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North Carolina Central University

Durham, North Carolina

https://www.nccu.edu

#775 National Colleges

67.98% Admission Rate
Not Very Selective

5,546 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Public
  • Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
  • Four-year, full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
  • Four-year, medium, primarily residential
  • Historically Black College and University
North Carolina Central University (NCCU or NC Central), a state-supported liberal arts institution, is a public, historically black university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Dr. James E. Shepard in affiliation with the Chautauqua movement in 1909, it was supported by private funds from both Northern and Southern philanthropists. It was made part of the state system in 1923, when it first received state funding and was renamed as Durham State Normal School. It added graduate classes in arts and sciences and professional schools in law and library science in the late 1930s and 1940s.

In 1969 the legislature designated this as a regional university and renamed it as North Carolina Central University. It has been part of the University of North Carolina system since 1972, and offers programs at the baccalaureate, master's, professional and doctoral levels. The university is a member-school of Thurgood Marshall College Fund.

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Location

City
Durham, 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
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services 12.2%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 11.7%
Social Sciences 11.5%
Health Professions And Related Programs 10.4%
Psychology 8.3%
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 8.0%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies 7.0%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 6.9%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 6.6%
Education 3.7%
Public Administration And Social Service Professions 3.4%
Visual And Performing Arts 3.1%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 1.4%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities 1.3%
History 1.1%
Physical Sciences 1.1%
English Language And Literature/Letters 0.9%
Natural Resources And Conservation 0.7%
Mathematics And Statistics 0.4%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 0.3%

Cost

In State Tuition
$6,534.00

Out of State Tuition
$19,241.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
73.59%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$14,732.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

976 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 520 480 440
Verbal 530 490 450

ACT Scores

18 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 19 18 16
English 19 17 14