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Top Ranked Universities in North Carolina - Highest Enrollment

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Top Ranked Universities in North Carolina - Highest Enrollment

Rank in North Carolina Highest Enrollment
2020 2015 School Name 2020 2015
1 1 North Carolina State University at Raleigh 35,479 34,009 (4.3%)
2 2 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 30,011 29,127 (3.0%)
3 4 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 29,710 26,571 (11.8%)
4 3 East Carolina University 28,718 26,887 (6.8%)
5 6 Wake Technical Community College 21,872 19,160 (14.2%)
6 7 University of North Carolina at Greensboro 20,106 18,074 (11.2%)
7 8 Appalachian State University 19,108 17,838 (7.1%)
8 5 Central Piedmont Community College 18,824 20,198 (6.8%)
9 10 University of North Carolina Wilmington 16,747 13,937 (20.2%)
10 9 Duke University 16,606 15,467 (7.4%)
11 13 North Carolina A & T State University 12,142 10,561 (15.0%)
12 14 Western Carolina University 11,639 10,107 (15.2%)
13 12 Fayetteville Technical Community College 11,534 12,398 (7.0%)
14 11 Guilford Technical Community College 10,520 13,656 (23.0%)
15 20 Wake Forest University 8,401 7,602 (10.5%)
16 16 Cape Fear Community College 8,378 9,246 (9.4%)
17 18 North Carolina Central University 8,207 8,093 (1.4%)
18 17 Pitt Community College 8,185 8,902 (8.1%)
19 15 Forsyth Technical Community College 7,779 9,528 (18.4%)
20 23 University of North Carolina at Pembroke 7,137 6,222 (14.7%)

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