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North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina

https://www.ncat.edu

#502 National Colleges

58.29% Admission Rate
Somewhat Selective

10,709 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Public
  • Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
  • Four-year, full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
  • Four-year, large, primarily residential
  • Historically Black College and University
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (also known as North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina A&T, N.C. A&T, or simply A&T) is a public, historically black land-grant research university in Greensboro, North Carolina. It is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina System. Founded by the North Carolina General Assembly on March 9, 1891, as the Agricultural and Mechanical College for the Colored Race, it is the second college established under the provisions of the Morrill Act of 1890, and the first for people of color in the state of North Carolina. Initially, the college offered instruction in agriculture, English, horticulture, and mathematics. In 1967, the college was designated a Regional University by the North Carolina General Assembly and renamed North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.

With an enrollment of 13,322 students, North Carolina A&T is the largest historically black college or university (HBCU) in the U.S., a position it has held since 2014. The university's College of Engineering graduates more Black engineers than any other campus in the United States, and its College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences produces more African American agriculture graduates than any campus in the country. The university is also a leading producer of African-American kinesiology undergraduates, landscape architects, nurses, teachers and journalism/mass communication grads.

The university offers 54 undergraduate, 29 master's, and nine doctoral degrees through its eight colleges, one school and one joint school; the university awards more than 2,600 degrees annually, and has an alumni base of around 65,000. The main campus encompasses over 600 acres (240 hectares) in area, additionally, the university operates a 492-acre (199 ha) working farm, and two research parks totaling a combined 150 acres (60 ha). The university is classified as a high activity research university by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The university ranks third in sponsored funding among University of North Carolina system institutions. As of 2021, the university conducts over $78 million in academic and scientific research annually, and operates 20 research centers and institutes on campus. The university's designation as a land grant institution reflects its broad range of research with ongoing projects funded by agencies such as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Defense, National Institutes of Health, and the National Science Foundation.

The school's students, alumni and sports teams are known as "Aggies". The university's varsity athletic teams, are members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in all sports. In 2018, the football team won its fourth MEAC title in five years and won the Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl for the third time in four years. During the 2017–18 school year, N.C. A&T Athletics won MEAC titles in football, women's basketball, bowling, men's indoor track and field, women's indoor track and field and men's outdoor track and field.


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Location

City
Greensboro, North Carolina

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Locale
City: Large (population of 250,000 or more)

Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Engineering 12.6%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 9.2%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 8.8%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities 7.8%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies 6.8%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services 6.2%
Psychology 5.8%
Engineering Technologies And Engineering-Related Fields 5.1%
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences 5.0%
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 4.9%
Health Professions And Related Programs 4.5%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 4.0%
Public Administration And Social Service Professions 3.5%
Education 3.5%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 3.1%
Social Sciences 3.1%
Visual And Performing Arts 2.6%
Physical Sciences 1.0%
Mathematics And Statistics 1.0%
English Language And Literature/Letters 1.0%
History 0.4%
Architecture And Related Services 0.4%

Cost

In State Tuition
$6,657.00

Out of State Tuition
$20,167.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
74.48%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$10,274.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1048 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 570 525 480
Verbal 580 535 490

ACT Scores

20 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 22 20 17
English 22 19 15