| North Carolina | Nation |
|---|
Demographics
| North Carolina | Nation | |
|---|---|---|
| Total (State rank: 10) | 9,656,401 | 311,591,919 |
| Age range | North Carolina | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 4 | 6.5% | 6.4% |
| 5 to 14 | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 15 to 19 | 6.9% | 7.0% |
| 20 to 24 | 7.0% | 7.1% |
| 25 to 44 | 26.6% | 26.4% |
| 45 to 64 | 26.5% | 26.5% |
| 65 and older | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| Race or ethnicity | North Carolina | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 1.2% | 0.8% |
| Asian | 2.2% | 4.8% |
| Black | 21.7% | 12.6% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| White | 70.1% | 74.1% |
| More than one race | 2.1% | 2.8% |
| Hispanic (may be any race) | 8.6% | 16.7% |
| Other | 2.7% | 4.7% |
| Level | North Carolina | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 8th grade or less | 5.7% | 6.0% |
| Some high school, no diploma | 9.5% | 8.1% |
| High-school diploma | 27.3% | 28.4% |
| Some college, no degree | 21.8% | 21.2% |
| Associate degree | 8.7% | 7.8% |
| Bachelor’s degree | 17.8% | 17.9% |
| Master’s degree | 6.5% | 7.5% |
| Doctoral degree | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Professional degree | 1.5% | 1.9% |
| North Carolina | Nation | |
|---|---|---|
| 10.7% | 20.8% |
| North Carolina | Nation | |
|---|---|---|
| (State rank: 39) | $37,049 | $42,693 |
| North Carolina | Nation | |
|---|---|---|
| 17.9% | 15.9% |
| Estimate | North Carolina | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| Total for 2013-14 | 90,852 | 3,219,207 |
| Projected change from 2013-14 to 2023-24 | 12.2% | 7.9% |
| North Carolina | Nation | |
|---|---|---|
| 11,935 | 401,388 |
| North Carolina | Nation | |
|---|---|---|
| 5.4% | 4.9% |
Faculty pay
Average pay of full-time professors
| Academic rank | North Carolina | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| Professor | $121,655 | $118,822 |
| Associate professor | $80,588 | $81,373 |
| Assistant professor | $72,410 | $70,325 |
| All | $83,991 | $85,690 |
| Academic rank | North Carolina | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| Professor | $89,901 | $89,076 |
| Associate professor | $71,640 | $71,297 |
| Assistant professor | $61,547 | $60,506 |
| All | $67,911 | $69,025 |
| Academic rank | North Carolina | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| Professor | $159,129 | $152,042 |
| Associate professor | $102,030 | $95,762 |
| Assistant professor | $80,805 | $82,983 |
| All | $112,226 | $108,803 |
| Academic rank | North Carolina | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| Professor | $80,323 | $91,161 |
| Associate professor | $63,818 | $71,963 |
| Assistant professor | $57,271 | $58,901 |
| All | $64,433 | $69,941 |
| Control | North Carolina | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| Public | $66,474 | $61,265 |
| Private nonprofit | $56,305 | $68,804 |
| Control | North Carolina | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| Public | $47,582 | $62,568 |
| Private nonprofit | $38,615 | $48,969 |
Students
| Group | North Carolina | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate | 515,436 | 18,047,249 |
| Graduate and professional | 69,577 | 2,931,076 |
| At public 4-year institutions | 220,305 | 8,033,071 |
| At public 2-year institutions | 250,684 | 7,062,467 |
| At private 4-year institutions, nonprofit | 93,442 | 3,887,322 |
| At private 2-year institutions, nonprofit | 679 | 39,553 |
| At private 4-year institutions, for-profit | 15,744 | 1,559,080 |
| At private 2-year institutions, for-profit | 4,159 | 396,832 |
| Total | 585,013 | 20,978,325 |
| Institution type | North Carolina | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| Public | 81% | 72% |
| 4-year | 56% | 64% |
| 2-year | 44% | 36% |
| Level | North Carolina | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| Associate | 25,154 | 942,217 |
| Bachelor’s | 48,670 | 1,712,538 |
| Master’s | 16,226 | 730,635 |
| Doctorate | 4,116 | 163,715 |
Residence of new students
State
State residents made up 81% of all freshmen enrolled in North Carolina in the fall of 2010 who had graduated from high school in the previous year; 89% of all North Carolina residents who were freshmen attended college in their home state.
