Table 31. Resident Credit Headcount Enrollment in North Carolina Colleges and
Universities and Percentage Change by Institution, Fall 1987 - Fall 1997
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Fall 1997
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Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall % Change
Institution 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Number Over 1996
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PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
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University of North Carolina
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Appalachian 11,070 11,130 11,501 11,483 11,367 11,650 11,641 11,866 12,020 11,909 12,108 1.7%
East Carolina 14,878 15,579 16,029 16,500 16,690 17,757 17,729 17,567 17,445 17,479 17,846 2.1%
Elizabeth City 1,583 1,641 1,694 1,746 1,773 2,019 2,130 2,099 1,981 1,919 1,920 0.1%
Fayetteville 2,639 2,726 3,034 3,337 3,736 3,902 4,032 4,109 4,009 3,951 3,916 -0.9%
N.C. A and T 5,991 6,161 6,536 6,515 7,119 7,580 7,973 8,050 7,846 7,533 7,468 -0.9%
N.C. Central 5,088 5,182 5,343 5,481 5,385 5,667 5,635 5,655 5,470 5,400 5,664 4.9%
N.C. School of the Arts 486 515 507 486 508 510 610 644 679 732 771 5.3%
N.C. State 24,021 25,537 26,209 26,683 27,236 27,156 27,170 27,577 27,537 27,169 27,529 1.3%
UNC-Asheville 3,030 3,124 3,265 3,271 3,225 3,240 3,130 3,165 3,222 3,092 3,179 2.8%
UNC-Chapel Hill 22,775 23,488 23,414 23,674 23,592 23,627 23,913 24,260 24,144 23,674 23,668 0.0%
UNC-Charlotte 12,031 12,970 13,222 14,323 15,058 15,363 15,645 15,513 15,895 15,795 16,370 3.6%
UNC-Greensboro 10,688 11,174 11,584 11,892 11,648 12,177 12,114 12,094 12,644 12,323 12,308 -0.1%
UNC-Pembroke 2,645 2,835 3,081 3,133 2,944 3,041 3,045 3,017 3,000 3,006 3,034 0.9%
UNC-Wilmington 6,501 6,553 7,003 6,978 8,090 7,898 8,157 8,435 8,601 9,077 9,176 1.1%
Western Carolina 5,929 6,055 6,134 6,222 6,372 6,576 6,368 6,619 6,551 6,511 6,531 0.3%
Winston-Salem 2,558 2,532 2,576 2,517 2,604 2,655 2,817 2,845 2,781 2,781 2,865 3.0%
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UNC Total 131,913 137,202 141,132 144,241 147,347 150,818 152,109 153,515 153,825 152,351 154,353 1.3%
Military Centers
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Camp LeJeune 120 56 - - - - - - - - - -
Cherry Point 159 109 - - - - - - - - - -
Fort Bragg 450 362 480 286 802 801 678 807 772 727 774 6.5%
Military Centers Total 729 527 480 286 802 801 678 807 772 727 774 6.5%
Community Colleges
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Alamance - - - - - - - * 485 486 560 15.2%
Anson - - - - - - * 21 44 77 107 39.0%
Asheville-Buncombe - * 169 319 503 696 747 792 806 859 585 -31.9%
Beaufort Co. 257 315 361 352 355 374 325 372 343 328 308 -6.1%
Bladen - - - - - - - * 226 263 66 -74.9%
Blue Ridge * 145 262 305 362 438 467 481 478 502 422 -15.9%
Brunswick - - - - - - - * 346 315 304 -3.5%
Caldwell 975 1,064 1,076 1,158 1,138 967 982 960 997 1,050 737 -29.8%
Cape Fear - - - - * 531 881 1,104 1,458 1,689 1,775 5.1%
Carteret - - - - * 400 361 449 492 430 299 -30.5%
Catawba Valley * 186 414 551 621 696 777 805 692 649 637 -1.8%
Central Carolina - - - - - - * 123 279 408 523 28.2%
Central Piedmont 3,146 3,409 4,086 4,338 4,310 4,604 4,470 4,742 4,802 4,912 3,373 -31.3%
Cleveland 116 205 315 380 378 371 396 388 446 597 425 -28.8%
Coastal Carolina 1,594 1,586 1,840 1,712 2,003 1,936 1,891 1,800 2,005 2,058 1,706 -17.1%
Coll. of Albemarle 866 921 849 666 705 747 883 834 761 781 1,023 31.0%
Craven 285 726 856 794 935 864 865 821 814 811 929 14.5%
Davidson County 605 729 694 677 702 706 680 696 595 610 382 -37.4%
Durham 98 493 888 1,095 946 949 957 962 990 1,031 994 -3.6%
Edgecombe 115 276 187 234 273 282 157 181 153 182 188 3.3%
Fayetteville - - - - * 306 550 717 790 796 2,628 230.2%
Forsyth * 73 182 283 315 365 575 567 677 776 829 6.8%
Gaston 964 1,136 1,285 1,342 1,349 1,512 1,709 1,754 1,714 1,599 1,225 -23.4%
Guilford 522 552 571 611 645 1,242 1,430 1,553 1,589 1,794 1,669 -7.0%
Halifax 210 233 271 232 327 370 301 269 274 265 327 23.4%
Haywood - - - - - - * 196 184 197 231 17.3%
Isothermal 1,248 554 587 624 627 590 574 567 602 599 430 -28.2%
Table 31. (Cont.) Resident Credit Headcount Enrollment in North Carolina Colleges and
Universities and Percentage Change by Institution, Fall 1987 - Fall 1997
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Fall 1997
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Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall % Change
Institution 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Number Over 1996
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Community Colleges (Cont.)
