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North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina Public 4-year Large city

Overview

Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, North Carolina A & T State University is a public four-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 14,311, made up of 12,497 undergraduates and 1,814 graduate students. It is a historically Black college or university and a land-grant institution. It holds the Carnegie R2 designation for high research activity. It is part of University of North Carolina.

North Carolina A & T State University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 101 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Psychology, General, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 2,894 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 40 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

78% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.

Key figures

14,311
Students enrolled
78%
First-year retention
2,894
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
101
Programs and majors
20:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 101

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Engineering 15
Business, Management and Marketing 6
Computer and Information Sciences 8
Psychology 3
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Health Professions 9
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Education 14
Communication and Journalism 3
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
  • Biology BachelorMaster 120 graduates
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 5
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Engineering Technologies 6
Social Sciences 3
Family and Consumer Sciences 4
Public Administration and Social Services 1
  • Social Work CertificateBachelorMasterPhD 71 graduates
Physical Sciences 4
Visual and Performing Arts 4
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 3
English Language and Literature 2
Mathematics and Statistics 2
Architecture 1
History 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 2
Communications Technologies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
78%
First-year retention, part-time students
56%
Student-to-faculty ratio
20:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
2,330
Master's degrees
406
Doctoral degrees (research)
75
Postbaccalaureate certificates
83

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
14,311
Undergraduates, fall 2024
12,497
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,814
Full-time, fall 2024
87%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
15,667
Undergraduates, 2024-25
13,615
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,052
Full-time, 2024-25
84%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
61%
Men
39%
White
4%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African American
74%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
8%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
40
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
13%
Students taking some online courses
69%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
University of North Carolina
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Colonial Athletic Association
Chancellor
James R. Martin II
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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