% 2016 White: 33.3% 33.3% 2017 White: 32.7% 32.7% 2018 White: 39.2% 39.2% 2019 White: 60.0% 60.0% 2020 White: 45.5% 45.5% 2021 White: 62.0% 62.0% 2022 White: 59.0% 59.0% 2023 White: 39.7% 39.7% 2024 White: 49.5% 49.5% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 20.0% 20.0% 2013 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2014 International: 48.3% 48.3% 2015 International: 17.6% 17.6% 2016 International: 9.1% 9.1% 2017 International: 16.7% 16.7% 2018 International: 37.5% 37.5% 2019 International: 41.7% 41.7% 2020 International: 40.0% 40.0% 2021 International: 39.5% 39.5% 2022 International: 36.0% 36.0% 2023 International: 55.9% 55.9% 2024 International: 47.1% 47.1%

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
Business & Economics 51.9% 166 40% / 60% 23% $59,608 54 95%
Humanities & Social Sciences 13.8% 44 39% / 61% 18% $46,426 17 96%
Computer Science 9.1% 29 55% / 45% 10% $66,508 69 97%
Professional 8.4% 27 26% / 74% 4% $46,132 16 96%
Health Sciences 7.8% 25 32% / 68% 4% $76,407 82 —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.4% 11 27% / 73% 36% $54,844 41 —
Education 2.8% 9 11% / 89% 11% $51,121 29 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.6% 5 40% / 60% 60% $60,334 56 —
Arts 0.9% 3 67% / 33% 33% $38,114 6 —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.3% 1 0% / 100% 100% $49,331 24 —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 28%
Yield (Unbound) 17%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 28% 28% 28%

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: 62.5% 62.5% 2012 Acceptance: 53.6% 53.6% 2013 Acceptance: 46.8% 46.8% 2014 Acceptance: 53.3% 53.3% 2015 Acceptance: 55.4% 55.4% 2016 Acceptance: 61.6% 61.6% 2017 Acceptance: 53.0% 53.0% 2018 Acceptance: 62.8% 62.8% 2019 Acceptance: 62.3% 62.3% 2020 Acceptance: 47.6% 47.6% 2021 Acceptance: 28.0% 28.0% 2022 Acceptance: 68.4% 68.4% 2023 Acceptance: 77.9% 77.9% 2024 Acceptance: 80.2% 80.2% 2011 Yield: 21.4% 21.4% 2012 Yield: 24.1% 24.1% 2013 Yield: 29.1% 29.1% 2014 Yield: 22.0% 22.0% 2015 Yield: 18.6% 18.6% 2016 Yield: 12.3% 12.3% 2017 Yield: 21.8% 21.8% 2018 Yield: 19.2% 19.2% 2019 Yield: 14.5% 14.5% 2020 Yield: 16.2% 16.2% 2021 Yield: 31.0% 31.0% 2022 Yield: 15.3% 15.3% 2023 Yield: 13.3% 13.3% 2024 Yield: 17.5% 17.5%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,666 1,666 2012 Applicants: 1,501 1,501 2013 Applicants: 1,634 1,634 2014 Applicants: 2,683 2,683 2015 Applicants: 3,102 3,102 2016 Applicants: 4,038 4,038 2017 Applicants: 3,068 3,068 2018 Applicants: 3,136 3,136 2019 Applicants: 3,171 3,171 2020 Applicants: 3,358 3,358 2021 Applicants: 2,220 2,220 2022 Applicants: 2,379 2,379 2023 Applicants: 2,417 2,417 2024 Applicants: 1,856 1,856 2011 Admitted: 1,042 1,042 2012 Admitted: 804 804 2013 Admitted: 764 764 2014 Admitted: 1,429 1,429 2015 Admitted: 1,720 1,720 2016 Admitted: 2,486 2,486 2017 Admitted: 1,625 1,625 2018 Admitted: 1,969 1,969 2019 Admitted: 1,975 1,975 2020 Admitted: 1,598 1,598 2021 Admitted: 622 622 2022 Admitted: 1,628 1,628 2023 Admitted: 1,884 1,884 2024 Admitted: 1,489 1,489 2011 Enrolled: 223 223 2012 Enrolled: 194 194 2013 Enrolled: 222 222 2014 Enrolled: 314 314 2015 Enrolled: 320 320 2016 Enrolled: 307 307 2017 Enrolled: 355 355 2018 Enrolled: 379 379 2019 Enrolled: 286 286 2020 Enrolled: 259 259 2021 Enrolled: 193 193 2022 Enrolled: 249 249 2023 Enrolled: 250 250 2024 Enrolled: 261 261

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

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind

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: 780 780 2012 25th: 770 770 2013 25th: 770 770 2014 25th: 756 756 2015 25th: 760 760 2016 25th: 780 780 2017 25th: 870 870 2018 25th: 870 870 2019 25th: 860 860 2020 25th: 850 850 2021 25th: 860 860 2011 75th: 990 990 2012 75th: 960 960 2013 75th: 970 970 2014 75th: 1144 1144 2015 75th: 970 970 2016 75th: 1030 1030 2017 75th: 1060 1060 2018 75th: 1090 1090 2019 75th: 1070 1070 2020 75th: 980 980 2021 75th: 1120 1120

SAT Math

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 400 400 2012 25th: 390 390 2013 25th: 400 400 2014 25th: 385 385 2015 25th: 380 380 2016 25th: 390 390 2017 25th: 430 430 2018 25th: 430 430 2019 25th: 420 420 2020 25th: 420 420 2021 25th: 420 420 2011 75th: 510 510 2012 75th: 490 490 2013 75th: 500 500 2014 75th: 579 579 2015 75th: 490 490 2016 75th: 530 530 2017 75th: 530 530 2018 75th: 540 540 2019 75th: 530 530 2020 75th: 500 500 2021 75th: 560 560

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: 380 380 2013 25th: 370 370 2014 25th: 371 371 2015 25th: 380 380 2016 25th: 390 390 2017 25th: 440 440 2018 25th: 440 440 2019 25th: 440 440 2020 25th: 430 430 2021 25th: 440 440 2011 75th: 480 480 2012 75th: 470 470 2013 75th: 470 470 2014 75th: 565 565 2015 75th: 480 480 2016 75th: 500 500 2017 75th: 530 530 2018 75th: 550 550 2019 75th: 540 540 2020 75th: 480 480 2021 75th: 560 560

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: 92.0% 92.0% 2012 Submitted: 89.0% 89.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2015 Submitted: 91.0% 91.0% 2016 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0% 2017 Submitted: 91.0% 91.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 84.0% 84.0%

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.