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James Sprunt 54 139 212 148 132 184 189 172 254 261 168 -35.6%
Johnston - - - - - - * 653 652 640 486 -24.1%
Lenoir 793 842 777 791 835 883 801 736 647 626 499 -20.3%
Martin 143 118 131 121 120 161 302 123 152 117 103 -12.0%
Mayland - - - - - - - * 159 172 118 -31.4%
McDowell - - - - - * 72 108 80 118 218 84.7%
Mitchell 632 630 666 660 678 482 472 493 479 486 363 -25.3%
Montgomery - - - - * 12 15 22 30 51 66 29.4%
Nash 55 161 252 303 400 418 420 424 422 450 398 -11.6%
Pamlico - - - - - - - * 4 20 33 65.0%
Piedmont - - - - - - * 81 112 122 93 -23.8%
Pitt 548 685 1,220 1,334 1,399 1,408 1,658 1,575 1,677 1,679 986 -41.3%
Randolph - - - - - - - * 272 303 239 -21.1%
Richmond 60 108 127 160 140 153 198 245 256 220 274 24.5%
Roanoke-Chowan - - - - - - - * 122 128 117 -8.6%
Robeson - - - - - * 57 113 142 165 156 -5.5%
Rockingham 557 643 634 676 705 709 687 643 627 568 449 -21.0%
Rowan-Cabarrus - * 150 228 329 529 519 560 716 744 667 -10.3%
Sampson - - - - - * 92 195 183 217 325 49.8%
Sandhills 767 788 904 889 942 803 822 789 834 815 661 -18.9%
Southeastern 543 581 656 753 739 897 838 735 697 712 570 -19.9%
Southwestern - - - - * 69 53 73 73 92 320 247.8%
Stanly - - - - * 99 123 156 142 178 154 -13.5%
Surry 1,105 1,179 954 1,023 970 1,105 1,064 980 1,072 990 680 -31.3%
Tri-County 240 278 261 369 375 366 351 375 305 324 229 -29.3%
Vance-Granville 209 271 321 404 454 516 447 446 510 506 365 -27.9%
Wake - - - * 601 662 788 924 1,162 1,910 2,349 23.0%
Wayne 674 813 829 864 835 966 986 1,197 1,148 1,124 846 -24.7%
Western Piedmont 729 653 772 744 691 768 692 663 645 706 487 -31.0%
Wilkes 690 585 597 755 893 771 792 692 708 728 369 -49.3%
Wilson - - - - - * 76 125 145 155 131 -15.5%
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Comm. Coll. Total 18,800 21,077 24,356 25,895 27,732 30,907 32,492 34,452 37,469 39,391 35,601 -9.6%
Public Total 151,442 158,806 165,968 170,422 175,881 182,526 185,279 188,774 192,066 192,469 190,728 -0.9%
PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS
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Senior Colleges & Universities
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Barber-Scotia 378 422 441 479 - 704 732 432 436 440 500 13.6%
Barton 1,278 1,382 1,431 1,718 1,703 1,712 1,614 1,465 1,401 1,295 1,303 0.6%
Belmont Abbey 1,029 1,052 1,029 1,023 1,016 1,033 925 918 816 902 902 0.0%
Bennett 549 615 572 586 568 635 664 655 620 550 617 12.2%
Brevard - - - - - - - - 658 655 707 7.9%
Campbell 3,355 4,375 4,820 5,043 2,824 3,088 3,221 3,201 3,119 3,253 3,359 3.3%
Catawba 984 1,030 1,044 967 945 962 1,002 1,056 1,102 1,171 1,307 11.6%
Chowan - - - - - 641 802 813 782 746 755 1.2%
Davidson 1,411 1,417 1,428 1,508 1,555 1,550 1,607 1,614 1,616 1,613 1,623 0.6%
Duke 10,485 10,689 10,848 11,293 11,335 11,426 11,282 11,352 11,511 11,589 11,581 -0.1%
Elon 3,225 3,314 3,368 3,263 3,221 3,227 3,279 3,496 3,479 3,588 3,685 2.7%
Gardner-Webb 1,948 2,139 2,163 2,074 2,016 2,053 2,327 2,259 2,428 2,689 2,932 9.0%
Greensboro 733 967 1,078 1,116 1,035 1,000 963 992 1,017 1,023 1,051 2.7%
Guilford 1,734 1,755 1,685 1,753 1,738 1,745 1,709 1,602 1,512 1,426 1,402 -1.7%
High Point 1,611 1,930 2,023 2,308 2,308 2,326 2,429 2,452 2,516 2,596 2,743 5.7%
Johnson C. Smith 1,165 1,197 1,310 1,182 1,256 1,278 1,391 1,413 1,398 1,427 1,357 -4.9%
Lees-McRae - 787 833 863 785 755 657 511 475 453 431 -4.9%
Table 31. (Cont.) Resident Credit Headcount Enrollment in North Carolina Colleges and
Universities and Percentage Change by Institution, Fall 1987 - Fall 1997
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Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall % Change
Institution 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Number Over 1996
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Senior Colleges & Universities (Cont.)
