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North Carolina Central University

Durham, NC · Public · Large city · NCCU

Public institution in Durham, NC · 5,400 undergraduates · 90% acceptance rate · $42,968 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$15,028683rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$6,542245th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$19,578832nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$25,618724th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$28,2501,780th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$42,9681,465th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$35,9671,476th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
46.0%1,310th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
75.4%944th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
90.5%1,245th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1023890th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
18912th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
5,400466th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
16.0:11,454th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
56.6%252nd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 126 mi (CLT)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$50
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 35 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$64,706$63,705
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationHealth Professionsbachelors$39,585$39,369
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$39,009$26,353
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$38,072$38,829
Hospitality Administration/ManagementBusinessbachelors$36,848$31,851
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$33,708$31,514
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$32,658$32,756
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors$30,771$35,600
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$29,685$28,212
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$29,092$31,915
Social Sciences, GeneralSocial Sciencesbachelors$28,960—
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$28,236$28,770

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $4,973,995 (M $3,030,877 · W $1,943,118)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to North Carolina Central University’s 5,400 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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