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North Carolina Central University

North Carolina Central University
1801 Fayetteville St
Durham, North Carolina 27707

Website: North Carolina Central University

Type of college:4-year public

Degree types offered: Bachelor's, First-professional degree, Master's

Degree Programs offered:

  • Accounting & Finance
  • Adapted Physical Education / Therapeutic
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Arts & Design
  • Athletic Training and Sports Medicine
  • Biology General
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Chemistry General
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Clothing / Apparel and Textile Studies
  • College / Postsec. Student Counseling
  • Communication Disorders General
  • Computer Science
  • Counselor Education / Counseling and Guidance
  • Criminal Justice
  • Criminal Justice / Law Enforcement Administration
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Drama / Theater Arts General
  • Drama and Dance Teacher Education
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Education of the Blind and Visually Hand
  • Education of the Emotionally Handicapped
  • Education of the Mentally Handicapped
  • Education of the Specific Learning Disability
  • Educational / Instructional Media Design
  • Elementary Teacher Education
  • English Language and Literature General
  • English Teacher Education
  • Environmental Science / Studies
  • Foods and Nutrition Studies General
  • French Language and Literature
  • French Language Teacher Education
  • General Teacher Education Other
  • Geography
  • Health and Physical Education General
  • Health Teacher Education
  • History General
  • History Teacher Education
  • Home Economics General
  • Home Economics Teacher Education
  • Hospitality Administration / Management
  • Information Sciences and Systems
  • Junior High / Intermediate / Middle School Teacher
  • Law (LLB JD)
  • Library Science / Librarianship
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Music - General Performance
  • Music General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Nursing (RN Training)
  • Parks Recreation and Leisure Facilities
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physics General
  • Physics Teacher Education
  • Political Science and Government General
  • Pre-Elementary / Early Childhood / Kindergarten
  • Psychology General
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health Education and Promotion
  • Religious / Sacred Music
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education

Classification: Master’s Colleges and Universities I: These institutions typically offer a wide range of baccalaureate programs, and they are committed to graduate education through the master’s degree. They award 40 or more master’s degrees per year across three or more disciplines.


2004-2007 Enrollment

Total enrollment 5,476
Undergraduate enrollment 4,057
Percent of undergraduate enrollment by gender
Men 36%
Women 64%
Percent of undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity
Non-resident alien 0%
Black non-Hispanic 81%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1%
Hispanic 1%
White non-Hispanic 14%


Information provided by the National Center for Education Statistics and the Carnegie Foundation.

North Carolina Central University Information