Winston-Salem, North Carolina · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Carolina University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 880 students in fall 2024, including 460 undergraduates and 420 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Non-Denominational.
Carolina University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 22 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Divinity/Ministry, Business Administration and Management, and Organizational Leadership. It awarded 190 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 22 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
56% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1.
Key figures
880
Students enrolled
56%
First-year retention
190
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
22
Programs and majors
17:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 22
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
56%
Student-to-faculty ratio
17:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
76
Associate degrees
7
Master's degrees
88
Doctoral degrees (research)
18
Certificates under 1 year
1
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
880
Undergraduates, fall 2024
460
Graduate students, fall 2024
420
Full-time, fall 2024
75%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,104
Undergraduates, 2024-25
530
Graduate students, 2024-25
574
Full-time, 2024-25
75%
Size category
Under 1,000 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
39%
Men
61%
White
25%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
17%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
34%
Race or ethnicity unknown
12%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
22
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
51%
Students taking some online courses
49%
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Non-Denominational
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Athletic association
NAIA, NCCAA
Athletic conference
Continental Athletic Conference
Interim President
Heather Burkard
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact