North Carolina Central University
North Carolina Central University admitted 87% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 19–22 on the ACT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $16,708 a year. Within six years, 47% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 87%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- ACT middle 50%
- 19–22
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $27,916 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $16,708 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $15,130 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $6,733 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $19,769 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 47%
- Students who return for a second year
- 73%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $46,956 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,000
Students
- Undergraduates
- 6,081
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 64%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
- Historically Black college or university
- Yes
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Social sciences
- 15%
- Business, management and marketing
- 14%
- Homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting
- 11%
- Psychology
- 10%
- Education
- 8%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Carlow University PA · 87% admitted
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette LA · 87% admitted
- University of Nebraska at Omaha NE · 87% admitted
- Western Connecticut State University CT · 87% admitted
- Carthage College WI · 87% admitted
- Fitchburg State University MA · 87% admitted
More colleges in North Carolina
- North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC · 42% admitted
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC · 80% admitted
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC · 15% admitted
- East Carolina University NC · 89% admitted
- Appalachian State University NC · 90% admitted
- University of North Carolina Wilmington NC · 64% admitted
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro NC · 89% admitted
- North Carolina A & T State University NC · 50% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.