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Lenoir-Rhyne 1,584 1,596 1,676 1,648 1,595 1,522 1,425 1,418 1,555 1,579 1,616 2.3%
Livingstone 642 558 580 682 644 677 704 836 750 727 906 24.6%
Mars Hill 1,319 1,345 1,344 1,331 1,323 1,354 1,319 1,325 1,300 1,299 1,244 -4.2%
Meredith 1,991 2,124 2,206 2,245 2,372 2,280 2,345 2,355 2,477 2,574 2,552 -0.9%
Methodist 1,420 1,502 1,447 1,254 1,293 1,508 1,701 1,907 1,830 1,736 1,721 -0.9%
Montreat 341 386 414 387 398 318 336 317 360 1,018 1,021 0.3%
Mount Olive 572 553 576 564 806 791 863 874 970 1,073 1,036 -3.4%
N.C. Wesleyan 779 749 757 713 771 857 880 840 775 802 858 7.0%
Peace - - - - - - - - 424 459 503 9.6%
Pfeiffer 866 874 905 958 944 916 1,005 1,057 1,214 1,534 1,814 18.3%
Queens 1,308 1,373 1,573 1,579 1,624 1,602 1,548 1,543 1,557 1,564 1,652 5.6%
Saint Andrews 833 802 794 716 631 662 640 617 604 558 477 -14.5%
Saint Augustine's 1,671 1,788 1,885 1,900 1,907 1,918 1,745 1,673 1,639 1,584 1,639 3.5%
Salem 830 819 855 724 729 796 830 901 915 930 1,002 7.7%
Shaw 1,608 1,507 1,620 1,846 2,149 2,483 2,504 2,432 2,485 2,262 2,327 2.9%
Wake Forest 5,209 5,337 5,360 5,477 5,679 5,624 5,572 5,728 5,885 6,016 6,124 1.8%
Warren Wilson 518 523 557 573 564 557 541 611 675 687 731 6.4%
Wingate 1,488 1,523 1,558 1,424 1,406 1,420 1,432 1,383 1,375 1,268 1,230 -3.0%
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Sr. Coll. & Univ. Total 52,864 56,430 58,180 59,197 57,140 59,420 59,994 60,048 61,676 63,086 64,708 2.6%
Junior Colleges
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Brevard 602 668 757 779 784 719 724 663 ** - - -
Cabarrus - - - - - - - - - 150 173 15.3%
Chowan 914 974 1,008 889 740 ** - - - - - -
Lees-McRae 759 ** - - - - - - - - - -
Louisburg 863 904 893 891 720 706 611 526 554 525 473 -9.9%
Peace 500 530 513 434 460 466 447 413 ** - - -
Saint Mary's 334 303 306 344 288 293 299 226 222 142 110 -22.5%
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Jr. Coll. Total 3,972 3,379 3,477 3,337 2,992 2,184 2,081 1,828 776 817 756 -7.5%
Private Sr. & Jr. Total 56,836 59,809 61,657 62,534 60,132 61,604 62,075 61,876 62,452 63,903 65,464 2.4%
Seminary/Bible Colleges
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Southeastern Seminary 1,000 848 657 580 550 530 658 811 999 1,244 1,328 6.8%
East Coast 227 252 273 199 250 294 304 315 193 181 174 -3.9%
Heritage 43 56 41 40 46 56 48 53 53 84 108 28.6%
John Wesley 68 57 67 79 74 77 73 127 122 161 167 3.7%
Piedmont 203 227 276 298 285 286 300 317 284 270 321 18.9%
Roanoke 123 108 104 113 121 127 118 121 135 152 156 2.6%
Winston-Salem - 40 31 38 36 37 46 27 30 29 26 -10.3%
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Sem. & Bible Coll. Total 1,664 1,588 1,449 1,347 1,362 1,407 1,547 1,771 1,816 2,121 2,280 7.5%
Private Total 58,500 61,397 63,106 63,881 61,494 63,011 63,622 63,647 64,268 66,024 67,744 2.6%
Grand Total 209,942 220,203 229,074 234,303 237,375 245,537 248,901 252,421 256,334 258,493 258,472 0.0%
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UNC-GA ProgAssess/Abs.GR031/14MAR98
*Was a technical community college this year and prior years.
**Became a four-year college in this year.
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