North Carolina Central University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 1,100,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,680 (63%)
Days Without Precipitation 256 (70%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,772
Men / Women 30% / 70%
From State 72%
From Region 8%
Athletes 282 (5.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 86%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 4%
White 3%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%
International 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities 262 30% 8% 1% 79% 6% 0% $47,679 1 -0.99 30 92% 9.5%
English 6 — 50% 0% 0% 67% 33% 0% $48,932 34 -0.42 33 80% — — — —
History 8 +1 25% 25% 0% 62% 0% 0% $45,244 5 -1.14 23 100% — — — —
Liberal Studies 27 — 52% 7% 4% 85% 0% 0% $42,655 2 -1.41 17 100% — — — —
Spanish — — — — — — — — $51,753 28 -0.56 41 95% — — — —
Mass Communication 38 — 26% 3% 0% 87% 0% 0% $45,979 4 -1.48 25 91% — — — —
Political Science 30 — 37% 13% 0% 50% 13% 0% $58,677 13 -1.00 59 92% — — — —
Social Sciences 119 — 26% 9% 1% 82% 6% 0% $48,051 10 -0.80 31 91% 9.5% — — —
Art 11 — 36% 0% 0% 73% 18% 9% $41,744 27 -0.54 16 89% — — — —
Fashion Design 9 — 0% 0% 0% 89% 11% 0% $45,294 4 -1.62 24 — — — — —
Music 6 — 50% 0% 0% 83% 0% 0% $42,232 30 -0.49 17 95% — — — —
Visual Arts 8 +1 12% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $42,361 31 -0.48 17 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences 241 15% 7% 0% 79% 8% 0% $48,280 1 -1.22 31 96% 10.9%
Family and Consumer Sciences 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $46,118 12 -0.85 26 99% — — — —
Psychology 95 +1 8% 8% 1% 79% 7% 0% $45,003 3 -1.53 23 93% 11.8% — — —
Social Work 40 — 12% 0% 0% 90% 2% 0% $48,825 20 -0.53 33 100% — — — —
Criminal Justice 105 +1 21% 8% 0% 74% 11% 0% $51,058 7 -1.22 39 97% 10.1% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Science and Technology 122 43% 6% 6% 73% 9% 1% $67,751 37 -0.79 75 97%
Computer Science 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $88,887 9 -1.05 92 100% — — — —
Information Technology 37 — 73% 0% 8% 65% 8% 3% $88,887 31 -0.46 92 100% — — — —
Chemistry 6 — 17% 0% 17% 83% 0% 0% $58,515 5 -1.26 58 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,130 12 -0.88 66 — — — — —
Physics 3 — 100% 0% 0% 67% 33% 0% $64,082 6 -1.40 69 — — — — —
Biology 32 — 6% 6% 0% 81% 12% 0% $59,494 18 -0.81 60 95% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 25 — 32% 0% 8% 88% 4% 0% $59,494 13 -0.90 60 95% — — — —
Dietetics 2 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $54,604 14 -0.89 48 — — — — —
Environmental Science 11 — 73% 36% 0% 55% 9% 0% $49,112 11 -1.20 34 — — — — —
Clinical Research 4 — 25% 0% 25% 50% 0% 0% $60,477 27 -0.55 62 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 133 44% 5% 2% 77% 8% 2% $58,905 7 -1.01 59 95% 12.4%
Accounting 13 — 38% 8% 0% 69% 23% 0% $73,707 22 -0.86 81 100% — — — —
Business Administration 111 +1 46% 4% 2% 77% 7% 3% $58,027 6 -1.02 57 95% — — — —
Hospitality Management 9 — 33% 22% 0% 78% 0% 0% $48,366 6 -1.10 32 88% 12.4% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 168 20% 7% 2% 83% 5% 0% $52,733 2 -0.35 44 96% 10.1%
Kinesiology 9 — 11% 0% 0% 89% 11% 0% $50,769 7 -1.28 38 — — — — —
Recreation Management 16 — 44% 6% 0% 81% 0% 0% $48,105 6 -1.13 31 94% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 58 — 7% 5% 2% 83% 7% 0% $54,877 75 +0.38 49 97% 7.3% — — —
Elementary Education 16 — 0% 31% 12% 56% 0% 0% $54,877 75 +0.38 49 97% 7.3% — — —