Nation
82% of all freshmen in the fall of 2010 who had graduated from high school in the previous year attended colleges in their home states.
| Gender, race or ethnicity | North Carolina | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| All | 59.2% | 59.0% |
| Men | 56.2% | 56.4% |
| Women | 61.6% | 61.2% |
| American Indian | 41.3% | 40.6% |
| Asian | 73.7% | 69.7% |
| Black | 43.6% | 40.2% |
| Hispanic | 62.5% | 51.4% |
| White | 65.3% | 62.3% |
| 2 or more races | 33.3% | 64.0% |
| Race unknown | 53.4% | 56.0% |
Diversity
| Race, ethnicity, or citizenship status | North Carolina | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 6,876 | 174,629 |
| Asian | 14,335 | 1,133,719 |
| Black | 142,978 | 2,840,259 |
| Pacific Islander | 668 | 61,179 |
| Hispanic | 25,307 | 2,695,637 |
| White | 340,904 | 11,519,372 |
| 2 or more races | 7,362 | 405,812 |
| Race unknown | 30,668 | 1,409,094 |
| Foreign | 15,915 | 738,624 |
| Total | 585,013 | 20,978,325 |
| Group | North Carolina | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 59.4% | 57.0% |
| American Indian | 1.2% | 0.8% |
| Asian | 2.5% | 5.4% |
| Black | 24.4% | 13.5% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| Hispanic | 4.3% | 12.8% |
| White | 58.3% | 54.9% |
| 2 or more races | 1.3% | 1.9% |
| Race unknown | 5.2% | 6.7% |
| Foreign | 2.7% | 3.5% |
| Minority | 33.8% | 34.9% |
| Underrepresented minority | 29.9% | 27.2% |
| Full-time | 64.1% | 61.9% |
Test scores
State
Students averaged 21.9 on the ACT, which was taken by an estimated 20% of North Carolina’s high-school seniors. Students averaged 997 on the SAT, which was taken by an estimated 68% of North Carolina’s high-school seniors.
Nation
Students averaged 21.1 on the ACT and 1010 on the SAT.
Finance
| Institution type | North Carolina | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| Public 4-year | $5,262 | $7,087 |
| Public 2-year | $1,832 | $2,419 |
| Private 4-year | $24,403 | $26,165 |
| North Carolina | Nation | |
|---|---|---|
| State funds | $4,092,304,288 | $71,966,406,875 |
| One-year change | 4.5% | -0.4% |
| Aid type | North Carolina | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| Need-based grants | $268,110,165 | $6,954,307,090 |
| Non-need-based grants | $59,635,270 | $2,444,876,754 |
| Nongrant aid | $75,126,618 | $1,737,198,826 |
| Total | $402,872,053 | $11,136,382,670 |
| North Carolina | Nation | |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $2,567,118,000 | $65,073,411,000 |
| One-year change | 4.1% | 6.3% |
| Source | North Carolina | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| Federal government | 62.7% | 62.6% |
| State and local governments | 6.0% | 5.9% |
| Industry | 11.7% | 4.9% |
| Nonprofit | 5.4% | 5.9% |
| Institution itself | 14.1% | 19.1% |
| Other | 0.0% | 1.6% |
| Field | North Carolina | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 7.4% | 15.4% |
| Environmental sciences | 3.0% | 4.9% |
| Life sciences | 75.1% | 57.2% |
| Math and computer sciences | 3.2% | 3.6% |
| Physical sciences | 3.7% | 7.3% |
| Psychology | 1.6% | 1.7% |
| Social sciences | 4.0% | 3.1% |
| Other sciences | 0.2% | 1.7% |
| Fields other than science and engineering | 1.8% | 4.9% |
| Institution | North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Duke University | $5,555,196,000 |
| Institution | North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Duke University | $350,944,320 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $286,709,822 |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh | $100,323,833 |
Colleges and universities
| Institution type | North Carolina | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| Public 4-year | 16 | 679 |
| Public 2-year | 59 | 972 |
| Private 4-year, nonprofit | 48 | 1,557 |
| Private 2-year, nonprofit | 1 | 100 |
| Private 4-year, for-profit | 16 | 735 |
| Private 2-year, for-profit | 8 | 669 |
| Total | 148 | 4,712 |
| Institution | North Carolina |
|---|---|
| North Carolina State University | 27,438 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 24,222 |
| East Carolina University | 21,093 |
Institutions censured or sanctioned by the AAUP
None
Institutions on NCAA probation
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Wingate University
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