by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
North Carolina Central University was awarded 28 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general family & consumer sciences.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, North Carolina Central University is ranked #1,713 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
North Carolina Central University also holds the #61 spot on the Best Colleges in North Carolina ranking.
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The acceptance rate at North Carolina Central University is 76%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that North Carolina Central University is a good fit for you.
About 2% of students accepted to North Carolina Central University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 600. Math scores were between 450 and 550.
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With a student to faculty ratio of 15 to 1, North Carolina Central University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at North Carolina Central University is 64%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 74% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like North Carolina Central University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 25% for first-time, full-time students at North Carolina Central University, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,067 undergraduates at North Carolina Central University with 4,962 being full-time and 1,105 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,249 | $13,718 | $17,208 | $21,829 | $22,517 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of North Carolina Central University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At North Carolina Central University, approximately 67% of students took out student loans averaging $6,211 a year. That adds up to $24,844 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at North Carolina Central University is 8.2%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for North Carolina Central University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1801 Fayetteville Street, Durham, NC 27707 |
| Phone: | 919-530-6100 |
| Website: | https://www.nccu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/nccentraluniv |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/nccu |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 119 | $31,836 |
| Educational Administration | 119 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 116 | $34,240 |
| General Psychology | 101 | $27,630 |
| General Social Sciences | 97 | $27,129 |
| Nursing | 80 | $63,307 |
| General Family & Consumer Sciences | 74 | $27,661 |
| Social Work | 60 | $24,577 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 59 | $23,057 |
| General Biology | 47 | $28,377 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 4,866 students took at least one online class at North Carolina Central University. This is an increase from the 4,329 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 4,866 | 1,812 |
| 2019-2020 | 4,329 | 1,500 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,771 | 1,331 |
| 2017-2018 | 3,607 | 1,063 |
| 2016-2017 | 3,456 | 944 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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