Middle School Education — — — — — — — — $54,877 52 -0.02 49 97% 7.3% — — —
Physical Education 43 — 47% 7% 0% 86% 7% 0% $48,320 10 -1.16 31 94% 14.8% — — —
Public Health Education 26 — 4% 0% 0% 96% 4% 0% $57,463 46 -0.32 56 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing 39 15% 15% 3% 64% 10% 0% $92,384 91 +0.01 94 99% 5.2%
Nursing 39 — 15% 15% 3% 64% 10% 0% $92,384 60 +0.01 94 99% 5.2% — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,038
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $20,995
Est. In-State Cost $9,104
Est. Out-of-State Cost $27,159
ROI Percentile 48th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 26%
6-Year Graduation Rate 42%
Transfer-Out Rate 33%

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 33.5% 323 20% 7% 1% 80% 6% 0% $47,988 4 -1.08 31 93% 10.5%
Business & Economics 15.4% 149 44% 5% 1% 77% 7% 2% $57,746 3 -1.02 56 95% 12.4%
Education 14.8% 143 17% 8% 2% 83% 6% 0% $53,375 49 -0.21 45 97% 10.1%
Professional 10.9% 105 21% 8% 0% 74% 11% 0% $51,058 3 -1.22 39 97% 10.1%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.9% 57 18% 4% 4% 84% 9% 0% $59,494 16 -0.85 60 95% —
Health Sciences 5.4% 52 15% 12% 4% 67% 10% 0% $82,727 72 -0.25 89 99% 5.2%
Humanities 4.2% 41 46% 10% 2% 78% 5% 0% $44,079 3 -1.21 21 97% —
Computer Science 3.9% 38 71% 0% 8% 63% 11% 3% $88,887 15 -0.47 92 100% —
Arts 3.5% 34 24% 0% 0% 85% 9% 3% $42,915 14 -0.80 18 91% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.3% 13 69% 31% 0% 62% 8% 0% $49,957 11 -1.15 36 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.0% 10 50% 10% 10% 70% 10% 0% $60,547 6 -1.27 63 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $10.9M #186 73% $0.6M — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $4.2M #229 90% $0.0M — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.8M #334 47% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.1M #380 0% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.1M #510 50% $0.0M 2 #219 20 —
Health Sciences $0.0M #429 0% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.0M #439 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Total $16.2M #271 76% $0.6M 2 #546 20 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 110 $4.9M $4.9M $0
Track & Field (indoor) 29 $183K $183K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 24 $183K $183K $0
Basketball 17 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Tennis 9 $299K $299K $0
Cross Country 8 $91K $91K $0
Golf 7 $100K $100K $0
Total 180 $7.3M $7.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 31 $193K $193K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 24 $193K $193K $0
Softball 20 $517K $517K $0
Volleyball 19 $517K $517K $0
Basketball 16 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Cross Country 9 $96K $96K $0
Tennis 7 $348K $348K $0
Golf 6 $309K $309K $0
Total 102 $3.5M $3.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 110 $4.9M $4.9M $0
Track & Field (indoor) 60 $376K $376K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 48 $376K $376K $0
Basketball 33 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Softball 20 $517K $517K $0
Volleyball 19 $517K $517K $0
Cross Country 17 $188K $188K $0
Tennis 16 $648K $648K $0
Golf 13 $410K $410K $0
Total 282 $15.6M $15.6M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 68%
Yield (non-ED) 11%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 68% 68% 68%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional